Job Description
Exclusively listed by Academy, the retained search partner selected by Google DeepMind to manage this hire.
The Team
At Google DeepMind, the Gemini App team is building a universal AI assistant designed to empower people across the world. We are pushing the boundaries of generative AI to create the world’s most useful, conversational experiences. Our focus is clear: responsibly develop intuitive AI that helps billions of people get things done.
The Role
The mission is simple: Move from answers to actions.
We are past the age of simple Q&A. The real shift is moving from an AI that knows the answers to an AI that actually executes the work. We’re looking for a Staff UX Lead to champion our ‘Connected apps’ experience. You’ll be part of the exceptional team turning Gemini into a true, interactive partner that understands people’s goals and does real work to help achieve them.
In this role, you won’t just be designing features; you will be architecting the interaction model for the next generation of computing. You will act as a driver, not a passenger, owning end-to-end experiences that progress us towards autonomously productive AI. If you are a relentless learner who thrives in fast-paced ambiguity and wants to shape the future of applied, agentic AI, let’s talk.
Responsibilities:
Architect Agentic Experiences: Lead the UX strategy and interaction design for Gemini’s Connected Apps, defining how users delegate life tasks so they can focus on what matters most.
Design for Personal Context: Create unparalleled, low-friction experiences that weave together user information across Google products and third-party services, while designing granular, easy-to-understand controls to maintain user trust.
Radical User Obsession: Deeply understand what users think, feel, and want, using that empathy to obsess over every pixel, obliterate latency, and ensure users feel efficient, capable, and delighted.
Build to Learn: Embrace a “demos over decks” philosophy, translating abstract AI capabilities into testable prototypes to drive rapid experimentation and hypothesis-driven learning.
Design for Probabilistic Systems: Apply deep systems thinking to create interfaces that gracefully handle the non-deterministic nature of AI, ensuring user trust, transparency, and control.
Modern AI Workflows: Utilize modern motion and prototyping tools (Rive, LottieLab, Spline) alongside Vibe Coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Antigravity) to rapidly build, test, and iterate on complex interactive experiences.
Minimum Qualifications
This role is for AI power users - people who’ve already made AI part of how they work and think. Not because it’s trendy, but because it unlocks the potential to explore and evaluate new ideas in new ways, leading to better products. You experiment, you iterate, and you’ve built your own instincts around what works.
Experience: 7+ years of UX/UI design experience for complex, consumer-facing software across diverse platforms (web, desktop, mobile)
Portfolio & E2E Design: A robust portfolio showcasing fluency in visual, motion, and interaction design, with clear evidence of content-first thinking that goes beyond beautiful pixels to solve end-to-end user journeys.”
Technical Fluency: High proficiency in modern design tools (Figma) and AI-assisted workflow/prototyping tools (Cursor, Antigravity, Claude Code, etc.).
Execution & Leadership: Demonstrated expertise acting as a force multiplier—guiding cross-functional teams (Engineering, PM, Research) through the zero-to-one lifecycle.
Data & Ethical Design: Strong capability to balance data-driven design with navigating ambiguity, alongside a passion for building ethical, accessible, and user-centered AI solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
Entrepreneurial / Self-Starter: High role fluidity and a builder’s mindset; a natural tinkerer who is intrinsically motivated to experiment with new technologies and ship zero-to-one ideas
Advanced Prototyping: Expertise in prototyping complex, interactive, and multi-modal experiences using front-end development technologies (HTML/CSS/JS) or advanced Vibe Coding.
Visionary Track Record: Proven experience shepherding radical ideas and complex AI concepts into truly transformative, user-centered product visions.
AI User Research: Experience driving product impact through close collaboration with user research, including expertise in methodologies specifically designed for evaluating non-deterministic AI products.
Mentorship: Experience mentoring more junior teammates and elevating team craft (note: this is a non-managerial role).
$189,000 - $280,000 a year
Compensation:
This is an L6 level role, which falls within the salary range of approximately $189,000 USD - 280,000 USD (location-dependent)
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
