Senior Director of Design, Yahoo Sports

Yahoo Sports connects fans to the sports and fantasy games they love most, providing personalized quality content and superior fan experiences every day.

As the Head of Design, you will spearhead our design strategy, championing user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) across our web product and mobile applications on iOS and Android. This role is pivotal in driving design excellence, innovation, and user-centric solutions that enhance audience engagement and brand loyalty

Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Strategy: Lead a talented design team of 15-20 members, setting clear objectives, fostering a collaborative culture, and inspiring innovation.

• Design Vision and Direction: Develop and execute a cohesive design strategy that aligns with our company's goals and user needs. Advocate for consistent and compelling design standards and practices across all platforms.

• User-Centered Design: Champion the importance of UX/UI design principles, ensuring all products are accessible, intuitive, and deliver a seamless user experience.

• Collaboration: Work closely with product management, engineering, content, and marketing teams to ensure design solutions meet technical, content, and business requirements.

• Mentorship: Provide guidance, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to the design team. Cultivate a culture of creativity, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Design Operations: Oversee the design process, tools, and methodologies to ensure efficiency, quality, and scalability. Implement metrics to measure the impact of design on user experience and business outcomes.

• Trend Analysis: Stay abreast of the latest design trends, technologies, and best practices. Incorporate innovative ideas and technologies to keep our products at the cutting edge.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field.

• 15+ years of experience in UI/UX design, with a proven track record of successful web and mobile application design projects.

• At least 5 years of leadership experience managing a design team within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

• Expertise in design and prototyping tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma, InVision).

• Strong portfolio showcasing your work in UI/UX design across various platforms.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.

• Ability to think strategically and creatively solve problems.

• Passionate about user-centered design and staying ahead of the latest trends and technologies.

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 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 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

At Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more.

The compensation for this position ranges from $180,310.00 - $392,430.00/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, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

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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