Senior Product Designer, Growth and Experimentation

Yahoo Holdings Inc.; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 267,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Senior Product Designer to create exceptional user experiences across various platforms. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to define design strategies, conducting user research, and producing high-fidelity deliverables. The ideal candidate will excel in a collaborative environment, balancing business goals with user needs. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and creativity, where your contributions will significantly impact the product landscape and user satisfaction.

Benefits

Healthcare

401k

Backup childcare

Education stipends

Flexible work options

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability in digital product design for web and mobile software.
• History of leading a user-centered design process from end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead design strategy for user acquisition and retention.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to define design goals.

Skills

User-Centered Design

Prototyping

Visual Design

Interaction Design

Collaboration

Data-Driven Experimentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design or related field

Portfolio demonstrating design expertise

Tools

Design Software (e.g., Sketch, Figma)

Prototyping Tools

Job description

Yahoo Mail is the ultimate consumer inbox with hundreds of millions of users. It's the best way to access your email and stay organized from a computer, phone or tablet. With its beautiful design and lightning fast speed, Yahoo Mail makes reading, organizing, and sending emails easier than ever.

About us:

Yahoo Mail is the ultimate consumer inbox with hundreds of millions of users. It's the best way to access your email and stay organized from a computer, phone or tablet. With its beautiful design and lightning fast speed, Yahoo Mail makes reading, organizing, and sending emails easier than ever.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled designer with a passion for and track record of creating exceptional user experiences. In this role, you will work across all products within an organization, and collaborate closely with business owners to share the future of our product offerings. You will be responsible for designing and leading the execution of high-quality, user-centered design solutions that balance business goals and user needs.

Who we're looking for:

We are looking for a passionate Senior Product Designer with vision, creativity, and a savvy for both the aesthetic and structural aspects of UX design to collaborate with designers and partners on Yahoo experiences across desktop, mobile web, iOS, and Android. The ideal candidate excels in a collaborative work environment and is able to digest and synthesize short and long term business needs and product goals.

Responsibilities:

Product designers at Yahoo collaborate with partners to define the vision for new features, while owning and driving the craftsmanship for every interaction and visual design detail. Day-to-day, you will:

1. Spearhead the design strategy for growth initiatives, focusing on user acquisition, activation, and retention through data-driven experimentation
2. Comfortable observing and experimenting with customer behavior to scale improvements
3. Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and data analysts to identify opportunities and define design goals aligned with business objectives
4. Partner closely with user research and usability testing to gather insights and validate design decisions, ensuring a user-centric approach in all experiments
5. Create high-fidelity design deliverables, including wireframes, prototypes, and user flows, to communicate design intent and functionality effectively
6. Iterate on designs based on feedback from stakeholders, user testing, and performance metrics to continuously improve and optimize user experiences
7. Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging design patterns, and UX best practices to infuse innovative and cutting-edge solutions into our products
8. Collaborate with the marketing team to ensure brand consistency and a seamless transition from acquisition channels to the product experience
9. Collaborate with business owners to understand business objectives, identify opportunities, and create effective design solutions that drive business results
10. Partner closely with product and engineering teams to drive innovation and push the boundaries of what's possible
11. Mentor and give feedback with emotional intelligence to teammates and cross-functional partners.

About you:

You're likely to succeed in this role if you are someone who:

1. Draws on all aspects of product design—information architecture, multi-step flows, motion—to create comprehensive experiences;
2. Delivers consistent, polished, and balanced layouts, through typography, color, and visual hierarchy;
3. Uses prototypes as a foundational piece of your design process both to identify appropriate solutions and influence collaborators;
4. Solves user problems in creative ways that go beyond obvious, expected solutions;
5. Demonstrates high emotional intelligence when interacting with teammates and other co-workers;
6. Presents designs clearly and confidently to facilitate useful feedback while shifting approach based on the audience and desired outcome;
7. Takes initiative and accountability for timelines and outcomes;
8. Contributes to the design community both inside your company and beyond; and
9. Desires and takes action to grow professional skills.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability in digital product design for web and mobile software.

• Portfolio that demonstrates expertise in visual design, interaction design, prototyping, and product thinking.

• Shown history of leading a user-centered design process from end-to-end.

• Proficiency in software to build design concepts, prototypes, assets, and specifications.

• Skills such as illustration, photography, animation, data visualization, conducting user interviews, front-end programming, or data science are a plus!

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!

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call +1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace strengthens Yahoo and deepens our relationships. When you support everyone to be their best selves, they spark discovery, innovation, and creativity. Our 11 employee resource groups (ERGs) enhance a culture of belonging with programs, events, and fellowship that help educate, support, and create a workplace where all feel welcome.

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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