Senior UX Design Manager and Visual Design Lead, Google Ads
New York, NY, USA +2 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
Mountain View, CA, USA
Los Angeles, CA, USA - Experience
- 10 years in product design or UX; 5 years leading design projects and managing people or teams. Preferred: 7 years in a complex, cross-functional organization.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads visual design strategy and teams for Google Ads, modernizing products and workflows for the AI era.
What you'll do
- Define design language and modernize core products; shape cross-product visual narratives and design showcases.
- Establish shared styles, components, and patterns across front-end frameworks, and collaborate on UI standardization and token tooling.
- Manage, inspire, and mentor multidisciplinary teams while contributing as a player/coach.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in product design or UX.
- 5 years of experience leading design projects and managing people or teams.
- Experience in visual and graphic design and AI-enabled design processes; include a viewable portfolio or work link in the resume.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years in a complex, cross-functional organization; experience with end-to-end consumer-platform solutions, motion design, creative direction, storytelling, or external presentations.
Pay
$236000 - $329000 USD base salary
Tools
AI, machine learning, Generative AI, Gemini, front-end frameworks
AI focus
Applies AI and machine learning, including Generative AI models like Gemini, to advertising technology; the role also requires experience in AI-enabled design processes and modernizing products for the AI era.
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