Yahoo Finance is the world’s #1 finance destination, empowering investors with news, information, and tools to make financial decisions with confidence. Trusted by over 150M visitors globally each month, representing over $20 trillion dollars in investable assets, Yahoo Finance delivers high-quality real-time market data across desktop, mobile, and streaming platforms. With breaking news from thousands of sources, original editorial perspectives, objective analyst ratings and research, analytical charts and technical tools, personalized mobile alerts, and much more, Yahoo Finance equips investors with knowledge and insights to achieve financial freedom and greater prosperity.
About Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance is the world’s #1 destination for finance, offering investors the tools, news, and insights they need to make confident financial decisions. With over 150 million global visitors each month, representing over $20 trillion in investable assets, Yahoo Finance provides high-quality, real-time market data across desktop, mobile, and streaming platforms. From breaking news to original editorial perspectives, research, personalized alerts, and more, Yahoo Finance is here to empower investors on their journey to financial freedom and greater prosperity.
About the Team
The Personal Finance team creates content, tools, and products for people who want to build their wealth. This business unit is 100% focussed on helping people in the United States find the right financial products for them, including credit cards, checking/savings accounts, mortgages, personal loans, insurance and more as seen on https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to be the first Product Designer for Yahoo Finance in India. In this role, you will collaborate with a talented cross-functional team to craft delightful and intuitive user experiences that enable U.S. consumers to make smarter financial decisions, with confidence. You’ll be involved throughout the product development cycle from start to finish—from brainstorming through to prototyping and shipping innovative designs that set new standards for the product.
Qualifications and Requirements
This role will require strength of character coupled with excellent communication, collaboration, and design skills, including:
Location
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Bangalore. Hybrid work schedule requiring 3 days in office
Education
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Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Experience
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5+ years of professional experience in Product Design
Communication & Collaboration
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Work well with cross-functional partners and stakeholders to align designs with user needs and business goals
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Able to clearly and proactively communicate design rationale and proposals
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Open to receiving and acting on feedback
Design Skills
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Strong design portfolio demonstrating how you’ve created elegant solutions for real user problems that have resulted in positive experiences and impactful outcomes
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Insightful product thinking and a user-centered approach to problem solving
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Excellent UX/Interaction Design and ability to simplify complicated flows
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High level of craft and clean visual design (typography, layout, color, etc.)
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Experience in data visualization or copywriting is a bonus
Technical Proficiency
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Mastery of Figma and other design and prototyping tools
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Solid understanding of front-end development (HTML, CSS)
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Experience working with design systems and a commitment to maintaining them for consistent and seamless user experiences
Time Management
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Able to prioritize and work across multiple projects while meeting deadlines
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Communicate effectively with stakeholders and manage expectations
Continuous Learning & Adaptability
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Stays up-to-date with design trends, tools, and best practices
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Willing to take on new challenges, learn from others, and figure things out
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Track record of continuously refining and evolving product experiences, streamlining workflows, and improving designs based on user feedback and testing
Important notes for your attention
Applications:
All applicants must apply for Yahoo openings direct with Yahoo. We do not authorize any external agencies in India to handle candidates’ applications. No agency nor individual may charge candidates for any efforts they make on an applicant’s behalf in the hiring process.
Our internal recruiters will reach out to you directly to discuss the next steps if we determine that the role is a good fit for you. Selected candidates will go through formal interviews and assessments arranged by Yahoo direct.
Offer Distributions:
Our electronic offer letter and documents will be issued through our system for e-signatures, not via individual emails.
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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