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Senior Enterprise Customer Success Manager

Handshake logoHandshake$118,000–$148,000/yrNew York, NYFull-timeListed 3d ago

Taken at the midpoint of its range, $133,000/yr, this role pays less than the middle Customer Success opening on the board today ($150k/yr); the usual band for that kind of seat is $121k–$265k/yr.

The posting

About Handshake

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

About the Role

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 Do

  • Own 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

Desired Capabilities

  • 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

Extra Credit

  • 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

Perks

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 .

Taken from Handshake's own posting, last seen live on 31 Oct 2026.

About Handshake

A hiring network that employers pay to reach students, graduates and experienced job seekers, alongside Handshake AI's human data business for AI labs.

Pay schedule: Employment on Handshake's payroll with OTE-based pay on most selling and success roles, and an equity offer attached to nearly all of them.

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