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

We’re looking for a high-impact Senior Manager, HR Business Partner to support our Go-To-Market organization. This role is for someone who thrives as a strategic operator and wants to help scale a performance-driven, mission-aligned GTM team.

You’ll partner closely with senior leaders across the business, serving as a sounding board, challenger, and architect of our talent strategy. This isn’t a support function, it’s an embedded, high-trust role where you’ll influence how we design orgs, assess performance, enable leaders, and raise the talent bar.

Your role

• Partner closely with senior GTM leaders to shape org design, workforce planning, and team effectiveness as the business scales
• Drive rigorous performance management ensuring clarity of expectations, timely feedback, and decisive action on both high and low performance
• Coach senior GTM leaders and managers through organizational growth, leadership development, and team evolution
• Translate business needs into actionable people strategies across the talent lifecycle
• Lead the execution of core People program including compensation reviews, feedback cycles, and organizational changes in close partnership with COEs
• Use data, tools, and feedback to assess what’s working, spot issues early, and inform decisions that improve the employee experience
• Continuously evaluate and evolve our People practices to ensure they scale effectively and align with Handshake’s mission and pace

Your experience

• Bring 8-10 years of progressive HR experience, including 4+ years as an HRBP in high-growth, fast-paced environments
• Have supported GTM orgs and understand the pace, pressure, and levers that drive revenue teams
• Approach talent with a first-principles mindset - not defaulting to the same playbooks, but designing better ones for the context
• Communicate clearly and strategically, with the ability to synthesize complex org dynamics and influence executive decisions
• Comfortable with hard conversations and operating with empathy, urgency, and a bias for action
• View HR as a strategic multiplier for scaling teams, improving performance, and driving business results

Compensation range

• $172,000 - $215,000

 

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 career platform for Gen Z. With a community of over 17 million students, alumni, employers, and career educators, Handshake’s network is where career advice and discovery turn into first, second, and third jobs. Nearly 1 million companies use Handshake to build their future workforce—from Fortune 500 to federal agencies, school districts to startups, healthcare systems to small businesses. Handshake is built for where you’re going, not where you’ve been.

When it comes to our workforce strategy, we’ve thought deeply about how work-life should look at Handshake. With our hybrid-work model, employees benefit from collaboration and shared team experiences three days per week in our vibrant offices, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work two days per week (unless noted in the specific job posting). Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York, London, and Berlin.

What we offer

At Handshake, we'll give you the tools to feel healthy, happy and secure.

Benefits below apply to employees in full-time (not Contract) positions.

• 💰 Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company.
• 🍼 16 Weeks of paid parental leave for birth giving parents & 10 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birth giving parents.
• 💝 Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage. We also provide resources for Mental Health Assist