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Head of Design

Ladders 🇺🇸 United States of America

$150,000 - $200,000 Full-time

Lead a 40-person design team across various product areas, setting strategic direction and defining next-generation AI-native product experiences. Establish an AI-focused design practice and workflows for improved collaboration while engaging deeply in design decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a 40-person design team across various product areas, setting strategic direction and defining next-generation AI-native product experiences. Establish an AI-focused design practice and workflows for improved collaboration while engaging deeply in design decisions.

Requirements

  • Candidates should have 15+ years of design experience, including 5+ years leading large design organizations, with deep fluency in interaction and visual design. Experience in B2B SaaS and organizational AI fluency is essential, along with strong cross-functional leadership skills.

Benefits

  • Industry-Competitive Salary and Equity
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
  • 16 Weeks Fully-Paid Parental Leave for All New Parents
  • Health & Wellness Stipend
  • Remote Workspace, Internet, and Cellphone Stipend
  • Flexible PTO Policy and 80 Hours of Sick Time
  • Matching 401(k) Contribution with Immediate Vesting
  • Virtual Team Building Activities and Company-Wide Events

Key Skills

Design Leadership Interaction Design Visual Design AI-focused Design Cross-functional Leadership B2B SaaS Organizational AI Fluency Design Practice Workflow Improvement Collaboration Design Decisions

About Ladders

We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.

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