Staff Product Designer, Employer Experience

About Handshake
Handshake is the career network for the AI economy. 20 million knowledge workers, 1,600 educational institutions, 1 million employers (including 100% of the Fortune 50), and every foundational AI lab trust Handshake to power career discovery, hiring, and upskilling, from freelance AI training gigs to first internships to full-time careers and beyond. This unique value is leading to unparalleled growth; in 2025, we tripled our ARR at scale.
Why Join Handshake Now

• Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel
• Work hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions
• Join a team with leadership from Scale AI, Meta, xAI, Notion, Coinbase, and Palantir, among others
• Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue

About The Role
As a Staff Product Designer on the Employer team at Handshake, you would be responsible for designing experiences that help employers discover, connect with, and hire early-career talent more effectively. The Employer team is a revenue-critical group that sits at the core of Handshake’s three-sided marketplace, directly driving growth while shaping how employers attract candidates, evaluate fit, and make hiring decisions. Designers on this team work on high-impact, complex problems where craft, trust, and business outcomes intersect, shipping experiences that fuel revenue while expanding access and opportunity for students.
Your Role

• Partner closely with product, engineering, and data teams to define problems, set goals, and shape product strategy.
• Own design end-to-end, from early concept through post-launch iteration: user flows, interaction prototypes, high-fidelity mocks, and collaboration through build.
• Tackle complex and ambiguous human-centered design problems, translating them into clear, simple solutions.
• Rapidly iterate through wireframes and prototypes to gather feedback early and often.
• Obsess over craft, with a strong point of view on visual and interaction design.

Your Experience

• 7+ years of product design experience, ideally on enterprise or B2B products.
• Strong communicator who clearly articulates design decisions, tradeoffs, and the thinking behind them to partners and leadership.
• Deep visual and interaction design expertise, with a proven track record of shipped work and measurable impact.
• Highly collaborative. You value diverse perspectives and incorporate them into the design process to achieve better outcomes.
• Design-led thinker who raises the bar by embedding design thinking into day-to-day work and helping others grow.
• Impact-driven. You prioritize ruthlessly and focus on the work that matters most.
• Gritty and hands-on. You’re willing to roll up your sleeves and take ownership—nothing is “someone else’s problem.”
• Deeply motivated by Handshake’s mission and committed to helping all students build meaningful careers.
• Curious and always learning, with a growth mindset.

We Offer
Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported and thrive at work and in life.
*The below benefits are for full-time US employees.*
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Ownership:
Equity in a fast-growing company
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Financial Wellness
: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
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Family Support:
Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching
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Wellbeing:
Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend
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Growth:
$2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development
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Remote & Office:
Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office
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Time Off:
Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days
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Connection:
Team outings & referral bonuses
Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers.
Compensation Range: $190K - $240K