Strategy & Operations Manager, Office of the CEO

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San Francisco, CA (hybrid) Until 8/23/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted March 26, 2025 Last posted May 31, 2025
Job description

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 to join the Office of the CEO. In this role you will be a critical business partner to our CEO in leading efficient and effective business operations, and leading key strategic initiatives that are critical for the business.

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 building a company.

Your role

  • Support day-to-day operations to set CEO up for success for internal meetings and external engagements
  • Work hand-in-hand with C-Suite leaders and cross-functional teams to design and manage business-critical initiatives and operations
  • Lead analyses that help inform our short and 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
  • Lead cross-functional projects across go-to-market, marketing, and product teams
  • Define and manage key company systems and operating processes that help us scale successfully, including leadership operations and management systems

Your experience

  • 4-6 years of experience in management consulting, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, and/or strategy & operations at technology startup
  • Exceptional written and verbal communicator, with robust 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
  • Success in leading initiatives forward with multiple-stakeholders
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Deep 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
  • Able to work work in-person out of our San Francisco office 3 days per week - Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

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
About this role

Summary

Support CEO operations and lead strategic initiatives for the business.

Job title

Strategy & Operations Manager, Office of the CEO

Experience level

4-6 years

Industry

technology

Location requirements

San Francisco, CA, hybrid work allowed

Salary

$170,000-$200,000

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

management consultingbusiness strategyinvestment bankingventure capitalprivate equitydata analysiscommunication

Preferred skills

consumer marketplaceMBASQL

Specializations

strategyoperationsbusinessanalyticsconsulting
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Francisco, CA, USA

Hybrid City