Senior Business Recruiter, Handshake
$140-165k
5 days a week in office (Montgomery BART, CA)
College career network and job board
Open for applications
College career network and job board
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$140-165k
5 days a week in office (Montgomery BART, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To democratize access to opportunity and ensure any student can build a great career no matter who they know, where they live or what school they attend.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires a background in hiring strategy and business operations professionals, as well as the ability to translate evolving company needs into effective hiring strategies
- Recruiting Expertise: 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a solid track record hiring for strategic business and operations functions (e.g., BizOps, Corporate Strategy, Finance, Legal, Marketing)
- Strategic Acumen: Deep knowledge of business operations and organizational strategy; able to contextualize roles within the broader business and influence how they’re scoped
- Executive Partnership: Skilled at building trust and credibility with senior leaders; capable of pushing back thoughtfully and guiding decisions with data and insights
- Sourcing Mastery: Experience sourcing for niche and high-impact roles using tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, CRM, and industry networks
- Process-Oriented: Comfortable working in structured recruiting environments and optimizing processes in an ATS (e.g., Ashby, Greenhouse)
- Analytical Approach: Data-driven mindset with the ability to track, report, and iterate on recruiting performance and hiring funnel metrics
- Great Communicator: Robust written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling outreach and articulate value propositions
What the job involves
- Handshake is hiring a Senior Business Recruiter to lead hiring efforts for strategic business and operational roles
- Reporting to the Sr Director of Talent Acquisition, you’ll partner closely with senior management to shape and scale critical functions that power Handshake AI’s next phase of growth
- You’ll be a trusted advisor to stakeholders across the business and a key contributor to building high-performing, mission-aligned teams
- Strategic Talent Partner: Partner with executives and hiring managers to understand org design needs, influence headcount planning, and advise on the best hiring strategies for operations and G&A roles
- Full-Cycle Ownership: Lead the end-to-end recruitment process—from sourcing and screening through interviews, offer negotiation, and close
- Pipeline Development: Build candidate pools for hard-to-fill key roles. Search for possible hires in different locations. Connect with those not currently job hunting and keep in touch with them regularly
- Market Intelligence: Provide insights on talent trends, compensation benchmarks, and competitive dynamics to inform hiring decisions and set expectations
- Operational Excellence: Drive continuous improvement in recruiting processes, leveraging data to optimize performance and deliver against key metrics
- Extraordinary Candidate Experience: Ensure every candidate has a high-quality, values-aligned experience that reflects our brand and culture
Our take
The three founders of Handshake established their company in an attempt to eliminate inequality and make the student hiring landscape fairer. The Handshake platform acts as a LinkedIn for college students, pairing students from every walk of life with more than 650K employers, including the entire Fortune 500, which includes Google and Nike.
The graduate recruitment platform is open to any student with a valid @.edu email address, with more than 12 million active users from thousands of colleges and universities. With a student-first philosophy, the company generates revenue from both universities and employers rather than students.
Valued at $3.5B, Handshake has gained traction in a competitive market, although it has strong competition from recruiting giants LinkedIn and Indeed. It stands out, however, by helping students build new relationships and skills, rather than simply making connections to people they already know.
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Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2022
$200m
SERIES F
May 2021
$80m
SERIES E
Total funding: $434m
Company benefits
- đź’°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
- đź’ťComprehensive medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage. We also provide resources for Mental Health Assistance, Employee Assistance Programs and counseling support
- đź’»Handshake offers $500/ÂŁ360 home office stipend for you to spend during your first 3 months to create a productive and comfortable workspace at home
- đź“šGenerous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000/ÂŁ1,500 stipend for you to grow your skills and career
- 🏦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 8 standardized holidays, and 2 additional days of flexible holiday time off. Lastly, we have a Summer and Winter #ShakeBreak, two one-week periods of Collective Time Off
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Garrett Lord
(Co-Founder & CEO)Majored in Computer Science at Michigan Technological University. Interned at Palantir Technologies before co-founding Handshake in 2012.
Ben Christensen
(Co-Founder)Graduated from Michigan Technological University with a degree in Computer Networking & Systems Administration. Interned at Target and worked as a Developer at Up and Running Software. Was part of Arbor Networks' ASERT Security Research team.
Scott Ringwelski
(Co-Founder)Attained a degree in Computer Software Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Co-founded Handshake in 2012.
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