Senior UX Designer, Future of AI, Envisioning Studio

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 6 years of conversation design experience in product design or UX design.
  
• Experience bringing generative AI-powered products to market.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 4 years of experience in designing products.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
  
• Advanced knowledge of Figma’s design tool.

About the job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.

As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.

The Envisioning Studio influences the future of AI by co-creating with leading external innovators, shape the direction of AI research and product development, and present to the C/SVP suite.

This role involves advancing UX boundaries to influence AI research, developing novel product surfaces, and shaping future product roadmaps. You will systematically scout and invent product experiences that leverage emerging AI breakthroughs in meaningful ways. In addition, you will design innovative futuristic prototypes, and facilitate co-creation sessions with partners and external practitioners.

Labs is a group focused on incubating early-stage efforts in support of Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team exists to help discover and create new ways to advance our core products through exploration and the application of new technologies. We work to build new solutions that have the potential to transform how users interact with Google. Our goal is to drive innovation by developing new Google products and capabilities that deliver significant impact over longer timeframes.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000-$233,000 + 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.

This role involves advancing UX boundaries to influence AI research, developing novel product surfaces, and shaping future product roadmaps. You will systematically scout and invent product experiences that leverage emerging AI breakthroughs in meaningful ways. In addition, you will design innovative futuristic prototypes, and facilitate co-creation sessions with partners and external practitioners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design of next-generation AI creativity and learning tools, utilizing "vibe coding" and rapid prototyping to establish new design systems and interaction models across the organization.
• Lead major design initiatives that challenge industry best practices, influencing high-level decision-making and shaping long-term product roadmaps through breakthrough visionary solutions.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and external experts to transform emerging AI research into tangible, high-impact product surfaces and functional prototypes.
• Integrate insights and "deep listening" exercises with practitioner communities to ensure product features are grounded in real-world needs and deliver measurable impact.
• Operate across multiple product areas, often adopting a "PM mindset" to drive large-scale, complex projects from initial concept to shipped prototypes that influence business strategy.