We are seeking a thoughtful and experienced Principal Product Designer (Games) to lead discovery and acquisition experiences across the Yahoo Games ecosystem.
This is a top-of-funnel role: your primary canvas is the moments before someone plays — the entry points, browse surfaces, and cross-property touchpoints across Yahoo News, Mail, Finance, and Sports that turn casual visitors into engaged players. You’ll define how people find, choose, and return to games across the Yahoo platform.
You understand how games are marketed and why people adopt them. You think in acquisition and engagement funnels, and you know how to design surfaces that move people through them — from first impression to habit.
Critically, you have a sharp instinct for fun. You inject moments of delight, personality, and play into discovery experiences — making the path to a game feel as rewarding as the game itself. Your work doesn’t just convert; it earns attention.
Familiarity with game engagement systems — progression, identity, community, retention — informs your thinking, but your expertise lives upstream: in the surfaces that bring people to the game in the first place. You thrive in an AI-augmented environment, actively using modern AI tools to accelerate design exploration and streamline cross-functional delivery.