Senior Staff Product Designer, AI Mode

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.

As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.

As a Staff User Experience Designer on the team, you will focus on setting the goal for Artificial Intelligence Mode and getting in the weeds with product and engineering to ensure we're shipping the best product possible.

You will work on model-driven user interaction and layout in our Artificial Intelligence Mode responses, help define the overall product architecture, and define innovative features based on new model capabilities. This is a great opportunity to work on the bleeding edge of Artificial Intelligence Mode.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects focused on new product ideas and opportunities within artificial intelligence (AI) Mode in partnership with user researchers and user experience (UX) engineers.
• Manage the experience of shipping features in AI Mode.
• Influence executive leaders and cross-functional partners to build frontier experiences.
• Take problems and create clarity through design and prototyping.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in product design or user experience (UX) with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) for consumer products.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 15 years of experience in product design or user experience (UX) with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) for consumer products.
• Experience with 0-1 products or features, designing across multiple platforms and modalities.
• Experience designing (auto-layout, variables, component libraries) and prototyping (creating animated prototypes, leveraging videos and GIFs to simulate reality) in Figma.
• Experience leveraging new tools for vibe coding in day-to-day processes, with previous coding experience.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA.

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.