• Trained and supervised international teams for content quality testing (500,000 judgments per quarter) to optimize Yahoo search image and video results, improving relevancy, quality, and engagement.

• Trained teams on image curation for global promotions, top merchants, and local recommendations (e.g., Olympics, Best Buy, Italian Restaurants), improving visual relevance, engagement, and revenue growth.

• Partnered with the Visual Intelligence team to lead image captioning and enhancement initiatives, improving AI models and advancing generative AI research to drive future shopping innovations.

• Led advertiser mapping efforts by aligning brand data through strategic partnerships. Collaborated with stakeholders to launch the Unified TV Report, empowering advertisers to analyze investments and frequency across both linear and digital TV.

• Led the video annotation initiative for soccer highlight videos, refining action recognition models and supporting the Science team’s research to drive future advancements in sports video technology.

• Led drug categorization efforts in collaboration with Legal to research and identify drug names in legally sensitive categories (e.g., controlled substances, opioids), which ensured that drug coupon modules launched without triggering sensitive drugs, significantly enhancing the user experience.

• Designed mockups, specs, and assets for Yahoo mobile app queries (Finance, Shopping, Music, etc.), integrating monetization and partnerships.

• Researched and implemented stock photography into visual designs for the app.

• Directed a design team to create Direct Display designs (e.g., Olympics, Elections) for search results, boosting visual impact, engagement, and revenue.

• Produced wireframes, mockups, interactive flows, and documentation for desktop and mobile, conducting user research and collaborating cross-functionally to ensure design consistency for Yahoo Search.