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
Handshake is hiring a Revenue Operations Manager reporting to the Director of Strategy & Operations who leads our Revenue Operations team. You will be the day-to-day operating partner for our new business sales teams (Mid-Market, Strategic Corporate and Public Sector), owning the pipeline, forecast and productivity insights that help us win new logos. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with real ownership. You will build the analysis yourself, run the operating cadence, and use AI and automation to take manual work off reps and managers so they spend more time selling.
In this role, you will:
Partner with new business sales leaders as their go-to operator, turning bookings goals into pipeline, coverage and productivity targets, and helping managers act on them
Run the new business operating cadence: weekly pipeline reviews, forecast calls, and monthly and quarterly business reviews, bringing an independent, data-backed view of the forecast
Own new business reporting on pipeline health, stage conversion, sales cycle, coverage, attainment and rep productivity, with one clear definition for every metric
Find and fix funnel friction: diagnose where deals stall, and partner with Marketing, Sales Development and Enablement on programs that improve conversion and velocity
Support annual and quarterly planning, including capacity models, territory and account assignment, and quota inputs, in partnership with Finance and the RevOps leader
Keep the sales process clean: stage definitions, rules of engagement, lead and account routing, and Salesforce data quality
Model and monitor new business comp plans with Finance and Commissions, and track whether plans drive the behavior we intend
Build AI and automation programs that drive pipeline: partner with GTM Engineering to launch and scale programs that generate new business leads, testing in short build, test, learn sprints
Automate the manual work: use AI to automate reporting and deal inspection, and build internal tools that give managers and reps time back
Must-Haves:
4 to 7+ years in Revenue Operations, Sales Operations or Strategy & Operations at a B2B SaaS company, supporting new business or acquisition sales teams
A track record as the trusted operating partner to frontline sales managers and sales leaders
Strong analytical skills: you build models and dashboards yourself, using SQL and a BI tool (Omni, Looker, Tableau, Hex or similar)
Advanced Salesforce skills, plus experience with forecasting and pipeline inspection tools
Experience running forecast and pipeline cadences and managing funnel performance (conversion rates, sales cycles, coverage)
Experience supporting territory, capacity and quota planning
Clear, concise written and verbal communication; you turn analysis into a recommendation and present it to senior leaders
Hands-on use of AI tools (LLMs such as Claude or ChatGPT, Clay or similar) to automate your own work, with a builder mindset
An ownership mentality, a bias toward action, and comfort working through ambiguity in a high-growth environment
The ability to influence without authority across Sales, Finance, Marketing and Product
Bonus Points:
Hands-on experience with Gong, Nooks, Clay, Gainsight or comparable tools
Experience supporting multiple sales segments
Experience building automations or lightweight tools (Python, Zapier, Workato, n8n or similar)
Experience supporting sales enablement programs that improve rep productivity
Management consulting, investment banking or private equity experience paired with in-house operating experience
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, $500 wellness stipend
📚 Growth: $2,000 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
Skills Required
- 4 to 7+ years of experience in Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, or Strategy & Operations at a B2B SaaS company
- Experience supporting new business or acquisition sales teams
- Track record as a trusted operating partner to frontline sales managers and leaders
- Strong analytical skills, including building models and dashboards using SQL and a BI tool
- Advanced Salesforce skills
- Experience with forecasting and pipeline inspection tools
- Experience running forecast and pipeline cadences
- Experience managing funnel performance, including conversion rates, sales cycles, and coverage
- Experience supporting territory, capacity, and quota planning
- Clear, concise written and verbal communication, with the ability to present recommendations to senior leaders
- Hands-on use of AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Clay to automate work
- Ownership mentality, bias toward action, and comfort working through ambiguity
- Ability to influence without authority across Sales, Finance, Marketing, and Product
- Hands-on experience with Gong, Nooks, Clay, Gainsight, or comparable tools
- Experience supporting multiple sales segments
- Experience building automations or lightweight tools using Python, Zapier, Workato, n8n, or similar
- Experience supporting sales enablement programs that improve representative productivity
- Management consulting, investment banking, or private equity experience paired with in-house operating experience
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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