Handshake
SaaS
Mid-MarketAccountManager
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“Mid-Market Account Manager at Handshake. Skills: Account management, Revenue growth, Client relationships. Own gross dollar retention. Drive growth across book of business”
What You'll Achieve.
Own gross dollar retention; Drive growth across book of business; Increase account penetration
Industry & Context.
Work onsite SF office 5 days/week, Travel as needed
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3-5+ years account management, 3-5+ years customer success, 1-3+ years managing expansion revenue, 1-3+ years managing renewal revenue, Quota responsibility, Track record of quota attainment, Experience managing 50+ accounts
Nice to Have
SaaS experience
What You'll Do.
Own gross dollar retention
Drive growth across book of business
Prospect within existing accounts
Identify expansion opportunities
Upsell book of business
Cross-sell book of business
Conduct discovery with executives
Own commercial relationship
Lead value conversations
Run competitive intel
Forecast renewal outcomes
Build strategies to increase account penetration
Identify new buying centers
Engage marketing functions
Renew assigned book of business
Upsell assigned book of business
Cross-sell assigned book of business
Position Handshake value proposition
Link value to customer business issues
Develop relationships with senior executives
Engage senior executives
Demonstrate Handshake value
Ensure customers adopt Handshake
Ensure customers are successful on Handshake
Manage data-driven Quarterly Business Reviews
Present data-driven Quarterly Business Reviews
Manage customer loyalty
Serve as internal advocate
Serve as escalation point
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with CSMs; Work with Employer Customer Success Team
Communication Scope
Executive presentations; Value conversations
Full Job Description
ABOUT HANDSHAKE Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions. In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data. We’ve grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month. 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 THE ROLE As a Mid Market Account Manager, you will own gross dollar retention and drive growth across your book of business. You will be responsible for running renewal cycles, prospecting within your existing accounts to identify expansion opportunities, and upselling and cross selling throughout your book of business. This includes discovery with executives, proving ROI and value, and partnering with CSMs who manage risk and adoption at the end-user level. You will work closely with your CSM counterpart but own the commercial relationship. You will lead value conversations, run competitive intel as needed, forecast renewal outcomes, and build strategies to increase account penetration. You will also be expected to identify new buying centers when relevant, including functions like marketing that engage with Handshake’s brand bundle products. You will also: - Effectively renew, upsell and cross-sell an assigned book of business of existing premium employer partners
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