Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience using design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Figjam)
• Experience designing technical applications
• Experience working collaboratively with other designers (e.g., UX researchers, UX writers, product managers, and engineers)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate positions and advocate designs
  
  

About The Job

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) provides cloud infrastructure that powers Google to people and organizations, and helps them accelerate digital transformation. As part of the Core Infrastructure of GCP, Storage User Experience team, you will help customers store, manage, and move data securely with ease of use. You will help the team envision how people experience Google Cloud Platform based enterprise solutions and build through crafts and collaboration.

In this role as a UX Interaction Designer, you’ll take on tasks and transform them into intuitive, accessible, and easy-to-use designs. You will collaborate with teams of Designers, Researchers, Engineers, and Product Managers throughout the design process.

Google Cloud accelerates organizations’ ability to digitally transform their business with the best infrastructure, platform, industry solutions and expertise. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology – all on the cleanest cloud in the industry. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

• Understand Google Cloud Platform products, technologies, user motivations, market opportunities, and competition.
• Translate technical and business requirements into usable and powerful products, create designs (e.g., user flows, wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes), and communicate design intent to both internal and external teams.
• Work in all stages of the product life-cycle from an idea to concept, build, and post-launch.
• Work with Researchers, Product Managers, and Engineers in a changing environment.
• Communicate design ideas, rationalize and justify decisions, and advocate for users’ needs.