User Experience Design Lead, Model UX, GeminiApp Automation

Snapshot

• Conversation Design Lead in Model UX on Google DeepMind's Gemini App team.
• This open role is for the Automation/Agentic/Extensions team, where we aim to deliver automated actions and agentic solutions through written and spoken conversational AI 

About us

Artificial Intelligence could be one of humanity’s most useful inventions. At Google DeepMind, we’re a team of scientists, engineers, machine learning experts and more, working together to advance the state of the art in artificial intelligence. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, and collaborate with others on critical challenges, ensuring safety and ethics are the highest priority.

The role

As Model UX Design Lead, you’ll drive execution and champion innovation for our conversational AI's agentic capabilities. LLM’s are redefining how users interact with technology, and this is a unique opportunity to join a team committed to pushing the limits of AI responsibly. The ideal candidate will be passionate about stress-testing model capabilities and breaking new ground in developing novel functionalities. If you are ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic and forward-thinking environment, we invite you to apply.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with other UX leads to design leading edge LLM-driven multimodal solutions
• Architect the E2E conversation design strategy for agentic AI projects.
• Define and specify the ideal conversational interactions and model responses that bring new features to life.
• Initiate qualitative assessments of model performance of specified capabilities
• Develop a strategy for continuous quality hillclimbing 
• Pioneer groundbreaking methods for teaching the model new and complex capabilities.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to shape the long-term strategic roadmap for our agentic AI
• Mentor a talented team of conversation and content designers.

About you

In order to set you up for success as a Model UX Design Lead at Google DeepMind, we look for the following skills and experience:

• Bachelor's or higher in cognitive science, HCI, linguistics or related field 
• 10+ years of experience in Conversation Design or equivalent experience developing chatbots or other conversational agents, both written and spoken
• Proven track record of successfully designing, developing, and launching multimodal solutions, preferably for consumer electronic products 
• Direct experience in development and continuous refinement of response quality of LLM-based products
• 5+years of experience leading UX teams, preferably content and/or conversation design

In addition, the following would be an advantage: 

• Proficiency in Figma
• Previous experience in managing small, mid-sized UX teams 
• Experience in interaction design
• Experience in developing AI-driven prototypes

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $178,000 - $265,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.

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