Staff Product Designer, Handshake AI

Handshake

. Partner with product, engineering, data, research, and operations to build and extend the tasking experience, the central platform for shaping frontier AI models .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $225,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive product design experience with a focus on complex, interactive products, emphasizing deep visual and interaction design expertise. Capable of leading design processes from concept to production while fostering collaboration and incorporating diverse perspectives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Product Design ExperienceVisual And Interaction Design ExpertiseDesign ThinkingCollaboration SkillsHands-On Ownership Mentality

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Hard Skills

User JourneysWireframesPrototypesHigh-Fidelity DesignsScalable Systems DesignComplex Problem SolvingTask Management SystemsModel TrainingHuman-Centered DesignSystems Thinking

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsImpact-DrivenMotivation By MissionHumbleCurious

Industry Keywords

AI ModelsProduct VisionUser ResearchDesign CultureStakeholder Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with product, engineering, data, research, and operations to build and extend the tasking experience, the central platform for shaping frontier AI models
Develop strategic product visions and sequence them into pragmatic phases with partners
Collaborate with Quality, Coding, RLE, and Fellow Experience teams
Partner with operations leaders and stay close to operators’ workflows
Run pilots, shadow users, uncover pain points, and translate insights into prioritized investments
Tackle complex, ambiguous human-centered problems and translate them into clear, simple solutions
Own design end-to-end from concept through production
Iterate through research, user journeys, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs
Raise the bar for design culture and execution through systems thinking, product reasoning, pixel-level precision, facilitation, and mentoring

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of product design experience, ideally working on highly complex, interactive products
Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions, tradeoffs, and reasoning to partners and leadership
Deep visual and interaction design expertise, with a proven track record of shipped work and measurable impact
Experience designing scalable systems, workflows, or platforms with many moving parts and stakeholders
Highly collaborative and able to incorporate diverse perspectives into the design process
Design-led thinker who embeds design thinking into day-to-day work and helps others grow
Impact-driven, with the ability to prioritize ruthlessly
Hands-on ownership mentality
Motivation by Handshake’s mission; humble, kind, curious, and committed to continued learning
Bonus: experience in model training, conversational AI, or task management systems at a high-growth company
Authorized to work lawfully in the United States for Handshake

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity in a fast-growing company
401(k) match
Competitive compensation
Financial coaching
Paid parental leave
Fertility benefits
Parental coaching
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Mental health support
$500 wellness stipend
$2,000 learning stipend
Ongoing development
Internet allowance
Commuting benefits
Free lunch and gym in the San Francisco office
Flexible PTO
15 holidays + 2 flex days
Team outings
Referral bonuses