Principal Product Designer, Travel

Principal Product Designer

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

We're looking for a visionary, detail-oriented Principal Product Designer to lead design for Yahoo's Travel experiences. In this strategic role, you'll shape the future of how people explore, plan, and book travel—crafting intuitive, delightful, and elevated experiences that help users dream, decide, and go.

You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including Product Managers, Engineers, Researchers, Content Strategists, and fellow Designers—to build user-centered products that reflect Yahoo's design excellence and product values. From early exploration to final polish, you'll guide the end-to-end design process for new and existing travel experiences.

As a design leader, you'll define and drive the vision for our travel ecosystem, from discovery and inspiration to personalized recommendations, itineraries, and booking flows. You'll create experiences that are not only visually compelling and highly usable, but also deeply connected to the needs and behaviors of modern travelers.

We're especially interested in designers who embrace AI as a creative partner—leveraging new tools and technologies to enhance ideation, personalization, prototyping, and insight generation.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the design strategy and execution for Yahoo Travel products across web and mobile platforms.
• Craft experiences that are immersive, accessible, and deeply aligned with the emotional journey of travel.
• Drive the visual and interaction design direction with precision—bringing strong layout, typography, hierarchy, and storytelling to every detail.
• Collaborate with product and engineering partners to align design vision with business and technical goals.
• Work closely with user research and data science to turn insights into meaningful product direction.
• Influence and inspire other designers through critique, mentorship, and shared systems thinking.
• Partner with leadership to define long-term product vision, roadmap, and success metrics for the travel category.

About You:

• 5+ years of experience designing consumer-facing products, with a strong portfolio that showcases end-to-end thinking and standout visual design.
• Experience in travel, marketplaces, lifestyle, or content-driven experiences is a major plus.
• Expert in crafting systems and experiences that scale across platforms and user needs.
• Curious, optimistic, and excited to solve complex problems in elegant, user-first ways.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, setting strategy, and making decisions with confidence.
• Fluent in modern design and prototyping tools; AI-augmented design experience is a strong advantage.

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.

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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 more.