Staff Product Designer

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - San Francisco, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

At Handshake, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on respect for all individuals. We strongly encourage candidates from non-traditional backgrounds, historically marginalized or underrepresented groups to apply. Our mission is to democratize access to opportunity, helping every student find the right job, regardless of their background. As a Staff level designer, you will help lead the design team to create impactful and user-friendly products for our platform, which connects over 15 million job seekers with employers and career centers. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that our design initiatives are strategic and well-executed, ultimately enhancing the experience for all users involved.

Responsibilities

• Organize, craft, and iterate on large, strategic design initiatives using data, research, and product thinking.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners including research, PM, engineering, analytics, and marketing to ship impactful products.
• Raise the bar on culture, operations, and execution of design work, including mentoring and facilitating conversations with stakeholders.
• Strengthen the product organization's ability to experiment, iterate, and learn, developing strategic visions and breaking them into pragmatic phases.
• Inform creative direction and information architecture to create a seamless experience across the marketplace.

Requirements

• Experience designing and shipping products for both mobile and desktop that customers love.
• Ability to integrate data, research, business goals, and customer needs into well-crafted design solutions.
• Strong skills in simplifying processes and products through design.
• A humble and kind attitude with a desire to keep learning and understanding complex systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with multi-sided marketplaces.
• Experience in growth and design systems.
• Experience in B2B design.

Benefits

• Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave for birth giving parents & 10 weeks for non-birth giving parents.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision policies including LGBTQ+ coverage.
• $500 home office stipend for the first 3 months.
• Generous learning & development opportunities with an annual stipend of $2,000.
• Financial coaching through Origin.
• Monthly internet stipend and a new MacBook.
• Monthly commuter stipend for office-based employees.
• Free lunch provided twice a week.
• Referral bonus for bringing talent to Handshake.