Director, Product Design (B2B)

at  Handshake

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.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Leadership: 5+ years of experience as a people manager at a similar or later-stage tech company; proven ability to effectively manage people, including developing talent on your teams and recruiting a diverse team that reflect the audience of our products
• Team builder: Experience sourcing, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding for your team, and the ability to spot promising design talent;
• User-focused: You deeply understand and advocate for your users, grounding your approach in data and research.
• Craft leader: Your expertise in visual and interaction design transforms the products you touch, resulting in high-quality experiences that resonate with users; you have a portfolio of you and/or your teams’ work that demonstrates the ability to create work that is both beautiful, effective, and impactful
• Detail-oriented: You strive for perfection in every aspect, delivering a flawless and user-friendly product.
• Complex problem solver: You navigate, define, and drive complex design challenges, balancing user needs with business goals.
• Data-informed: Comfortable using quantitative and qualitative data for tactical and strategic decision-making, as well as rapid iteration.

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.
When it comes to our workforce strategy, we’ve thought deeply about how work-life should look at Handshake. With our hybrid-work model, employees benefit from collaboration and shared team experiences three days per week in our vibrant offices, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work two days per week. Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York, London, and Berlin.

(GERMANY-SPECIFIC BENEFITS, IN ADDITION TO THE FIRST SECTION)

• 25 days of annual leave + 5 days of a winter #ShakeBreak, a one-week period of Collective Time Off across the company.
• Regular offsites each year to bring the team together + opportunity to travel to our HQ in San Francisco once a year.
• Urban sports club membership offering access to a diverse network of fitness and wellness facilities.
• ️ Discounts across various high street retailers, cinemas and other social activities exclusively for Handshake Germany employees.
  For roles based in Romania: Please ask your recruiter about region specific benefits.
  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 reach out to us at people-hr@joinhandshake.com

• Work from concept to delivery, informing product strategy and shaping how Employers can create authentic connections with students
• Develop the skills, talents, and careers of the designers and design managers on your team by finding the right opportunity at the right time and coaching them to success and impact
• Lead with user empathy for students but also employers and universities
• Set high-level and detailed product design direction in collaboration with other design leaders and cross-functional peers
• Partner with product, research, content, data science and engineering to ensure projects are well-defined, high impact, and successfully executed
• Partner with product and engineering peers in strategic planning and decision making for product development
• Develop and improve a shared product design language across all student surfaces reflective of our brand
• Hold a high quality bar for all work and help set the standard for our product experience
• Be a strong and influential advocate for design influence and design priorities