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Senior UX Researcher, YouTube Shorts Ads

Google 🇺🇸 San Bruno, CA 94066, United States of America

$159,000 - $230,000 Full-time Senior

Develop and lead a research roadmap for YouTube Shorts advertising, using methods such as interviews, diary studies, prototype testing, surveys, and log analysis to identify viewer needs and knowledge gaps. Represent viewer perspectives in product decisions and partner with UX, Product Management, Engineering, YouTube TV, Go-to-Market, and Ads teams to balance viewer experience with creator, advertiser, and business goals.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead a research roadmap for YouTube Shorts advertising, using methods such as interviews, diary studies, prototype testing, surveys, and log analysis to identify viewer needs and knowledge gaps. Represent viewer perspectives in product decisions and partner with UX, Product Management, Engineering, YouTube TV, Go-to-Market, and Ads teams to balance viewer experience with creator, advertiser, and business goals.

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, at least six years of applied research experience, experience with mixed-methods research, and a record of producing business impact through research. Preferred qualifications include a relevant master's degree or PhD, experience conducting UX research and working with executive leaders, project management in a large organization, advanced statistical modeling, and research on short-form video or advertising products.

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Key Skills

User research Mixed‑methods research Qualitative analysis Quantitative analysis Statistical modeling Survey design Interview techniques Diary studies Prototype testing Log analysis Cross‑functional collaboration Stakeholder communication Research roadmap planning Business impact evaluation Design thinking Agile methodology Data visualization Presentation skills UX strategy Product management partnership Leadership Project management Mentoring

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