Staff Interaction Designer, Cloud Networking Google - 4.3 Kirkland, WA Job Details Full-time $188,000 - $274,000 a year 15 hours ago Benefits Paid holidays Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance Paid time off Parental leave Vision insurance 401(k) matching Qualifications Creating UX mockups Tooling Enterprise software AI integration Data reporting Metrics Reporting 8 years Product vision management Collaboration with product development teams Bachelor's degree Product management Product design User flows Product strategy UX design project leadership Senior level AI strategy Prototypes Communication skills Project stakeholder communication Cross-functional communication Full Job Description In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees.

Benefits for this role include:

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/year (increased to 69 hours/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 Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in product design or UX. Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications:

Experience designing simple interfaces for AI agents or predictive automation tools. Expert in complex interaction design and enterprise SaaS architectures. Expert in classic Design tools and fluency in using AI design toolings and workflows. Proven track record of defining "North Star" design visions in ambiguous spaces. Excellence in presenting complex data, metrics, and logs clearly. Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and executives. About the job At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products. As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products. You will drive the strategic design goal for Google Cloud's next-generation Autonomous Networking and Agentic AI initiatives. Navigating high levels of ambiguity, you will lead the transition from manual, tool-centric network management to goal-oriented, autonomous user experiences. In this role, you will partner closely with cross-functional (xfn) partners and executive leadership to embed forward-looking AI concepts into the customer-facing product roadmap, ensuring Cloud Networking remains at the forefront of cloud infrastructure innovation. Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. 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. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US:

$188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities Define and advocate long-term user experience and product strategy for Cloud Networking's AI and autonomous initiatives. Develop elegant solutions for ambiguous greenfield projects (e.g., agentic analytics, network monitoring) that lack clear precedents. Collaborate proactively with Engineering and Product Management leadership (up to Director/VP level) to embed UX perspective into the product roadmap. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.