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UX Researcher, XR Experiences
GoogleSantiago, Chile4+ years
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Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Jose, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 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:
- Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.
- 2 years of experience conducting UX research on products, managing projects, and working in a large, matrixed organization.
- 3 years of experience working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
- Experience conducting research with emerging technologies and devices (e.g., VR headsets, smartphones, wearables, etc.).
- Applied experience conducting research in AR/VR product environments, Android systems, system UI, or app scaling.
- Understanding of human physiology, human performance, visual processing, attentional demands, or ergonomics.
About the job
At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a User Experience Researcher (UXR), you make this possible. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, to gather insights and create industry-leading products.
You’ll play a critical role in helping your team understand user needs and will drive impact at all stages of product development, ensuring products are useful, usable, and helpful. You will explore user behaviors and motivations by conducting primary research, including: field studies, interviews, diary studies, ethnography, surveys, usability testing, and logs analysis. You will also grow within a supportive UXR community offering mentorship, regular meetups, and exclusive internal tools.
US: $132000 - $190000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a prioritized research roadmap aligned with product strategy and business goals.
- Scope and lead research initiatives to understand use cases and journeys across multiple Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR) products.
- Plan and execute various research methodologies, including usability testing, user interviews, surveys, field studies, and quantitative analysis.
- Partner with designers, product managers, and engineers across Google and external organizations to support consumer launches.
- Provide user-centered insights to inform product strategy and roadmap development.
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