Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions.
In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data. We’ve grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month.
Why join Handshake now:
Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel
Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions
Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders
Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue
As the Implementation Manager for Employer Customer Success, you’ll be the first touchpoint after the sale, reporting to the Director of Customer Success. You’ll help build a scalable onboarding function that delights our enterprise & strategic customers in their first 60-90 days with Handshake. Your focus is building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and aligning employers on their goals, so every partner launches with a clear plan and a path to success.
Launch enterprise & strategic employers through kick-off calls, product set-up, & implementation checklists that drive adoption in the first 60-90 days
Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to translate business goals into clear success metrics & implementation plans
Train & coach employer partners on early talent best practices & workflows to accelerate time to value
Use data to refine implementation strategies & build SOPs that scale onboarding across the team
5+ years in a customer-facing role with project management experience (customer success, customer education, onboarding, or implementation)
Excellent executive-level communication skills, written & verbal, with customers & internal stakeholders
Proven track record of building relationships & trust quickly with senior stakeholders
Strong project & time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple implementations at once
Data-informed approach, with the ability to communicate outcomes in a compelling & tangible way
Flexible, creative problem solver who is scrappy, curious, & finds another way when one door closes
A good listener who works well across multiple teams & departments
Bias for action, with a willingness to roll up your sleeves regardless of title
Prior implementation & project management experience
Experience creating & rolling out new processes
Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported—and thrive at work and in life.
The below benefits are for full-time US employees.
🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company
💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching
💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, wellness stipend
📚 Growth: Learning stipend, ongoing development
💻 Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office
🏝 Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days
🤝 Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses
Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in a customer-facing role with project management experience, such as customer success, customer education, onboarding, or implementation
- Excellent executive-level written and verbal communication skills
- Experience building relationships and trust quickly with senior stakeholders
- Strong project and time management skills, including managing multiple implementations simultaneously
- Data-informed approach and ability to communicate outcomes compellingly and tangibly
- Flexible, creative, scrappy, and curious problem-solving approach
- Ability to listen well and collaborate across multiple teams and departments
- Bias for action and willingness to perform hands-on work
- Prior implementation and project management experience
- Experience creating and rolling out new processes
Handshake Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Handshake and has not been reviewed or approved by Handshake.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off practices include flexible/unlimited PTO, companywide recharge weeks in summer and winter, plus additional volunteer and personal holiday time. Feedback suggests sabbaticals and coordinated breaks help people actually use rest time.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is described as extended for primary and secondary caregivers, and family-oriented policies are highlighted. Fertility and family-support resources are referenced in public materials.
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Healthcare Strength — Core coverage spans medical, dental, and vision, with added mental-health resources and wellness programming. Feedback suggests these supports contribute meaningfully to overall wellbeing.
Handshake Insights
What We Do
Handshake is the #1 place to launch a career with no connections, experience, or luck required. The platform connects up-and-coming talent with 650,000+ employers - from Fortune 500 companies like Google, Nike, and Target to thousands of public school districts, healthcare systems, and nonprofits. Earlier this year, we announced our $200M Series F funding round. This Series F fundraise and new 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.
Why Work With Us
How someone builds their career is foundational. We believe in working with the higher education community to help students build meaningful careers. We are at the nexus of universities, students and employers— and we’re able to connect the very best pieces of each side. We’re proud to create a community where students can be more successful.
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