Minimum qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience in an applied research setting (e.g., product or academic), or similar.
Experience with research methods (e.g., usability, studies, contextual inquires, 1:1 interviews, unmoderated research studies).

Preferred qualifications

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 large, matrixed organization.
Experience in conducting research on advertising or enterprise/B2B products.
Ability to design and execute high-quality quantitative studies in understanding user behavior and measure the user experience at scale.
Ability to transform findings and data into clear, compelling narratives that resonate with executives and cross-functional partners.
Proven track record of leveraging UX research to inform strategic decision-making, convey strategic concepts, facilitate understanding, and shape product strategy.

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.

The Google Ad Manager UX team partners with Product and Engineering to address the needs of large enterprises within the intricate, evolving technical domain of ads business generation.

Google Ads is helping power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We’re made up of multiple teams, building Google’s Advertising products including search, display, shopping, travel and video advertising, as well as analytics. Our teams create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads. We help grow businesses of all sizes from small businesses, to large brands, to YouTube creators, with effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results. We also enable Google to engage with customers at scale.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $151,000-$222,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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 benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

Lead and execute comprehensive research programs to generate deep, actionable user insights aligned with long-term strategic objectives.
Design separately and conduct mixed-methods research (qualitative studies, quantitative surveys, behavioral analysis) to understand user needs, behaviors, and goals.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners (Product Managers, Designers, Engineers, Legal) to integrate technical and business requirements into research, influencing product strategy for Google Ad Manager.
Translate research findings into compelling narratives, design principles, and actionable frameworks, communicating insights effectively to audiences, including executive leadership.
Advocate for user experience quality and innovation throughout the design and product development life-cycle.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .

Senior UX Mixed Methods Researcher, Google Ad Manager

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