Staff UX Designer

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 189,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary & equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Mental health & flexible time-off

Professional development funding

Remote-first culture

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Staff UX Designer to join a leader in Healthcare, focusing on sophisticated workflows, interaction quality, and visual clarity. You will guide exploratory design in ambiguous areas and partner across the org to balance priorities, elevating the product experience.

The role is remote within the United States, offering a competitive compensation package and equity opportunities. This is a high-impact leadership design position in a fast-growing space.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of in-house design experience with complex technical features.
• Portfolio showing interaction and visual design expertise.
• Experience leading high-value exploration projects.
• Ability to manage conflicting stakeholder feedback.
• Experience with design systems and scalable standards.
• Natural leader elevating team capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead consumer-level experiences in enterprise healthcare.
• Explore undefined problems and drive innovative solutions.
• Manage large-scale design projects with rapid prototyping.
• Elevate design quality and create breakthrough experiences.
• Support strategic decision-making and design excellence.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to balance priorities.

Skills

In-house design

Interaction design

Visual design

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

Design systems

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Staff UX Designer to join the team of a leader in the Healthcare space.

This role will shape sophisticated user experiences for complex healthcare workflows, with a strong emphasis on elevating interaction quality and visual clarity. You will lead exploratory design efforts in ambiguous problem areas, translating insights into intuitive, high-impact solutions. The position partners closely with stakeholders across the organization to balance competing priorities, guide design decisions, and raise the overall standard of the product experience.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $188,500 – $245,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Lead the introduction of consumer-level experiences in the enterprise healthcare space
• Drive innovation by exploring and solving undefined problem areas
• Own and manage large-scale design projects using rapid prototyping
• Elevate overall design quality and create breakthrough user experiences
• Demonstrate strategic thinking and make intelligent design decisions
• Champion design excellence across the organization

Qualifications

• 7+ years of in-house design experience with complex technical features
• Portfolio demonstrating advanced expertise in interaction and visual design
• Strategic thinker with experience leading high-value exploration projects
• Proven ability to manage conflicting stakeholder feedback
• Experience with design systems and maintaining scalable standards
• Natural leader who elevates team capabilities

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and equity opportunities
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Mental health initiatives including No-Meeting Fridays and a flexible time-off policy
• Learning programs, mentorship, and professional development funding
• Remote-first culture with flexibility for team members
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan and reimbursement for office setup expenses

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.