Staff Product Designer, Handshake AI

Handshake Technologies, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

San Francisco, CA

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Partner with product, engineering, data, research, and operations teams to define and build the vision for operator independence and self-serve tooling within Handshake AI.
• Develop strategic product visions and collaborate with cross-functional partners to sequence them into pragmatic, phased roadmaps.
• Collaborate closely with Model Enablement and Fellow Experience squads to design tools and systems that directly enable their workflows and outcomes.
• Partner with operations leaders to deeply understand operator workflows through pilots, user shadowing, and direct observation to uncover pain points and unmet needs.
• Translate complex, ambiguous human-centered problems into clear, simple, and actionable design solutions that improve efficiency and reduce friction.
• Own the end-to-end design process—from initial research and user journeys to wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs—with a strong point of view on craft and execution.
• Iterate rapidly using research-backed methods to validate assumptions and refine designs before production.
• Raise the bar for design culture by applying systems thinking, product reasoning, and pixel-level precision across all deliverables.
• Facilitate design workshops and mentoring sessions to elevate the design maturity of cross-functional teams.
• Embed design thinking into day-to-day workflows to ensure user-centered outcomes are prioritized at every stage of product development.
• Prioritize ruthlessly to focus on high-impact work that aligns with company goals and user needs.
• Take hands-on ownership of design tasks; no task is below or outside your scope—everything is your responsibility to see through to completion.
• Maintain deep alignment with Handshake’s mission to empower career access at global scale through AI-driven data infrastructure.
• Design complex platforms with multiple stakeholders, moving parts, and evolving requirements, ensuring scalability and usability across diverse user roles.
• Leverage quantitative and qualitative insights to inform design decisions and measure the impact of shipped features.
• Communicate design decisions, tradeoffs, and rationale clearly to engineers, product managers, executives, and non-design stakeholders.
• Continuously seek feedback and incorporate diverse perspectives to improve outcomes and foster inclusive design practices.
• Stay current with emerging trends in enterprise tooling, internal platforms, and AI-driven operational systems to inform design strategy.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of product design experience, ideally working on enterprise products, operations tooling, or internal platforms.
• 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.
• Experience designing complex systems, workflows, or platforms with many moving parts and stakeholders.
• Highly collaborative, valuing diverse perspectives and incorporating 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.

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity in a fast-growing company
• 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
• Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend
• $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development
• Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office
• Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days
• Team outings & referral bonuses

Skills & Technologies

Design

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Remote

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About Handshake Technologies, Inc.

Handshake Technologies provides a cloud-based career-services platform that connects university students, recent graduates, and employers. The software enables institutions to manage job postings, career fairs, on-campus interviews, and employer relations while giving students tools to discover internships and entry-level roles and giving employers access to early-career talent across a network of partner colleges and universities.

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