handshake - EDU GTM Operations Manager
Requirements
• You are curious, highly analytical, and comfortable turning complex business problems into scalable operational and technical solutions. You have a strong eye for detail, a systems-oriented mindset, and a track record of leading cross-functional work from problem definition through execution. You are equally comfortable improving processes, translating business requirements into system changes, and delivering insights through reporting, dashboards, and operational analysis. • Partner with Sales and Customer Success to support retention and growth goals through data strategy, operational process design, and reporting • Serve as a primary business partner for cross-functional teams by proactively identifying and addressing process, systems, tooling, and data gaps • Own and improve the quality, completeness, and integrity of data across Salesforce and other GTM systems, including audits, updates, uploads, reconciliations, and ongoing governance across systems of record • Act as a key Salesforce business owner for the EDU GTM organization by identifying system gaps, improving configuration, partnering on automation, and helping ensure the platform scales with business needs • Lead continuous improvement efforts across existing workflows while helping design and implement new processes that improve speed, scale, and automation • Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to define long-term roadmaps that improve business processes and system workflows, with a strong focus on Salesforce and Gainsight • Translate business needs into scalable operational and technical solutions by gathering requirements, identifying workflow and system gaps, evaluating solution options, and driving implementation • Build and maintain reporting, dashboards, and analytical models that help identify business trends, performance drivers, risks, and opportunities
Responsibilities
• Drive alignment across stakeholders by communicating clearly, surfacing risks early, and escalating blockers when needed • Build strong, trusted relationships across the EDU GTM organization and broader cross-functional teams • DESIRED CAPABILITIES • Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field such as Business, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline • 3+ years of experience in a highly analytical or operations-focused role, ideally within Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, Customer Success Operations, or a similar function at a fast-growing company • Strong Salesforce experience, including hands-on work with reports and dashboards, custom report types, calculated fields, flows or other automation, page layouts, permissions, and overall platform capabilities • Experience serving as a business-facing Salesforce owner or administrator, with the ability to translate business needs into scalable system and process solutions • Experience administering or supporting GTM systems and integrations such as Salesforce, Gainsight, MixMax, or similar tools • Strong experience supporting GTM teams through process improvement, systems management, reporting, and cross-functional project execution • Advanced proficiency in Excel, with experience in BI and reporting tools such as Looker, Tableau, Hex, or similar platforms considered a plus • Working knowledge of SQL is a plus, along with the ability to manipulate, analyze, and translate large data sets into actionable insights • Experience with business analysis, including gathering requirements, documenting current and future state, evaluating solutions, managing change, and communicating recommendations to stakeholders • Ability to independently manage complex analytical and operational work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence across teams and levels • Salesforce certification and experience building or improving automation, data quality processes, and end-to-end workflows within Salesforce • Experience thriving in a fast-paced environment and ramping quickly across new projects and business challenges • Proactive, self-directed working style with the ability to execute effectively with high-level guidance and minimal oversight • Experience supporting GTM teams through Deal Desk or CPQ processes • Experience implementing or supporting GTM tooling and workflows • Experience partnering closely with senior leaders in a SaaS B2B business
Benefits
• Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel • Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions • Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders • Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue • Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported—and thrive at work and in life. • The below benefits are for full-time US employees. • 🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company • 💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching • 🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching • 💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, wellness stipend • 📚 Growth: Learning stipend, ongoing development • 💻 Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office • 🏝 Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days • 🤝 Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses • Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers http://joinhandshake.com/careers.
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