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title: "Building Career Ladders"
slug: "building-career-ladders"
status: "update"
updated: 2026-08-22T16:36:37Z
published: 2026-08-22T16:36:37Z
canonical: "support.builtapp.com/building-career-ladders"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Building Career Ladders

*For customers of our Internal Mobility module.*

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## To add a career ladder in Built:

*Only Company Admins, HR Admins, and HR Managers can manage career ladders. Learn about* [*managing user roles and permissions*](/v1/docs/managing-user-roles-and-permissions)*.*

1. From the main menu, navigate to the **Position Management** (or **Positions**) page, then click the **Job Architecture** tab.
2. Click the **Manage Career Ladders** button.
3. When the table opens, click the **+ Add Career Ladder** button in the upper-right corner.
4. When the Add Career Ladder window opens, enter a unique code, name, and optional description for the new career ladder.
5. Click **Save**. You’ll be directed to a page where you can view the career ladder details and add job definitions.

## To add job definitions to a career ladder:

1. When viewing a career ladder page, locate the **Career Ladder** section and ensure the **Edit mode** toggle is on.
2. Enter a title in the **Add Job Definition** field and select an option from the list that populates.
3. Add more job definitions as needed.

### Notes about adding job definitions to a career ladder:

- *Job definitions can belong to only one career ladder.*
- *You can split a career ladder by hovering over the junction between two job definitions and clicking* ***Split Track****. Once split, you can name each track by clicking the badge above. To remove a split track and all job definitions above it, click* ***Delete Track****. A career ladder can only be split into two tracks.*
- *Stats displayed in the upper-right corner of the page include data for all positions associated with the job definitions in the career ladder.*
- *For customers of our Internal Mobility module: If a career ladder’s jobs have associated positions, the jobs and career ladder will be discoverable by individuals* [*exploring internal mobility opportunities*](/v1/docs/exploring-internal-mobility-opportunities)*.*

### Viewing, Replacing, or Removing a Job Definition

When viewing a career ladder, click the three-dot menu next to the desired job definition and choose the appropriate option:

**View**: Navigate to the job definition where you can view and manage its data.

**Replace**: Remove the job definition from the career ladder and select a new one.

**Remove Job Definition**: Remove the job definition from the career ladder.

*If only one job definition has been added to the career ladder, it cannot be removed.*

## To view, edit, or delete a career ladder:

1. Navigate to **Position Management** (or **Positions**) **> Job Architecture > Manage Career Ladders**.
2. Locate the desired career ladder in the table, then click the three-dot menu in the leftmost column and choose the appropriate option:

**View**: Navigate to the career ladder, where you can view and manage additional details.

**Edit**: Adjust the career ladder’s code, name, or description before clicking **Save**.

**Delete**: Delete the career ladder from Built. Click the **Delete** button to confirm this action.

Please contact our Customer Success Team for additional assistance.

## Additional Resources

[Managing Job Definitions](/v1/docs/managing-job-definitions)

[Managing Job Families and Subfamilies](/v1/docs/managing-job-families-and-subfamilies)