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Director, UX, Applied AI

Director, UX, Applied AI

1 Week ago • 15 Years + • Product Design

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Job Description

The Director of UX for Applied AI at Google Cloud will play a strategic role in driving the future of Google Cloud AI and its AI-powered cloud applications. This role requires a blend of product vision, design expertise, and strong leadership. Responsibilities include driving collaboration across teams, fostering a user-centric design culture, deciphering complex technical problems, and advocating for UX viewpoints. The ideal candidate will create simple solutions for complex workflows, guide research and design processes, develop team members, and ensure the creation of best-possible experiences across Applied AI. This is a leadership position requiring experience managing senior teams and managing managers, with a focus on creating a cohesive, inclusive, and well-informed user experience.

Must have:

15+ years product design & development experience
10+ years senior role in product strategy & design
Leading senior teams & managing managers
Strong understanding of AI technologies
Excellent communication & advocacy skills

Good to have:

Experience collaborating with senior designers and executives
Experience elevating product craft and contributing to innovative products

Perks:

Bonus
Equity
Benefits

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, or Interaction, or equivalent practical experience.
15 years of experience related to product design and development.
10 years of experience in a senior role creating strategy and designing products, including experience leading senior teams and experience managing managers.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience working collaboratively with senior designers, and executives in product management and engineering.
Experience in elevating product craft.
Experience making key contributions to innovative, successful products.
Strong understanding of AI technologies.
Ability to create a culture that nurtures talented UX team members, solves complex design problems, and delivers simple product solutions.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate positions and advocate designs.

About the job

The Director of UX for Applied AI will play a strategic role in helping drive the future of Google Cloud AI and its role to deliver AI-powered cloud applications that transform how enterprises operate, innovate, and grow. In this role, you will bring a blend of clear product vision, a high bar for craft, and strong organizational leadership. You will drive collaboration, transparency, and clarity between multiple teams, and functions, while fostering a culture of user-centric design. You'll decipher the nuances of technically complex problems, and articulate and advocate for a UX viewpoint. You'll provide a strong product design sensibility, and create simple, elegant solutions for complex, data-rich workflows.

As a User Experience leader and product executive, you'll help define and drive the future of collaboration. You will apply your passion for excellent user experiences to guide research and design processes, develop and grow talented members of your team, and fully enable your teams to create the best possible experiences across all Applied AI.

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 $253,000-$363,000 + 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 .

Responsibilities

Drive a compelling product vision for Applied AI 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, and Program Managers.
Build strong relationships and operating rhythms with leaders across Apps 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.

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$253.0K - $363.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$308.0K/yr avg.

Worldwide

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