Senior Systems Designer, Google Workspace Platform

Google is seeking an Interaction Designer to design frameworks and components for user journeys across Workspace apps, focusing on defining design system usage, governance, and collaboration models.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, and partners to ensure consistent, supported user experiences across the Workspace product areas.
• Advocate for and deliver a high standard of craft and excellence by applying user-centered principles and leveraging an understanding of design systems and patterns.
• Prioritize work while building and managing stakeholder relationships and expectations across a range of projects with varying scope and timelines.
• Build relationships with peers and leaders to reinforce cohesive, well-informed, and consistent UX across the entire Workspace organization.
• Contribute to an environment where every team member feels supported, comfortable, and empowered to be their authentic self.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in product design or UX.
• Experience designing across multiple platforms.
• Experience working with technical/design teams to create user flows, wireframes, and building user interface mockups and prototypes.
• Preferred: Experience in shaping, aligning, and driving UX narratives and programs.
• Preferred: Experience designing for developer-centered products, tools, or platforms.
• Preferred: Experience partnering with UX Research to understand, inform, and validate product quality and usability.
• Preferred: Experience with Figma for designing and extending design systems and component libraries.
• Preferred: Ability to create and clearly communicate product experiences through prototypes and detailed design specifications.
• Preferred: Ability to contribute to innovative, successful products, UI systems, or frameworks, with visual design sensibilities for consistency.

Key Skills

• User-centered design methods
• Design systems and patterns
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Collaboration with technical/design teams
• User flows and wireframes creation
• User interface mockups and prototypes building
• Figma proficiency
• Visual design sensibilities