Handshake currently has 68 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles, 60%, are focused on data, with a further 15% in agents. Research and Engineering are the most frequent functions hiring for these positions. Recent hiring activity shows a significant increase, with 23 new AI roles posted in the last 30 days, representing a 92% rise compared to the preceding 30-day period.
Currently tracking 23 active AI roles, down 48% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering.
Handshake currently has 65 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Music Producer - AI Trainer (2), Strategic Projects Lead, Coding (2), 3D Slicer Specialist - AI Trainer , AI Red Teamer, LLM Generalist, Analog Engineer - AI Trainer. Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
Handshake's active AI hiring is concentrated in: data (66%), agents (15%), application (8%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Handshake is hiring AI talent in: United States (22 roles), India (4 roles).
Job postings at Handshake most frequently reference: evals, synthetic data, model serving, agent orchestration, llm observability.
In the past 30 days, Handshake has posted 10 new AI-related roles. That is a -57% change versus the prior 30 days (23 → 10).
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Management Lead This role is for an Engagement Management Lead at Handshake AI, focusing on managing critical customer relationships with Frontier AI labs. The role involves owning the full engagement lifecycle, from scoping to renewals, and driving strategic implementations and revenue growth. It requires partnering with sales, operations, product, and engineering teams to deliver value and influence product roadmaps. Success is measured by customer adoption, revenue growth, and successful production deployments. | — | 5 |
| Program Manager Program Manager for Employer Customer Success team to drive adoption, retention, and expansion of Handshake's platform. This role involves executing strategic projects, developing recruiting campaigns, and providing data-driven insights to help employers attract top entry-level talent. The company also has an AI division focused on creating evaluations and benchmarks for AI labs. | — | 0 |
| Senior Payroll Accountant This role is for a Senior Payroll Accountant at Handshake, a company that operates in the AI economy. The accountant will be responsible for managing payroll accounting, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting for global operations. The role requires experience in core accounting fundamentals, payroll-related accounting, and ERP systems like NetSuite. Bonus points for public accounting background, Workday experience, international payroll, and SOX controls. | — | 0 |
| Senior Growth Marketing Manager Senior Growth Marketing Manager at Handshake, a career network for the AI economy, focusing on scaling paid social acquisition channels (LinkedIn, Meta, TikTok, Snapchat) and managing ad spend to drive user acquisition for AI training gigs. | — | 0 |
| Senior Executive Assistant This role is for a Senior Executive Assistant supporting three C-level executives at Handshake. The primary responsibilities include complex calendar management, meeting coordination, travel booking, expense reporting, and supporting special projects. The role also involves acting as a strategic partner to executives, planning team events, and coordinating interviews with the recruiting team. A key aspect is leveraging technology and AI-powered tools to improve efficiency and streamline workflows. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of EA experience in a fast-paced tech environment, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to exercise judgment and discretion. | — | 0 |
| Mid-Market Account Manager This role is for a Mid-Market Account Manager at Handshake, a company that has launched an AI data business. The Account Manager will be responsible for gross dollar retention and growth within their assigned book of business, focusing on renewals, expansion opportunities, upselling, and cross-selling. They will manage commercial relationships, lead value conversations, and build strategies to increase account penetration. The role requires experience in SaaS account management or customer success, a track record of quota attainment, and experience managing a portfolio of accounts. | — | 0 |
| Senior Payroll Accountant This role is for a Senior Payroll Accountant at Handshake, a company that operates within the AI economy. The accountant will be responsible for all payroll accounting and financial reporting globally, ensuring accurate recording, reconciliation, and reporting of transactions. Key responsibilities include preparing journal entries, reconciliations, managing payroll tax liabilities, benefits accruals, and supporting audits. The role requires hands-on Workday experience, a strong understanding of payroll accounting fundamentals, and experience with NetSuite or a similar ERP system. Bonus points for international payroll experience and familiarity with stock compensation accounting. | — | 0 |
| Support Specialist, Contract This role is a contract Support Specialist for Handshake, a company that has launched Handshake AI. The role involves providing email and phone support to users, resolving technical issues, and improving the customer experience. While the company has an AI division, this specific role focuses on user support for the core platform, not direct AI/ML development or research. | — | 0 |
| Federal Account Executive This role is for a Federal Account Executive at Handshake, a company that has a division called Handshake AI. The AE will be responsible for new business acquisition and growing existing federal agency customer accounts. This involves developing relationships, identifying opportunities, and driving the sales process from prospecting to close. The role requires familiarity with federal hiring needs, acquisition processes, and achieving revenue targets. While the company has an AI division, this specific role is focused on sales and account management within the federal sector. | — | 0 |
| Senior Director - Litigation & Employment Counsel This role is for a Senior Director - Litigation & Employment Counsel at Handshake, a company focused on the AI economy. The role involves managing litigation and employment risks, advising on legal questions related to the platform, and developing policies and compliance programs. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in litigation, employment law, and advising technology companies. | — | 0 |
| Enterprise Account Manager, EMEA Enterprise Account Manager for Handshake's EMEA market, focusing on driving renewals, upsells, and cross-sells for employer partners. This role involves owning the end-to-end relationship with enterprise accounts, acting as a strategic advisor on early talent strategy, and synthesizing customer feedback to shape product development. The position requires a background in early talent, campus recruiting, or HR/recruiting tech, with proven experience in Customer Success or Account Management managing enterprise accounts and commercial outcomes. | — | 0 |
| Senior Security Engineer, IAM Senior Security Engineer, IAM at Handshake. Focuses on architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise identity automation and governance. Will define IAM automation strategy, build lifecycle workflows, and enable secure identity operations across various platforms. Requires strong scripting, IAM platform experience, and understanding of identity protocols. Experience with GCP IAM, Okta Workflows, or PAM is a plus. | — | 0 |
| Senior Security Engineer, Application Security Senior Application Security Engineer responsible for building systems, tools, and automation to embed security into the software development lifecycle in an AI-enabled environment. Focuses on developer-facing tooling, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and leveraging AI/agentic tools to scale security impact. | — | 0 |
| Senior People Systems Partner, Workday This role is for a Senior People Systems Partner focused on Workday administration. The responsibilities include configuring business processes, building reports, running EIBs, maintaining tenant hygiene, and supporting integrations within the Workday system. The role requires deep expertise in Workday Core HCM and ideally one additional module, with a focus on translating business needs into Workday solutions. While the company mentions an 'AI data business' and working with 'frontier AI lab researchers', this specific role is centered on HR systems and does not involve direct AI/ML development or research. | — | 0 |
| Staff Software Engineer, Consumer Experience Staff Software Engineer on the Consumer Experience team to build products connecting students with employers. Drive technical initiatives, shape team direction, and deliver scalable solutions for a fast-growing career platform. | — | 0 |
| Senior FP&A Manager Senior FP&A Manager to own Handshake’s corporate finance function, partnering cross functionally to maintain a financial plan across Handshake’s entire business. This role will build and maintain operating models, own long-range planning, manage the three-statement model, drive investor and board reporting, and lead financial reviews. | — | 0 |