Principal Product Designer, Yahoo Search

Yahoo Holdings - New York, NY

Full-time - Principal

Hybrid - New York, NY

About the position

Yahoo is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Principal Product Designer on the Search team to lead the redesign of Search. In this role, you will envision how people experience our products through Yahoo search and bring that vision to life. You will tackle complex tasks and transform them into intuitive, accessible, and easy-to-use brand-forward designs for millions of people. This position requires collaboration with Designers, Researchers, Engineers, Product Managers, Business Owners, Content Strategists, and Marketing to drive thought leadership behind some of the most important and exciting initiatives on the Search team. As we reimagine the future of Search, you will play a crucial role in reinventing how users find information and accomplish their goals. To achieve this vision, we are integrating new technology and expanding our infrastructure. This role demands strategic partnership, system thinking, exceptional design and execution skills, ambitious innovation, obsession with quality and user needs, and a passion for solving complex user problems. If you're someone who enjoys being part of high-performing teams, this role is for you!

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners and vertical teams, including designers, product managers, engineers, UX researchers, data scientists, content strategists, brand and marketing to help craft the long-term vision and strategy.
• Lead stakeholder discussions and presentations, run design reviews, sprints and other rituals to drive alignment and influence.
• Lead end-to-end ideation, research, prototyping and validation.
• Partner with design systems team to define cohesive and scalable experiences.
• Set the bar high by knowing what quality looks like, and how to help product, engineering and other partner teams ship at that quality with minimal impact on velocity.
• Champion user-centric design principles and methodologies to ensure designs are grounded in data and user insights.
• Be the voice for our users and champion solving user problems.
• Partner closely with your product and engineering leads to drive innovation and push the boundaries of what's possible.
• Own project priorities and squad roadmap.
• Mentor, guide and influence other designers on the team.

Requirements

• 7 years product design experience or related field.
• Bachelors or equivalent degree in Human Computer Interaction, graphic design or other relevant field.
• A portfolio demonstrating your high quality work, and expertise in designing successful product experiences.
• Deep knowledge of user experience methodologies, design principles and frameworks.
• Proven track record in driving vision and shaping product experiences.
• Experience working with qualitative and quantitative data to balance user needs and business objectives.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Experience leading design projects across teams within an organization.
• A passion for mentoring and coaching other designers.
• A track record of delivering high-quality, innovative design solutions that users love.
• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Origami, Webflow, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Benefits

• Healthcare
• 401K savings plan
• Company holidays
• Vacation
• Sick time
• Parental leave
• Employee assistance program