Growth Operations Lead, Handshake
Handshake AI
$125-200k
+ Equity
5 days a week in office (San Francisco, CA)
College career network and job board
Open for applications
College career network and job board
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$125-200k
+ Equity
5 days a week in office (San Francisco, 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
- 2+ years of experience in growth, product, or operations
- A background in strategy- and operations-heavy environments such as marketplaces, logistics, or on-demand services
- Experience in Business Operations, Strategy, or Growth teams at a tech company
- Strong technical acumen, including the ability to perform data analysis using SQL or Python
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-first approach to testing and decision-making
- An entrepreneurial mindset—comfortable with ambiguity, fast execution, and building from zero to one
What the job involves
- As Handshake AI continues its rapid expansion in the Generative AI space, we are seeking a Growth Lead to spearhead high-impact initiatives that drive revenue, adoption, and overall business growth
- This strategic and hands-on role blends elements of product strategy, operations, and data-driven experimentation to accelerate our trajectory in a dynamic and fast-evolving market
- This will be at our San Francisco location and this team is traditionally in the office five days a week
- Lead critical growth projects, working closely with cross-functional partners across Engineering, Operations, and Go-to-Market
- Design, optimize, and scale growth strategies, funnels, and pipelines tailored to the evolving needs of strategic customers and broader market demands
- Oversee growth operations end-to-end, ensuring flawless execution and strong alignment with business goals
- Own the full growth funnel—from acquisition through activation—for key generative AI initiatives
- Regularly present progress, insights, and recommendations to Handshake AI’s executive leadership, helping shape the company’s growth strategy and long-term vision
- Tackle high-priority growth challenges, setting new benchmarks for how we expand our presence in domain-specific AI applications
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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