What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Product Management, Consumer Growth position at Handshake?
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 Director, Product Management, Consumer Growth, reporting to the President and Chief Product Officer. This person will drive the strategy and execution of our consumer growth strategy, helping Handshake continue in its evolution from the top college job board to the career network for Gen Z, as reflected in a majority share of the early talent audience using Handshake daily / weekly / monthly along their career journey.
This role has a unique opportunity to work alongside the CEO, President and other top leaders of the company to drive an increase in the top company KPI, consumer engagement, and to make Handshake ubiquitous with Gen Z and the people who want to recruit them. Handshake has been evolving the foundations of our marketplace to make it possible for anyone to use Handshake and share content (their profile, a helpful video, a new job) to friends and family outside of Handshake, and to build out the foundations of a social content & community experience that meets more user needs around career discovery and exploration, in addition to the active job search.
To achieve this vision, you’ll be leading a team of PMs, engineers, designers and marketers and collaborating closely with our partnerships teams to build a truly game-changing consumer product and dramatically inflect our consumer engagement and the Handshake market opportunity.
Your role
- Product strategy : Develop the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for growth product areas including registration, activation, onboarding, and retention loops.
- Product development : You’ll lead a high performing cross-functional squad, collaborating closely with your engineering and design partners, from research and roadmap planning to delivery.
- Goals, metrics and tracking : Define goals and own performance against key business metrics for growth, and proactively drive accountability towards those goals.
- Leadership and alignment : You’ll represent your squad and product area to executives, and translate company-wide strategies to your squad and into your roadmap. You’ll inspire your team on the product vision.
- Launch and adoption : You’ll partner closely with marketing and our sales teams to bring our products to life. You never hesitate to roll up your sleeves and tackle something hands-on. You’ll run beta programs and pilots to maximize learning and minimize code investment, getting close to the customer and the details through the process.
- Cross-functional partnership : You’ll work with stakeholders across consumer and B2B teams, and on other sides of the Handshake marketplace EDU Partners to innovate quickly but deliberately.
Your experience
Who is the right candidate?
You are obsessed with driving growth. You consistently drive demonstrable impact for your companies, improving the experience for users and inflecting the business. You set the pace and the tone for your teams, knowing that growth impact is driven in part by maximizing shots on goal, balancing speed and perfection. You have high expectations for yourself and your teams and inspire others to meet your high bar.
And you care. A lot. You care about your work, your team, the people using your product and about the mission of Handshake to help everyone find a great job and build a great career. And it shows in everything you do.
Compensation range
For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
About us
Handshake is the career platform for Gen Z. With a community of over 17 million students, alumni, employers, and career educators, Handshake’s network is where career advice and discovery turn into first, second, and third jobs. Nearly 1 million companies use Handshake to build their future workforce—from Fortune 500 to federal agencies, school districts to startups, healthcare systems to small businesses. Handshake is built for where you’re going, not where you’ve been.
When it comes to our workforce strategy, we’ve thought deeply about how work-life should look at Handshake. With our hybrid-work model, employees benefit from collaboration and shared team experiences three days per week in our vibrant offices, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work two days per week. Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York, London, and Berlin.
What we offer
At Handshake, we'll give you the tools to feel healthy, happy and secure.
Benefits below apply to employees in full-time positions.
US-specific benefits, in addition to the first section)
UK-specific benefits, in addition to the first section)
Germany-specific benefits, in addition to the first section)
Looking for more? Explore our mission, values and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com / careers.
Handshake is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at people-hr@joinhandshake.com
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Salary : $1,500 - $2,000
