Quantitative UX Researcher, Google Cloud Security

6 Days ago • 4 Years + • UI/UX Design • Product Design

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Job Description

As a Quantitative User Experience Researcher (Quant UXR) at Google Cloud Security, you'll use empirical research methods (logs analysis, surveys, path modeling, regression analysis) to understand user behavior and needs. You'll collaborate with designers, engineers, and product managers to define and measure UX goals and metrics. This role involves developing code and statistical models, examining data and designs to generate research hypotheses, prioritizing research to improve UX, and effectively communicating findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You'll leverage skills in behavioral research design, statistical methods, and programming to create better user experiences. The position requires strong programming skills (Python, R, MATLAB, etc.) and experience with multivariate statistics and experimental design. The role is crucial in informing product development and ensuring user satisfaction within Google Cloud's security offerings.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 4+ years of applied research experience
  • Proficiency in data manipulation & statistical programming (Python, R, etc.)
  • Experience with empirical research methods
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Master's/PhD in relevant field
  • Enterprise UX Research experience
  • Multivariate statistics & experimental design expertise
  • Experience with industry data science practices and databases
  • Experience programming computational and statistical algorithms

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
  • Experience in programming languages used for data manipulation and computational statistics (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C++, Java, or Go).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Statistics, or a related field.
  • Experience with Enterprise UX Research.
  • Experience in multivariate statistics and in the design of experiments.
  • Experience with industry data science practices, and with databases and industry metrics.
  • Experience in programming computational and statistical algorithms for datasets.
  • Experience with command of research questions within a domain, and of technical tools for the analysis of data within that field.

About the job

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Quantitative User Experience Researchers make this possible.

Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multi-disciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, needs, and behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google’s businesses.

As a Quantitative User Experience Researcher (Quant UXR), you’ll help inform your team of UXers, product managers, and engineers about user needs. You’ll play a critical role in creating useful, usable, and delightful products. You’ll work with stakeholders across functions and levels and have impact at all stages of product development.

You will investigate user behavior and user needs using empirical research methods such as logs analysis, survey research, path modeling, and regression analysis. Quant UXRs vary in background and use skills from computer science, quantitative social science, econometrics, data science, survey research, psychology, human-computer interaction, and other fields. You’ll combine skills in behavioral research design, statistical methods, and general programming to improve user experience.

The Quantitative UXR community at Google will help you do your best work. You’ll have the opportunity to work with and learn from UXRs across Google through regular meetups, mentor programs, and access to internal research tools.

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 $122,000-$178,000 + 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

  • Define and measure quantitative UX goals and metrics in collaboration with Designers, Qualitative Researchers, Data Scientists, Engineers, and Program Managers.
  • Develop code and statistical models to understand user experience.
  • Conduct empirical research using methods from computer science, quantitative social science, statistics, econometrics, and other fields to understand user behavior and extract meaningful patterns from data sets.
  • Examine existing data and product designs to generate hypotheses and plans for high-impact research.
  • Prioritize and drive research to improve user experience, communicate findings to stakeholders in the company, and make research findings convincing for both research experts and non-experts.
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$122.0K - $178.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$150.0K/yr avg.
New York, New York, United States

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