Operations Associate

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 1600 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. Weve 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 worlds 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

Human data is the core infrastructure to AI advancement. Frontier AI labs currently improve model capabilities with various data-intensive post-training techniques. We believe that data spend for AI training will increase by 3-5x in the next few years and continue for much longer as models take on new domains. Handshake AI supports all of the frontier AI labs working on their most complex data at the largest scale.

The Operations Associate drives execution of operational programs across Central Operations core functions Contractor Operations Marketplace & Allocations Trust & Safety and Pay. This is an individual contributor role with real ownership over the workstreams you touch: youll dig into the data spot whats not working and drive improvements forward working closely with Operations Program Managers and cross-functional partners to keep programs running smoothly.

• Own execution of operational workstreams across Central Operations functions using judgment on how best to get the work done

• Pull organize and analyze data to identify trends gaps and opportunities for improvement

• Monitor key metrics and operational queues and drive resolution of issues within your scope not just flagging them upward

• Identify and help implement process improvements not just document existing ones

• Own day-to-day escalations and requests using judgment on when to resolve directly versus loop in others

• Partner with cross-functional teams on ad hoc requests and initiatives

• 1 years of experience in operations business support or a similar analytical individual-contributor role

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to inform decisions and drive action

• Comfort operating with ambiguity using judgment to figure out the right approach rather than relying on a fixed playbook

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Basic proficiency in SQL or similar data tools or strong willingness to learn quickly

• Clear written communication skills for documenting work and driving alignment with stakeholders

Bonus points:

• Prior exposure to one of Central Operations core functions Contractor Operations Marketplace & Allocations Trust & Safety or Pay

• Experience using SQL or other data analysis tools

• A track record of taking ownership and driving improvements without heavy oversight

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: $2000 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

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