Senior Manager, Product Design - Growth

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 connects millions of people worldwide through fast, intuitive email experiences across mobile and desktop. We're constantly evolving to help users stay organized, informed, and engaged—making email more powerful and delightful than ever.

Our Growth & Experimentation team focuses on improving how users sign up, return, and engage with Yahoo Mail. Using data and experimentation, we uncover insights into user behavior and design experiences that solve real problems and drive business impact.

Who We’re Looking For:
We’re seeking a Senior Design leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, embraces ambiguity, and is motivated by measurable results. In this role, you’ll lead a team of talented designers and collaborate closely with partners across product, engineering, research, and data science.

You’ll shape the vision and execution of key growth initiatives, promote a culture of experimentation, and ensure the team delivers high-quality, user-centered design work that drives Yahoo Mail’s success.

Responsibilities:
As a design leader at Yahoo, you’ll shape product vision, mentor teams, and ensure high-quality craft across all user touchpoints. You will:

• Lead and grow a team of designers focused on user acquisition, retention, and engagement

• Partner with product managers, engineers, researchers, and analysts to define and drive the strategy for user acquisition, activation, retention, and monetization

• Encourage creative, data-informed problem solving and rapid iteration

• Foster a collaborative, innovative, and continuously improving team culture

• Provide thoughtful, actionable feedback to elevate design quality and product thinking

• Balance short-term experimentation with long-term user and brand goals

• Advocate for the user at every stage of product development

• Collaborate with leadership across design, product and engineering to prioritize opportunities and allocate resources

• Translate user research, data, and market trends into effective design strategies

• Deliver polished, intuitive experiences—consumer-grade quality is our standard, even in complex environments

About You:
You’ll likely thrive in this role if you:

• Are passionate about user-centered design that drives business growth

• Have a strong foundation in product thinking, user-centered design, and design systems

• Lead by example with hands-on collaboration, empathy, and a bias toward action

• Communicate clearly and effectively across teams and all levels of the organization

• Embrace experimentation and aren't afraid to pivot based on what you learn

• Are curious about user behavior and motivated by solving real-world problems

• Excel at building and leading high-performing, diverse teams

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in product design, including 2+ years managing/coaching designers

• A portfolio showcasing high-quality, well-crafted product experiences

• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, experimentation methods (e.g., A/B testing), and product development processes

• Experience designing for web and/or mobile platforms

• Proficiency with Figma (or similar tools) and design systems

• Strategic thinker with the ability to balance user needs and business goals

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills

• Bonus: Experience in growth, onboarding, funnel optimization, or lifecycle design

• Bonus: Interest or experience in content design, motion, or front-end technologies

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. Among other efforts, 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 $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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