GenAI Principal Product Designer , Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Holdings Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a GenAI Principal Product Designer to lead innovative design initiatives in finance. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with a diverse team to create intuitive user experiences that empower investors. You will oversee the entire design process, from brainstorming and prototyping to implementation, ensuring that every product resonates with users' needs. This is an exciting opportunity to drive change in a dynamic environment, where your expertise will shape the future of financial technology. If you are passionate about design and eager to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Healthcare

401k

Backup childcare

Education stipends

Flexible work options

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience as a Product Designer.
• Strong portfolio showcasing UX and visual design solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead product design for GenAI finance products.
• Oversee design process from conception to implementation.

Skills

UX Design

Figma

HTML

CSS

User Research

Communication Skills

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design

Human-Computer Interaction

Tools

Prototyping Tools

Design Systems

Job description

Yahoo Finance is the world's #1 finance destination, empowering investors with news, information, and tools to make financial decisions with confidence. Trusted by over 150M visitors globally each month, representing over $20 trillion dollars in investable assets, Yahoo Finance delivers high-quality real-time market data across desktop, mobile, and streaming platforms. With breaking news from thousands of sources, original editorial perspectives, objective analyst ratings and research, analytical charts and technical tools, personalized mobile alerts, and much more, Yahoo Finance equips investors with knowledge and insights to achieve financial freedom and greater prosperity.

As a GenAI Principal Product Designer at Yahoo Finance, you will lead product design for GenAI finance products. You'll collaborate with a talented and diverse team to envision and craft delightful and intuitive design experiences that resonate with our users. You'll be involved in the product development cycle from start to finish-from strategy development to brainstorming, prototyping, and shipping innovative GenAI finance products and features.

Day-to-day, you will:

• Oversee & execute across all phases of the design process from conception to implementation to include (but not limited to) wireframing, prototyping, and visual design.
• Lead multiple large-scale highly strategic projects that are deemed business critical.
• Develop and implement innovative team practices that drive change and identify new opportunities for value creation.
• Act as a thought leader among the department, providing a clear vision for the future of design and demonstrating ability to implement forward-thinking design. Builds relationships & collaborates with internal stakeholder leads (Product Management, Engineering etc) to ensure consistency with broader Product goals and company objectives.
• Demonstrate strong understanding & implementation of internal design process.
• Lead team in framing and providing thoughtful solutions to complex design problems.
• Demonstrate influence across all levels of the organization, mentoring other Individual Contributors and leaders.

Qualifications:

• Location Preference: San Francisco Bay Area - Hybrid work environment
• 10+ years professional experience, specifically as a Product Designer.
• Mastery in UX software such as Figma etc.
• Design Portfolio demonstrating strong UX and visual design solutions, with an emphasis on identifying and meaningfully solving true user problems.
• Foundational understanding of HTML and CSS.
• Exceptional track record to execute on product design strategy, mentor designers, and partner with cross functional team members.
• Experience building world class product experiences, streamline workflows with continuous iteration and improvement.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead user experience design, including usability principles, user research methodology, testing techniques (A/B, Multi-Variant), design theory, and interaction design.
• Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience.
• Willingness to roll up your sleeve and get things done.
• Take smart risks and champion new ideas.
• Passionate about contributing and maintaining design systems
• Skills such as illustration, animation, data visualization, front-end programming, or copywriting a plus

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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 $143,625.00 - $299,375.00/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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