Key skills
iOSAndroidPrototypingCommunicationCollaboration
About this role
Yahoo is a leading destination for sports news and innovative fantasy games, seeking a Sr. Principal Product Designer to enhance user engagement. This role involves driving strategic initiatives, creating impactful experiences, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional designs.
Responsibilities:
- Drive Strategic Initiatives: Lead design initiatives that align with our sports strategy by understanding the market, customer needs, and competition
- Create Impactful Experiences: Identify user needs, and design, launch, and scale innovative solutions that delight users and drive engagement
- Collaborate Across Teams: Build strong relationships with product managers, engineers, and data scientists to analyze data and drive decisions grounded in evidence
- Deliver Exceptional Design: Solve ambiguous challenges by turning insights into clear, actionable, and delightful user experiences across iOS, Android, and web platforms
- Elevate Design Systems: Contribute to and maintain a scalable design system that supports both design and engineering workflows
- Mentor and Inspire: Guide and provide feedback to teammates and cross-functional partners to elevate the overall quality of work
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in digital product design for iOS, Android, and web platforms
- Strong portfolio showcasing expertise in visual design, interaction design, prototyping, and product thinking
- Experience designing for sports products; knowledge of predictive gaming is a plus
- Passion for sports and deep understanding of the industry and competitive landscape
- Proven ability to design products that meet or exceed accessibility standards
- Analytical skills with experience using data to inform design decisions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with high levels of empathy and collaboration
- Proficiency with design tools for creating concepts, prototypes, and specifications
- Enthusiasm for learning and adapting within the dynamic sports landscape