Director of Communications, Careers

Handshake·San Francisco, CA·Posted 21 October 2026

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ABOUT HANDSHAKE Handshake was founded on a simple belief: everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today Handshake is the career network for the AI economy, connecting 30 million job seekers, more than a million employers and 1,600 educational institutions. Handshake AI puts the expertise of that network to work with leading AI labs and enterprises, and Handshake's learning products help people build the skills the AI economy demands. Why join Handshake now: - 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 ABOUT THE ROLE We're looking for a communications lead to own the story of our Careers business: the network 30 million students, graduates and professionals start on, the 1,600 institutions and million employers who rely on it,…

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