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 looking for a Recruiting Operations professional to join our growing team. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our recruiting function. As we invest in automation, optimize our recruiting technology stack, and evolve into our next stage of operational maturity, we're looking for a systems-savvy operations professional who thrives at the intersection of recruiting operations and candidate experience.
This is a unique opportunity to help build scalable processes, improve data integrity, provide exceptional candidate experience, and contribute to transformative projects that will shape how we hire at Handshake. If you're passionate about efficiency, energized by technology, and ready to roll up your sleeves and take ownership, we’d love to meet you.
Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience for executive level candidates by scheduling with speed and efficiency.
Support existing recruiting technologies, including configuration, training, and creating documentation.
Proactively identify and implement process improvements in scheduling workflows, recruiter workflows, and recruiting operations.
Own recruiting data integrity by conducting routine audits, analyzing trends, and developing dashboards to support decision-making.
Build and maintain reports and dashboards to track key recruiting metrics.
Support team members with technical issues and troubleshooting related to recruitment systems.
Collaborate with cross-functionality stakeholders to enhance integrations, system functionality, and overall efficiency.
Communicate professionally, tactfully, and empathetically with candidates, hiring managers, interviewers, recruiters, and cross-functional teams.
3+ years of experience in recruitment coordination, recruiting operations, or HR operations in a fast-paced environment.
Experience working with an ATS (e.g., Greenhouse, Ashby, Workday) and other HR technologies.
Proficient in Google Suite (Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides).
Strong problem-solving mindset, especially in systems management and process improvements.
Excellent organizational skills, multitasking abilities, and ability to manage competing priorities.
High attention to detail and data accuracy.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
High level of professionalism and confidentiality.
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
- 3+ years in recruitment coordination, recruiting operations, or HR operations
- Experience working with an ATS (Greenhouse, Ashby, Workday)
- Proficient in Google Suite (Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides)
- Experience configuring recruiting technologies, creating documentation, and training users
- Experience building and maintaining reports and dashboards; conducting audits and analyzing recruiting data
- Strong problem-solving mindset in systems management and process improvement
- Excellent organizational skills, ability to multitask and manage competing priorities
- High attention to detail, data accuracy, professionalism, and confidentiality
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate tactfully and empathetically with stakeholders
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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