Staff Product Designer, Employer Experience

Handshake • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed