Strategy & Operations Manager, Handshake
Office of the CEO
$170-200k
+ Equity
College career network and job board
Job no longer available
College career network and job board
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$170-200k
+ Equity
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
- 4-6 years of experience in management consulting, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or strategy & operations at technology startup
- Exceptional written and verbal communicator, with strong executive presence
- Highly analytical and comfortable with data
- Strategic thinker with ability to speak intelligently and with insight about different business models, industries, technology trends
- Excel at working through influence, winning the trust of senior executives and cross-functional counterparts, effectively moving initiatives forward with multiple-stakeholders
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Strong bias to action and ability to work both quickly and to a high quality in ambiguous environment with a lot of change
- Highly collaborative, not afraid to roll up their sleeves to do what’s necessary to make the team successful
Desirable
- Experience in consumer marketplace business
- Highly curious and avid consumer of technology news, blogs, and related content
- MBA from selective business program
- Fluent with SQL and data analysis and visualization tools
What the job involves
- Handshake is hiring a Strategy & Operations Manager in the Office of the CEO
- In this role you will be a critical business partner to our CEO in driving efficient and effective business operations, leading key initiatives that are critical for the business, and better informing Handshake’s strategic outlook and decision-making
- Sitting at the intersection of strategy, product, and operations, this is a unique opportunity to gain a front-row seat to high-growth leadership and company-building
- Work hand-in-hand with business leaders and cross-functional teams to design and manage business-critical initiatives and operations
- Lead analyses that help inform our medium to long-term strategic outlook and decision-making, for example: competitive landscape analysis, customer and user product research, and synthesis of data and insights across the marketplace
- Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver increased volume and elevated quality of internal and external communications
- Define and manage key company systems and operating processes that help us scale effectively, including leadership operations and management systems
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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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2022
$200m
SERIES F
May 2021
$80m
SERIES E
Total funding: $434m
Company benefits
- 💰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
- 💻Handshake offers $500/£360 home office stipend for you to spend during your first 3 months to create a productive and comfortable workspace at home
- 📚Generous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000/£1,500 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
Articles
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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