004 - UX at Google, Leadership, and Advocating for the Users with Heather Cassano of Google

Today, I’m talking to Heather Cassano.-Heather is now the Senior Director of UX at Google, leading the Google Play Team with over 100 people. Before this, she was a product design leader at tech companies such as Facebook, Google, Pearson, and Yahoo.-Oof, honestly, in the beginning, I was quite nervous talking to Heather considering she’s in such a high-level position. But now, I’m so glad that I did.-I learned so much about leadership, ways to communicate the value of design, her day-to-day as a Senior Director of UX at Google, and so much more. I’m sure you’ll love this one. So, without further ado, here’s my conversation with Heather Cassano.===Highlights⭐ Software engineer to manager⭐ What is good UX (with example)?⭐ Day-to-day as a Senior Director of UX at Google⭐ How to communicate the value of design⭐ Tips for leading a team===Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.-Have a great day! :)