Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, or Interaction, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 15 years of experience creating strategy and designing products.
  
• 7 years of experience leading teams and experience managing managers.
  
• Experience working with senior designers and executives in product management and engineering.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience making key contributions to innovative, successful products.
• Understanding of AI technologies.
  
• Ability to create a culture that nurtures talented UX professionals, solves complex design problems, and delivers simple product solutions.
  
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate, articulate positions, and advocate designs.
  

About the job

Google Cloud Data and Analytics seeks to give every team and person in the world the tools they need to turn their data into business value. In order for Data and Analytics to work well for business users and large enterprises, we have to ensure our products have the best user experience for users to accomplish complex data analytics tasks with ease, have an engaging experience that helps them to build and understand data assets, and truly transform productivity through collaborative and assistive AI capabilities.

As the Senior Director of UX, you will lead the strategy for business intelligence in Looker and the BigQuery suite of products. You will play a key strategic role in helping drive the future of Google Cloud and its role in helping teams unlock the value of their data. You will drive collaboration, transparency, and clarity between multiple teams and functions, while fostering a culture of user-centric design.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $298,000-$428,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Google Cloud Data and Analytics seeks to give every team and person in the world the tools they need to turn their data into business value. In order for Data and Analytics to work well for business users and large enterprises, we have to ensure our products have the best user experience for users to accomplish complex data analytics tasks with ease, have an engaging experience that helps them to build and understand data assets, and truly transform productivity through collaborative and assistive AI capabilities.

As the Senior Director of UX, you will lead the strategy for business intelligence in Looker and the BigQuery suite of products. You will play a key strategic role in helping drive the future of Google Cloud and its role in helping teams unlock the value of their data. You will drive collaboration, transparency, and clarity between multiple teams and functions, while fostering a culture of user-centric design.

Responsibilities

• Drive a compelling product strategy for the BI and Data Analytics services working with Product Management, Engineering, and cross-Google UX teams.
• Contribute to strategic roadmaps with cross-functional leadership and manage multiple complex schedules to on-time delivery.
  
• Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship across a multi-disciplinary organization of interaction designers, researchers, visual designers, prototypers, writers, motion designers, and program managers.
  
• Build strong relationships and operating rhythms with leaders across Data and Analytics to drive user experiences that are cohesive, inclusive, and well-informed.
  
• Foster Google’s culture and product quality principles within the group, while setting new standards in executional and product excellence. Attract, hire, and grow an exceptional design team.