Alphabet · San Bruno, CA

Senior Director, UX, YouTube Core App, Platform and Design Systems

San Bruno, CA, USADirectorDesign

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Job description

Minimum qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or equivalent practical experience. 15 years of experience leading UX teams or design portfolios. Experience managing and growing cross-discipline UX organizations, including senior managers and their teams.

Preferred qualifications

Fluency in roles, methods, processes and best practices for user-centered design at scale. Experience with cross-functional collaboration, partnerships, and leadership within a matrixed organization. Management experience of distributed teams and the ability to grow teams and leaders. Portfolio showing deep expertise in shipping product experiences. Expertise or interest in video, media, or entertainment. Excellent business judgment, strategic and analytical capabilities, including using data to drive strategy and business action.

About the job With over 2 billion monthly logged-in users, YouTube has grown into a global community where people all over the world access information, share video, and shape culture. The YouTube team helps budding creators build careers, artists and media companies reach audiences, creates products like YouTube Kids, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV, and engages communities around shared passions and global conversations.

Together, we power the voices that shape the world. In this role, you will be responsible for the user experience of YouTube across Mobile, TV, and Desktop. You’ll be responsible for designing for core user journeys like browse, search, and watch, as well as defining foundational frameworks for information architecture and our cross-YouTube design systems. You’ll drive a user-centered strategic outlook, influence cross-functional partners and hold a high bar for product excellence to deliver excellent experiences for YouTube’s viewers.

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

US

$323000 - $449000 (USD) + 40% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google .

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