Driver Safety UX Researcher, Android Auto

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours per year (increased to 69 hours per year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

All eligible U.S.

-based employees are covered by this comprehensive benefits package. Applicants located in San Francisco may be considered under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. You may also indicate your preferred work location from among San Jose, CA;
Kirkland, WA; or San Francisco, CA.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Eight years of experience in an applied research setting or equivalent.
• Experience with safety-focused research programs.
• Experience with automotive human-factors principles and advanced research methodologies.

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in human-computer interaction, cognitive science, statistics, psychology, anthropology, or a related field.
• Seven years of experience working with executive leadership (Director level and above).
• Five years of experience managing projects and working in a changing organization.
• Experience with safety-relevant development processes (e.g., automotive).

As a User Experience Researcher (UXR) at Google, you will join a multidisciplinary UX team that collaborates with Engineering and Product Management to gather insights and create industry-leading products. You will play a critical role in helping the team understand user needs and drive impact at all stages of product development, ensuring products are useful, usable, and helpful. You will conduct primary research—including field studies, interviews, diary studies, ethnography, surveys, usability testing, and logs analysis—and grow within a supportive UXR community that offers mentorship, regular meetups, and internal tools.

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $189,000–$274,000 plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Compensation details reflect base salary only and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Influence stakeholders across organizations to gain support for research-based, user-centric solutions.
• Define, own, and drive the strategic safety research agenda across the entire Android Auto product portfolio, leveraging quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods methodologies.
• Establish and uphold safety frameworks and best practices within the Android Auto team, ensuring products meet or exceed industry standards and user expectations for safety.
• Act as the subject-matter expert on driver safety, distraction, and automotive human-factors, delivering critical analysis and strategic guidance for product decisions.

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