Sr Product Designer - Commerce Content

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

Yahoo is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented product designer to help create the future of shopping on Yahoo's web properties. As a Senior Product Designer in the Platforms Design team, you will take lead on key projects as we evolve and expand Yahoo Commerce websites into new categories. This role will use user insights and strategic thinking to design engaging, accessible and brand-forward content experiences for millions of Yahoo users and potential shoppers. You will work with other designers, Product Managers, Researchers, Engineers, and Content Strategists to deliver features that help us grow the Yahoo Commerce content footprint and drive business impact.
This role demands exceptional design craft, cross-functional collaboration, an obsession with quality and user needs, the ability to drive projects forward and a passion for solving complex user problems. If you enjoy working in high-performing teams, and taking responsibility to deliver great work, this role is for you!

Key Responsibilities:

As a Senior Product Designer, you’ll be involved in the product development cycle from start to finish—imagining, creating and shipping innovative designs that set new standards for content experiences in Yahoo products.

• Lead Design Initiatives: Take ownership of high-impact projects from ideation through prototyping, validation and delivery of product features, shaping the design and ensuring all work aligns with user needs and business goals.

• Collaborative Design Process: Contribute to stakeholder discussions, design reviews, workshops, and other rituals to ensure alignment with product and engineering teams.

• Quality and Craft: Maintain a high bar of quality by knowing what good looks like and consistently delivering top-notch designs and design artifacts.

• Drive Work Forward: Proactively drive projects forward through design artifacts and processes, keeping work moving and contributing to high-velocity development.

• User-Centered Design: Champion user-centric design principles and user experience research to ensure designs are grounded in real user needs and behavioral insights.

• Innovation and Inspiration: Contribute fresh perspectives to continuously improve the design process, drive innovation and push the boundaries of what’s possible.

• Strategic Influence: Deliver innovative solutions to complex design challenges, contributing to the design vision and strategy for the Yahoo Commerce team. 

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of product design experience. 

• A portfolio demonstrating high-quality design craft and a track record of delivering impactful product experiences that users love.

• Strong knowledge of modern user experience design methodologies, principles, and frameworks 

• Experience working with qualitative and quantitative data to balance user needs and business objectives

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and build relationships across the organization

• Experience designing Shopping or Commerce-related experiences a plus

• Experience leading design projects with cross-functional partners

• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite

The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You’ll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

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The compensation for this position ranges from $128,250.00 - $266,875.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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