Executive Assistant to the CMO
We are thrilled to announce Handshake’s $200M Series F funding round. At Handshake, we believe that a career opportunity shouldn’t be determined by who you know or what you’ve done. It’s about what you can - and will - do. Your future, not your past. Our Series F fundraise and new valuation of $3.5B will fuel our next phase of growth and propel our mission to help more people start, restart, and jumpstart their careers.
Handshake is the #1 place to launch a career with no connections, experience, or luck required. Handshake’s community includes 20 million students and young alumni around the world from 1,400 educational institutions, including four-year colleges, community colleges, boot camps, and 290+ minority-serving institutions. The platform connects up-and-coming talent with 650,000+ employers - from Fortune 500 companies like Google, Nike, and Target to thousands of public school districts, healthcare systems, nonprofits, and even sports teams like the LA Dodgers. Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, New York, and London and teammates working globally.
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.
If you are not sure that you’re 100% qualified, but up for the challenge – we want you to apply. We believe skills are transferable and passion for our mission goes a long way.
Your Impact:
Handshake is hiring an executive assistant reporting to the two VPs of marketing at Handshake (one on the Education and Student team and the other on the Employer team). In this role you will partner closely with Handshake’s marketing leadership on everything from calendar management & scheduling to org-wide communications & initiatives to team morale & offsites. We’re looking for you to be a strategic partner making smart decisions on our behalf, not just someone who executes on orders.
Although you will start as the EA to the VPs of marketing, this role will ultimately report to the CMO upon hiring.
Your Role:
Managing the (2) VPs ever changing calendar & commitments
Helping keep our rapidly growing marketing organization informed & connected
Coordinating with external partners & internal PR teams on CTO’s speaking engagements
Driving the day-to-day administration of the organization
Owning the details
Planning travel, offsites, team events, & more
Your Experience:
Experience supporting C-level executives overseeing 100+ person organizations
Experience supporting executives with high cross-functional touch points
Experience in high growth / hyper growth organizations
Excellent written and verbal communicator
Extremely organized & detail oriented
Highly adept in G Suite tools
Bonus Areas of Expertise:
Experience working with distributed offices & remote employees
Compensation Range
$95,604 - $140,619
Benefits below apply to employees in full-time positions.
- Stock: Ownership in a fast-growing company.
- 401k: We care about your ability to save for your future.
- Hub-based Remote Work: Handshakers can enjoy the flexibility of remote work, whilst ensuring collaboration and team experiences in a shared space remains possible.
- Time Off: Flexible vacation policy to encourage people to get out and see the world.
- Healthcare: World-class medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage.
- Family Focus: Parental leave and flexibility for families.
- Mental Health Assistance: You’ve got a lot on your mind, which can lead to less attention on your mental health. We’re here to help and support you every step of the way.
- Financial Management with Origin: We provide you with a professional financial planner via so that you can gain a better understanding of making the most of your compensation, equity, benefits, 401k and perks.
- Goodies: Whatever hardware and software you need to get the job done.
- Team Fun: Regularly scheduled virtual events, happy hours, and book clubs! Once it’s safe, we’ll provide meaningful connection points throughout the year for Handshakers to build community and meet teammates in-person.
- Learning: Learning & Development opportunities and an annual $2,000 stipend for you to grow your skills and career.
- Great team: Working with fun, hardworking, nice people who are committed to making a difference!
- ...And much more! Explore our comprehensive benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers.
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