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
Reporting to the Senior Manager of Enterprise Customer Success, you’ll be a strategic partner and long-term point of contact for our enterprise employer partners. You’ll help them hit their hiring goals, drive adoption across their recruiting teams, and make sure they see clear value from Handshake. You’ll build strong relationships, learn each customer’s business deeply, and work proactively to maximize their return on investment. Internally, you’ll be the voice of the customer, working with teams across Handshake to advocate for customer needs and find opportunities for growth.
What You’ll DoOwn a book of 20-25 enterprise accounts, with accountability for gross retention and expansion
Partner with Sales to identify, qualify, and close expansion opportunities across products and business units
Run executive business reviews that connect platform usage to the customer’s hiring outcomes and business priorities
Build multi-threaded relationships from recruiters and Rec Ops up to TA leadership and executive sponsors
Use product and usage data to spot adoption gaps and drive enablement that changes recruiter behavior
Bring structured customer feedback to Product and advocate for roadmap priorities that matter to enterprise accounts
5+ years in Customer Success, including 2+ years managing enterprise accounts with direct renewal and expansion accountability
A track record of retaining at-risk accounts and growing revenue within an existing book
Strong business acumen: you can translate usage data into an executive narrative about ROI and outcomes
Executive presence, with exceptional presentation and written communication skills
An analytical, data-driven approach: you synthesize complex information into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with a bias toward ownership and follow-through
Comfort using AI tools to work faster and serve customers better
Experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, or HR technology, with fluency in how TA teams operate and measure success
Experience in a high-growth SaaS company
Familiarity with CS platforms such as Vitally or Gainsight, and with Salesforce
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 Customer Success
- 2+ years managing enterprise accounts with direct renewal and expansion accountability
- Track record of retaining at-risk accounts and growing revenue within an existing book of business
- Strong business acumen and ability to translate usage data into executive ROI and outcomes narratives
- Executive presence with exceptional presentation and written communication skills
- Analytical, data-driven approach to synthesizing complex information into recommendations
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with ownership and follow-through
- Comfort using AI tools to work faster and serve customers better
- Experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, or HR technology
- Experience in a high-growth SaaS company
- Familiarity with Vitally or Gainsight
- Familiarity with Salesforce
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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