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Director, UX, Local Ads

Google
Full-time
On-site
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Design, Human Computer Interface, Interaction, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 15 years of experience in an executive role, creating strategy and designing products.
  • Experience working with executives, user researchers, writers, product managers, and engineers.
  • Experience managing UX teams.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience leading teams and driving organizational design, career development, operations, and culture both within UX organizations and in partnership with Product Management and Engineering teams.
  • Knowledge of AI, mobile, and web technologies.
  • Understanding of user experience and performance metrics.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to understand, articulate positions, and advocate for designs.
  • Excellent managerial and operational skills, with an UX portfolio, demonstrating clear insights, problem-solving, and simple solutions skills.

About the job

As a User Experience (UX) Director, you will help define and drive the future of Local Ad opportunities, working with a global team across EMEA, APAC, and the US. You'll identify opportunities, set product strategy, and empower teams to push the boundaries of what's possible.

In this role, you will have a clear outlook for the future of user experience, product strategy, and the industry. You will pursue product designs that will impact Google's ecosystem, as well as business objectives.

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 $267,000-$376,000 + 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

  • Create compelling product outlooks and strategic roadmaps that lead to the growth of existing products as well as boldly exploring new ones.
  • Advocate for the efforts of the team and collaborate across Google to make all product better.
  • Build relationships and operating rhythms with leaders inside and outside of Ads, to drive user experiences that are cohesive and well-informed.
  • Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering partners in order to build the right user experiences.
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.
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