Senior Staff UX Design Manager, YouTube TV

About the Job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a UX Design Manager, you will drive this vision by defining product strategy, mitigating complexity, and conceptualizing ecosystem-level UX. You are a systems-level thinker and a fierce advocate for both your users and your team.

You will be responsible for guiding the careers of your direct reports, helping them realize their full potential while fostering a culture of forward-thinking design. With a practiced eye for quality, you will transform complex workflows into elegantly simple experiences. You will collaborate closely with Engineering and Product Management leaders to align business goals with design innovation, leveraging your passion for brand, craft, and execution.

Come help build the future of premium entertainment experiences on YouTube. The YouTube TV & Primetime Channels team’s mission is to transform the way people experience live television, news and sports by building the best-in-class OTT experiences in the market. YouTube TV is a premium Live TV subscription streaming service, enabling consumers to stream live sports, shows, news and premium on-demand content over any device. With YouTube Primetime Channels, you can browse and watch official movies, TV shows, and live content from other streaming services all directly on YouTube. We are looking for an UX Senior Leader to help realize our 5-year direction.

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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $236000 - $330000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Create and implement a cohesive user experience direction, strategy and roadmap for YouTube TV and PrimeTime Channels on YouTube.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Connected TV space within Google and YouTube to develop innovative product design concepts and UI patterns that elevate the ability for viewers to discover, consume and participate in media content on YouTube.
• Identify knowledge gaps and oversee UXR to understand user needs and inform YouTube TV and Primetime Channels strategy.
• Provide thought leadership to advocate a product design point of view for cross-product partners and executive leadership; set the standard for UX design practice not only as a means to delivering solutions, but as a way of deepening understanding and driving strategic conversations in a complex problem space.
• Manage design teams supporting with career trajectories.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in product design or UX.
  
• 5 years of experience leading design projects and managing people or teams.
  
• 3 years of experience working with executive leaders.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in design, human-computer interaction, computer science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience working in a cross-functional organization.