Staff Product Designer, Handshake AI
Your impact
Handshake is building the future of human data for AI. We partner directly with top AI labs to power large language model (LLM) training and evaluation with high-quality, expert-generated data. As AI models become more sophisticated, the demand for specialized human input continues to grow—and Handshake is uniquely positioned to meet it. We power career platforms at 92% of the top U.S. universities, giving us direct access to verified expert talent across a wide range of domains.
Our AI team is rapidly building a new generation of human data products—from expert annotation platforms to AI interviewers and seamless payout infrastructure—all designed to accelerate research and improve model performance.
We’re hiring a strategic, impact-driven Product Designer to help shape the next frontier of human data. You’ll play a key role in developing platforms used by real human experts to generate high-quality training and evaluation data for LLMs at top AI labs.
You’ll design intuitive experiences that help experts onboard, complete training, contribute high-quality data, and get paid—while also supporting the internal tools and operations systems that scale these workflows. Your work will ensure these experiences are seamless, efficient, and built to scale, driving both product and operational excellence. Your work will help define how human expertise powers the next generation of AI—shaping product direction, scaling expert workflows, and accelerating progress in LLM research and performance.
Your role
Organize, craft, and iterate on large, strategic initiatives: you'll use data, research, and product thinking to form your product vision, and make that future tangible by painting possible paths forward in pixels and prototypes
Collaborate closely with your partners, both cross-functionally and within design: research, PM, engineering, operations, analytics, design systems, brand, marketing – to ship and iterate on strategic, well-thought-out, great-to-use products that make real impact for both our fellows, operators, and customer labs
Help your team succeed: raise the bar on culture, operations, and execution of design work, including product reasoning, systems thinking, pixel level precision, prototyping, ability to facilitate conversations with and present to stakeholders, stellar teamwork and mentoring
Strengthen the overall product organization's ability to experiment, iterate, and learn alongside your product organization to lead teammates; develop well-informed strategic visions of where we're headed, collaborate to break them into pragmatic phases to scaffold our way forward
Your experience
You've designed and shipped products that customers love, and can systematically, clearly articulate what it took to make that happen, from high-level strategy down to pixel-level decision-making
You know how to roll data, research, business goals, technical constraints, and customer needs together into strongly-crafted solutions (mocks, prototypes, flows); you iterate fast, ensure you gather feedback, and use strategic reasoning to inform your decisions
You relish using your design skills to bring clarity and simplicity to both process and product
You're humble and kind, excited to keep learning, and curious about the workings of a new technology, industry, and ever-evolving team / product surface area
Extra bonus if you're experienced with AI
What we offer
At Handshake, we'll give you the tools to feel healthy, happy and secure.
Benefits below apply to US employees in full-time positions.
💰 Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company.
🍼 16 Weeks of paid parental leave for birth giving parents & 10 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birth giving parents.
💝 Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage. We also provide resources for Mental Health Assistance, Employee Assistance Programs and counseling support.
📚 Generous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000 stipend for you to grow your skills and career.
💰 Financial coaching through Origin to help you through your financial journey.
🛜 Monthly internet stipend and a brand new MacBook to allow you to do your best work.
🚃 Monthly commuter stipend for you to expense your travel to the office (for office-based employees).
🥗 Free lunch provided 5x a week in office.
🏋️ Free gym access in San Francisco office building.
🤝 Referral bonus to reward you when you bring great talent to Handshake.
🧗🏼Team outings throughout the year to stay connected to each other.
🏦 401k Match: Handshake offers a dollar-for-dollar match on 1% of deferred salary, up to a maximum of $1,200 per year.
🏝 All full-time US-based Handshakers are eligible for our flexible time off policy to get out and see the world. In addition, we offer 13 standardized holidays, and 2 additional days of flexible holiday time off. Lastly, we have a Winter #ShakeBreak, a one-week period of Collective Time Off.
💻 Handshake offers $500 home office stipend for you to spend during your first 3 months to create a productive and comfortable workspace at home.
🍼 Family support: Parental leave coaching and support provided by Parentaly. We partner with Maven Clinic to provide a lifetime coverage up to $15K for expenses related to fertility and family forming!
💰 Lifestyle Savings Account: We offer you an annual stipend of $500 to use for purchases such as fitness classes, gym memberships, work-from-home setup, and more.
Looking for more? Explore our mission, values and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers.
Handshake is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or reasonable accommodation, please let your recruiter know during initial communications.
