Principal Product Designer

Handshake

Remote

,We are thrilled to announce Handshake’s,$200M,Series F funding round.,At Handshake, we believe that a career opportunity shouldn’t be determined by who you know or what you’ve done. It’s about what you can - and will - do. Your future, not your past. Our Series F fundraise and new valuation of $3.5B will fuel our next phase of growth and propel our mission to help more people start, restart, and jumpstart their careers.

Handshake is the #1 place to launch a career with no connections, experience, or luck required. Handshake’s community includes 20 million students and young alumni around the world from 1,400 educational institutions, including four-year colleges, community colleges, boot camps, and 290+ minority-serving institutions. The platform connects up-and-coming talent with 650,000+ employers - from Fortune 500 companies like Google, Nike, and Target to thousands of public school districts, healthcare systems, nonprofits, and even sports teams like the LA Dodgers. Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, New York, and London and teammates working globally.

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. 

If you are not sure that you’re 100% qualified, but up for the challenge – we want you to apply. We believe skills are transferable and passion for our mission goes a long way.

Design at Handshake

We’re designing the future of career discovery and recruiting for students; from their initial school acceptance letters to their first job offers, we’re committed to understanding and supporting each student as they navigate one of life’s most complex journeys.

Our design team is growing and we cover a lot of ground. We collaborate with every team across Handshake—from product management to engineering; from sales to support—because incorporating insights from across the business leads to better design outcomes. Creativity thrives in diverse environments, and we’re committed to growing a design team that reflects the diversity of students we serve and support.

Your Impact
We’re looking for twoPrincipal Product Designersto pair up with our Head of Student Product Design and Head of Enterprise Product Design, respectively. The principal designer will focus on excellence in design execution across the portfolio, through working closely with and mentoring and coaching other designers, as well as setting up systems and processes to enable high-quality work. As a principal designer, apart from close collaboration with your Head of Design, you’ll partner with peers in product and engineering to ensure great design is happening and that we remain laser-focused on the user. You’ll be a senior decision maker, and together with the Heads of Design and the Chief Design Officer, you’ll set the direction for design at Handshake.
Your Role
As a Principal Product Designer, you will lead work from concept to delivery to inform product strategy and shape users’ experience
Partner with product, research, 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
Your Experience
Demonstrated experience leading design on consumer products across web and mobile.
Familiarity with 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 consumer product design
University degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Centered Design, Sociology, Psychology, Information Science, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Compensation

$198,000 - $220,000

Benefits:
At Handshake, we'll give you the tools to feel healthy, happy and secure.

Benefits below apply to employees in full-time positions.

Stock: Ownership in a fast-growing company.
401k: We care about your ability to save for your future.
Hub-based Remote Work: Handshakers can enjoy the flexibility of remote work, whilst ensuring collaboration and team experiences in a shared space remains possible.
Time Off: Flexible vacation policy to encourage people to get out and see the world.
Healthcare: World-class medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage.
Family Focus: Parental leave and flexibility for families.
Mental Health Assistance:You’ve got a lot on your mind, which can lead to less attention on your mental health. We’re here to help and support you every step of the way.
Financial Management with Origin: We provide you with a professional financial planner via so that you can gain a better understanding of making the most of your compensation, equity, benefits, 401k and perks.
Goodies: Whatever hardware and software you need to get the job done.
Team Fun: Regularly scheduled virtual events, happy hours, and book clubs! Once it’s safe, we’ll provide meaningful connection points throughout the year for Handshakers to build community and meet teammates in-person.
Learning: Learning & Development opportunities and an annual $2,000 stipend for you to grow your skills and career.
Great team: Working with fun, hardworking, nice people who are committed to making a difference!
...And much more! Explore our comprehensive benefits atjoinhandshake.com/careers.
 
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