Senior Manager Communications

About the role

Handshake is looking for a senior communications leader to own and evolve its corporate communications strategy. Handshake operates a complex three-sided marketplace connecting students, employers, and universities, and is at the center of conversations about the future of work and the future of AI.

The role will shape those narratives, elevate Handshake’s voice in the market, and build trusted relationships with the media, executives, and cross-functional leaders. It will own corporate positioning, press strategy, inbound media inquiries, and executive visibility, working closely with the CEO, leadership team, marketing, product, policy, legal, and people teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Handshake’s corporate communications strategy.
• Shape narratives about the future of work and the future of AI, and elevate Handshake’s voice in the market.
• Own corporate positioning, press strategy, inbound media inquiries, and executive visibility.
• Work closely with the CEO, leadership team, marketing, product, policy, legal, and people teams to tell Handshake’s story with clarity, credibility, and ambition.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a strategic storyteller and experienced operator.

Key facts

• Handshake operates a three-sided marketplace connecting students, employers, and universities.
• The role owns corporate positioning, press strategy, inbound media inquiries, and executive visibility.
• The role works closely with the CEO, leadership team, marketing, product, policy, legal, and people teams.