Staff Product Designer, Employer Experience

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.

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

Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers.