Director of Product - Yahoo Search

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.

As the Director of Product for Sports & Entertainment, you will define and execute the strategy for two high-impact and high-traffic verticals within Yahoo Search. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Product for Search Verticals & Growth, you will lead the vision and roadmap to create compelling, authoritative, and engaging experiences for millions of users seeking sports and entertainment content every day.

This is a senior individual contributor (IC) role focused on product strategy and execution, requiring strong cross-functional leadership and influence across engineering, design, editorial, data science, and business teams.

Sports is a mission‑critical property for Yahoo, with Yahoo Sports representing a cornerstone of the company’s brand and ecosystem. From the Super Bowl and March Madness to the Olympics, global soccer tournaments, tennis majors, golf championships, and fantasy sports, these tentpole moments drive massive search traffic and engagement year‑round. Entertainment, spanning celebrities, movies, TV, music, and cultural moments – similarly generates sustained, high‑volume search interest and real‑time spikes tied to news, premieres, interviews, and live events.

You will own the end‑to‑end product vision for these verticals across Yahoo Search, building rich, dynamic experiences that satisfy high‑intent queries, deepen engagement, and support monetization opportunities. This is a strategic, high‑visibility role that blends user empathy, technical depth, and business impact. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in search products, a passion for sports and entertainment, and a track record of shipping high‑quality consumer experiences at scale.

• Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Sports & Entertainment search experiences, aligning with Yahoo Search’s long‑term goals and Yahoo’s broader content ecosystem.
• Build engaging, real‑time, and content‑rich front‑end experiences that help users quickly access scores, stats, schedules, standings, fantasy insights, athlete and celebrity profiles, breaking news, and event coverage.
• Work with cross‑functional teams (engineering, design, ML, data science, editorial, partnerships, and monetization) to deliver innovative vertical search features that improve relevance, engagement, and retention.
• Develop strategies to capitalize on tentpole events (e.g., Super Bowl, March Madness, World Cup, Olympics, Oscars, Grammies, etc.) and recurring sports seasons across NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college football and basketball, soccer, tennis, golf, and partner with editorial teams to manage and upgrade these experiences.
• Partner closely with search relevance and ML teams to enhance intent understanding, ranking, and real‑time content surfacing for sports and entertainment queries.
• Leverage data, experimentation frameworks, and user research to define and track key KPIs such as engagement, task completion, query success, traffic growth, and monetization impact.
• Serve as the product thought leader for Sports & Entertainment within Yahoo Search, influencing executive stakeholders and aligning teams around a unified strategy.

• 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 4+ years in search, content platforms, or high‑scale consumer products.
• Experience shipping front‑end consumer experiences (web and/or mobile), with a solid understanding of backend systems that power real‑time data and content delivery.
• Direct experience working on search products, search UX, or query‑driven systems with a strong understanding of user intent and relevance.
• Deep passion for and knowledge of sports and/or entertainment, including familiarity with major leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL), college sports, global soccer, tennis, golf, fantasy sports, and key entertainment domains (film, TV, music, celebrity…