Senior UX Designer, Google Sheets

About the job

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.

Hundreds of millions of users rely on Google Sheets to track, organize, and analyze their data. As a cornerstone product in Google Workspace, enterprises and consumers around the world use Sheets every day. The Google Sheets UX Design team empowers its users to make sense of their information, arrive at new insights, make better decisions, and scale their organizations. In this role, you will focus on designing for AI-empowered experiences and working on complex, technical problems.

AI will change the future of work in profound ways, and our products- Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Vids and Meet are at the forefront. From pre-computed summaries for email threads, summaries for meetings, and videos created from a document using lifelike AI avatars, our AI opportunity is huge. Our mission is to meaningfully connect people so they can create, build, and grow together and as part of the team you can build how productivity tools should work 5-10 years into the future. You will work with model builders (DeepMind), work with exceptional leaders, and have the ability to impact billions of users across the world.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional Google Sheets teams to manage complex, technical features and challenges.
• Drive design thinking and product innovation across time horizons to set the direction and land near-term solutions for meeting user needs.
• Influence stakeholders across functions to gain support for design strategies.
• Drive design direction and refine solutions based on user insights, business needs, and industry trends that further business outcomes.
• Pioneer AI-driven designs.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
• Experience in prototyping at various fidelity levels using Figma, Antigravity, or code.
• Experience working with spreadsheet tools.
• 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.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
• 2 years of experience leading design projects.
• Experience partnering with User Experience Research (UXR) to inform research studies and integrate insights into products.
• Experience using product design, concept development, and storytelling to influence product strategy and decision making.