Senior Product Designer I, Handshake AI

• Lead the design process from concept to production for AI-driven solutions, working closely with clients and internal teams to address real user needs and iterate on feedback
• Partner closely with product, engineering, and operations to work with leading AI labs—turning ambiguity into clear plans and rapidly designing solutions for emerging AI capabilities and real-world workflows
• Work closely with customer and internal teams to understand their needs, uncover insights, and ensure solutions address real user problems
• Own the end-to-end design process—from discovery and concept development through production-ready solutions and iteration based on real-world feedback
• Design tailored, production-grade solutions for complex, high-impact customer needs, often with little precedent
• Rapidly prototype and validate workflows, ship pragmatic solutions, and share learnings with internal teams so successful patterns can be incorporated into the core product
• Deliver thoughtful visual and interaction design that balances usability, clarity, and scalability across both custom solutions and emerging platform capabilities
• Clearly communicate design decisions, tradeoffs, and rationale, helping teams move quickly and make strong product decisions
• Learn from shipped work—gathering feedback, analyzing outcomes, and iterating to improve the product over time

• 5+ years of product design experience
• Strong visual and interaction design skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Experience in designing features that resonate with users, particularly in fast-paced environments
• Experience partnering closely with product, engineering, data, and research to bring ideas from concept to production
• Experience working closely with customers—translating real-world needs and feedback into thoughtful product solutions
• Able to synthesize research, data, business goals, technical constraints, and customer needs into thoughtful solutions
• Comfortable working in fast-moving environments, designing quickly and adapting as new information emerges
• Strong visual and interaction design craft, with attention to detail across flows, states, and edge cases
• You enjoy using design to bring clarity and simplicity to complex systems
• You’re humble, collaborative, and curious—excited to keep learning and energized by working on a complex, evolving product

Bonus if you have experience designing LLM or AI-powered products

• Equity in a fast-growing company
• 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
• Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching
• Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend
• $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development
• Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office
• Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days
• Team outings & referral bonuses