Everyone is welcome at Handshake. We know diverse teams build better products and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on a foundation of respect for all individuals. We strongly encourage candidates from non-traditional backgrounds, historically marginalized or underrepresented groups to apply.

Design at Handshake

At Handshake we create opportunities for all students and recent graduates to have equal access to meaningful jobs and internships, and we believe design plays a crucial role in the pursuit of this mission. Under the umbrella of our Chief Design Officer, we are a unified team of product designers, content designers, user experience researchers, brand designers, and design ops folks, all working collaboratively to help students, employers, and career centers.

We take a student-first approach to how we design and build products, and we strive to deeply understand our users and their true goals. We believe that great products and experiences are made great by the combination of how they work and how they look. One without the other is not enough, and while we're not perfect, we strive to excel in both and are committed to going the extra mile.

Great products are built by teams — and teams are built by people who communicate and collaborate well. A culture of openness, honesty, and the ability to provide and receive constructive feedback is important to us.

We also believe that great teams are inclusive. Being surrounded by a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives brings out the best in everyone, and leads to higher quality products and experiences.

Your impact

Handshake is hiring a Senior Product Designer II. This role will require you to span from strategy to surface, bringing a talent for systems thinking, simple data-driven design, and seamless user experiences to support Handshake’s student product. You will help our team shift to a strategic focus of relationships by helping build identities on our platform and the future of face-to-face recruiting efforts.

Your role

• Work from concept to delivery to inform product strategy and shape how students can create authentic connections with employers
• Lead with user empathy for students but also employers and universities
• Partner with product, research, content, data science and engineering to ensure projects are well-defined, high impact, and successfully executed
• Develop and improve a shared product design language across all student surfaces reflective of our brand
• Up level the entire team through commitment to growth and mentorship
• Drive up-leveling the student product to be the top way college students get jobs
• Establish design processes so we can scale efficiently and effectively

Your experience

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in product design
• Experience designing web and native mobile products
• Demonstrated experience leading design
• Comprehension of human centered / user centered design methodology and techniques
• Experience working with engineers and product managers to drive strategy, vision, and execution
• A collaborative, no ego, approach to working with others
• A portfolio of impeccably executed product design

Compensation range

• $153,000 -$185,000

For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

About us

Handshake is the #1 place to launch a career with no connections, experience, or luck required. The platform connects up-and-coming talent with 750,000+ employers - from Fortune 500 companies like Google, Nike, and Target to thousands of public school districts, healthcare systems, and nonprofits. In 2022 we announced our $200M Series F funding round. This Series F fundraise and valuation of $3.5B will fuel Handshake’s next phase of growth and propel our mission to help more people start, restart, and jumpstart their careers.

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