Senior UX Researcher, YouTube

9 Hours ago • 5-10 Years • Product Design

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior UX Researcher at YouTube, you'll be responsible for conducting independent research on various aspects of YouTube products and user experiences. This involves collecting and analyzing user behavior through a variety of methods, including lab studies, field visits, ethnography, surveys, benchmark studies, server logs, and online experiments (A/B testing). You'll collaborate closely with designers, product managers, engineers, and other UX researchers to prioritize research opportunities and incorporate technical and business requirements into your work. A key aspect of the role is advocating research findings to various stakeholders through written reports and presentations. The role requires expertise in various research methodologies and a strong ability to communicate complex information effectively. You'll contribute to creating useful, usable, and delightful products for YouTube users globally.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of applied research experience
  • Experience with various research methods
  • Product research experience
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in related field
  • Experience working with executive leadership
  • Project management experience
  • Experience in diverse product spaces

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
  • Experience with research design utilizing various methods (e.g., usability studies, contextual inquiry, surveys, etc.).
  • Experience with product research in a usability or generative setting.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or a related field.
  • 5 years of experience conducting UX research on products and working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
  • 3 years of experience managing projects and working in a changing organization.
  • Experience in a variety of product spaces, applied research or academic settings.
  • Experience in communicating user research findings with cross-functional partners to drive impact.
  • Knowledge of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during the product development process.

About the job

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." User Experience Researchers (UXRs) 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 needs, attitudes, emotions, 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 User Experience Researcher (UXR), you’ll help your team of UXers, product managers, and engineers understand user needs. You’ll work with stakeholders across functions and levels and have impact at all stages of product development. You’ll play a critical role in creating useful, usable, and delightful products. You’ll explore user behaviors and motivations by conducting primary research such as field studies, interviews, diary studies, participatory workshops, ethnography, surveys, usability testing, and logs analysis.

The UXR community at Google is unique and 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.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct independent research on multiple aspects of products and experiences.
  • Collect and analyze user behavior through lab studies, field visits, ethnography, surveys, benchmark studies, server logs and online experiments (e.g., A/B testing).
  • Work with Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, and other UXRs to prioritize research opportunities in a changing environment.
  • Understand and incorporate technical and business requirements into research.
  • Advocate research findings to audiences through written reports and in-person presentations.

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