Remote Designer - Search UX & Ranking Specialist

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 175,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

OneMedical membership

Equity grant

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Designer, Search to shape the search experience for a consumer-facing digital product. You will define how organic and sponsored results work together to be clear, useful, and trustworthy, partnering with data science, ML engineering, product management, and analytics.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available. Compensation: $175,000 – $190,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience, especially in search or discovery.
• Strong portfolio with interaction and visual design, including loading and error states.
• Fluency in search mechanics like query understanding and ranking.
• Experience with ads or monetization and balancing UX with paid content.
• Proven track record of improving engagement and revenue through design.

Responsibilities

• Establish design principles and components for Search within six months.
• Design the full search journey, integrating organic and sponsored results.
• Prioritize everyday search users for posts, neighbors, places.
• Collaborate with data science and ML engineering to improve query understanding and ranking.
• Define integration of sponsored and organic results, including placement and labeling.
• Support local-business queries to foster trust and relevance in commercial experiences.
• Prototype frequently and guide decisions with PM and data partners.

Skills

Product design

Portfolio

Search expertise

Ads experience

Revenue impact

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Designer, Search to shape the search experience for a consumer-facing digital product. You will define how organic and sponsored results work together to be clear, useful, and trustworthy, partnering with data science, ML engineering, product management, and analytics.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available. Compensation: $175,000 – $190,000 annually.