UX/Web Strategist, Algolia
$120-152k
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Site search and discovery powered by AI
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Site search and discovery powered by AI
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$120-152k
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Algolia's mission is to change the way people interact with data.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience in UX design, user research, web strategy, or related roles
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles (color theory, typography, layout), information architecture (web structure), and best practices
- Experience with wireframing and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, …) creating mock-ups to visualize user flows and interactions on a website
- Ability and proven experience in conducting interviews, surveys, usability testing and analyzing research to understand user pain points and needs
- Familiarity with website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Amplitude…) to measure and optimize user journeys
- Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including designers, developers, and marketers
- Must be located in US Eastern or Central Time Zone
- GRIT - Problem-solving and perseverance capability in an ever-changing and growing environment
- TRUST - Willingness to trust our co-workers and to take ownership
- CANDOR - Ability to receive and give constructive feedback
- CARE - Genuine care about other team members, our clients and the decisions we make in the company
- HUMILITY - Aptitude for learning from others, putting ego aside
Desirable
- Knowledge of basic front-end development principles (HTML, CSS, Javascript, …) is a plus
- Experience in competitor benchmarking and industry analysis
- Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
- Excellent verbal/written communication, brilliant interpersonal skills, and be ‘culturally-aware’
- Enormous energy and a sense of humor
What the job involves
- Algolia has an immediate opening for an UX/Website Strategist reporting to the Director, Digital Marketing
- As a leader in the Search and Discovery industry, we aim to deliver exceptional digital experiences through strategic user-centered design and optimization
- As part of our team, you will play a critical role in shaping the user experience across our digital presence
- We are looking for a skilled UX/Web Strategist who can create data-driven strategies, optimize user journeys, and enhance overall website experience
- The UX/Web Strategist is responsible for defining and optimizing user personas, crafting user-centered journeys, and ensuring that the structure and design of our website meet both business goals and user needs
- This role involves user research, competitor analysis, human-centered design, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver intuitive and high-performing website experiences
- You will be an advocate for the user, translating research findings into actionable website structure and design improvements
- Optimization of Persona/User-Based Journeys: Analyze and refine user journeys, ensuring each step is optimized for engagement, satisfaction, and conversion
- Act as an advocate for our users and build empathy across Algolia
- Persona Definition: Work with internal Research & Insights team to develop and maintain detailed user personas based on user research, analytics, and business goals to inform website strategy and design decisions
- Website Structure & Hierarchy Planning: Design the overall website structure and information hierarchy to improve navigation, usability, and user experience
- User Research and Analysis: Conduct comprehensive user research, including methods such as surveys, A/B testing observation studies, interviews, usability testing, etc., to understand user needs, behaviors, and pain points
- Analyze findings to inform design and optimization decisions
- Landing Page Prototypes: Create wireframes and prototypes for landing pages that prioritize usability and a seamless user experience, working closely with designers and developers to bring concepts to life
- Competitor Research and Analysis: Conduct ongoing competitor analysis to identify trends, benchmarks, and opportunities for improvement within the user experience and design
- User Interface Design & Usability Testing: Collaborate with designers to create intuitive user interfaces and lead usability testing to ensure designs are functional, user-friendly, and aligned with user needs
Our take
While in-site searching has been available for some time from web search servers such as Google and Bing, its functionality is limited due to it relying on general web scraping techniques which can miss relevant information. By contrast Algolia indexes only the company's site, allowing its search to serve accurate results extremely swiftly, which helps to drive sales conversions aside from making sites far more usable. The efficacy of this solution can be seen from its customer base of over 10,000 companies including the likes of Slack, Zendesk and Lacoste.
To diversify and increase the product range, Algolia have expanded into other real-time APIs such as product recommendations available for eCommerce websites. With the company performing extremely well over the last few years, Algolia have recruited key senior executives to futher its growth. As the company continues to scale it seems likely that an IPO is not too distant a prospect.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
33% female employees
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jul 2021
$150m
SERIES D
Oct 2019
$110m
SERIES C
Total funding: $334m
Company benefits
- Health Insurance
- Mental Health Care
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Life Insurance
Company values
- Grit - We thrive outside of our comfort zone, pushing ourselves to go ever further. We think long-term and constantly strive to be better, even if things don't always go as expected
- Trust - We trust each other just as we trust our users. We earn that trust by listening to each other, following through with our commitments and keeping our words
- Care - We want the best for our customers, community & colleagues. We go above and beyond to make sure they are happy
- Candor - We are open and honest. We give each other praise and criticism because we want to challenge each other and help one another grow
- Humility - We want our teammates to succeed as much as we do ourselves. We believe each team member is as important as the other and we approach each new challenge knowing that we may not have all the answer
Company HQ
Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA
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Leadership
Bernadette Nixon
(CEO, not founder)Was previously CEO of Alfresco. Before that, was CRO at SDL and SVP & GM for OpenText
People progressing
Joined as an Account Executive. Promoted to Senior Account Executive after 1 year. They have been promoted to Director of Sales, Northern Europe.
Joined as an Enterprise Account Executive. Promoted to Director of Enterprise Sales after 2 years. Then promoted again to Head of Sales after 1 year. They are currently the Vice President of Sales for EMEA & APAC regions.
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