Everyone is welcome at Handshake. We know diverse teams build better products and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on a foundation of respect for all individuals. We strongly encourage candidates from non-traditional backgrounds, historically marginalized or underrepresented groups to apply.

Your impact

Handshake is hiring a Strategy & Operations Manager in the Office of the CEO. In this role you will be a critical business partner to our CEO in driving efficient and effective business operations, leading key initiatives that are critical for the business, and better informing Handshake’s strategic outlook and decision-making.

Sitting at the intersection of strategy, product, and operations, this is a unique opportunity to gain a front-row seat to high-growth leadership and company-building.

Your role

• Work hand-in-hand with business leaders and cross-functional teams to design and manage business-critical initiatives and operations

• Lead analyses that help inform our medium to long-term strategic outlook and decision-making, for example: competitive landscape analysis, customer and user product research, and synthesis of data and insights across the marketplace

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver increased volume and elevated quality of internal and external communications

• Define and manage key company systems and operating processes that help us scale effectively, including leadership operations and management systems

Your experience

• 4-6 years of experience in management consulting, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or strategy & operations at technology startup

• Exceptional written and verbal communicator, with strong executive presence

• Highly analytical and comfortable with data

• Strategic thinker with ability to speak intelligently and with insight about different business models, industries, technology trends

• Excel at working through influence, winning the trust of senior executives and cross-functional counterparts, effectively moving initiatives forward with multiple-stakeholders

• Meticulous attention to detail

• Strong bias to action and ability to work both quickly and to a high quality in ambiguous environment with a lot of change

• Highly collaborative, not afraid to roll up their sleeves to do what’s necessary to make the team successful

Bonus areas of expertise 

• Experience in consumer marketplace business

• Highly curious and avid consumer of technology news, blogs, and related content

• MBA from selective business program

• Fluent with SQL and data analysis and visualization tools

Compensation range

• $170,000-$200,000 

For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

About us

Handshake is the #1 place to launch a career with no connections, experience, or luck required. The platform connects up-and-coming talent with 750,000+ employers - from Fortune 500 companies like Google, Nike, and Target to thousands of public school districts, healthcare systems, and nonprofits. In 2022 we announced our $200M Series F funding round. This Series F fundraise and 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.

When it comes to our workforce strategy, we’ve thought deeply about how work-life should look here at Handshake. With our Hub-Based Remote Working strategy, employees can enjoy the flexibility of remote work, whilst ensuring collaboration and team experiences in a shared space remains possible. Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, New York, London, and Berlin and teammates working globally. 

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