We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Principal Product Designer with a passion for and track record of creating exceptional user experiences. As a Principal Product Designer, you will work across all products and collaborate closely with business owners to share the future of our product offerings. You will be responsible for designing high-quality, user-centered design solutions that meet business goals and user needs.
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborate with product managers and engineers to understand business and user requirements and translate them into design solutions
Lead the design of new product features and enhancements from ideation to launch, ensuring the design meets user needs and aligns with business goals
Work with UXR to conduct user research, usability testing, and data analysis to inform design decisions and iterate on design solutions
Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups that effectively communication design concepts and interactions
Present design concepts and user insights to stakeholders and effectively weed through feedback to extract inputs that improve the design
Collaborate with other designers and contribute to building a strong design community
Qualifications:
Bachelor or Masters degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field
7+ years of experience designing digital products, with a focus on UX/UI design
A portfolio of work demonstrating your expertise in designing successful commerce experiences
Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, design thinking and methodologies
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization
If applicable, please include your portfolio and password in the resume
Location & Collaboration Requirements
Candidates must be located in the EU (ideally Ireland) or the UK. This role requires collaboration with teams in India and the United States and will include occasional meetings in the early evening (local time).
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.
Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements.
If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.
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