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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.
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
Human data is the core infrastructure to AI advancement. Frontier AI labs currently improve model capabilities with various data-intensive post-training techniques. We believe that data spend for AI training will increase by 3-5x in the next few years and continue for much longer as models take on new domains. Handshake AI supports all of the frontier AI labs, working on their most complex data at the largest scale.
We are building our India team to help accelerate the development of frontier models. This team is a critical, strategic investment for us - we have grown the team 3x in the past six months to help fuel our next phase of growth. India-based teammates will work hand-in-hand with US-based teams to scope, execute, and deliver critical human data projects to Frontier Labs and other customers.
As
, you will lead an SPL team that sits at the center of our most critical AI data and evaluation work. This is a high intensity, high visibility role where you own delivery, quality, and scalability across some of our most important customer and lab programs.
You will manage a team of SPLs across multiple high stakes AI data projects, set the standard for operational excellence, and act as the connective tissue between customers, researchers, procurement partners, Operations leadership, and Product and Engineering. You are comfortable in environments with high pressure and fast change, and you know how to keep teams aligned, motivated, and executing at a very high bar.
across multiple complex AI data and evaluation projects, ensuring clarity of ownership, priorities, and execution.
across custom data pipelines and expert labeling workflows, with a sharp focus on throughput, quality, and cost.
, scopes, and operational workflows that SPLs and Fellows can execute.
across your portfolio, including quality, throughput, SLAs, utilization, and margin, and using data to drive continuous improvement.
, enabling them to produce high quality, scalable data while feeling supported and informed.
to evolve internal tooling, workflows, and systems that unlock step function gains in efficiency and quality.
Key operational metrics across your portfolio improve materially, such as quality, on time delivery, throughput, and margin.
SPLs see you as a trusted and supportive leader who raises the bar on performance while providing clear direction and coaching.
Product, Engineering, and Engagement teams proactively involve you in planning and scoping for new programs because they trust your judgment and operational instincts.
to set priorities, unblock delivery, coach performance, and build strong operational habits.
on resourcing, staffing models, and long term capacity planning.
to translate research and business goals into executable project plans.
on internal tools, data pipelines, and systems that make SPLs and Fellows significantly more effective.
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such as marketplace operations, data operations, strategy and operations.
in fast paced, execution focused environments.
Prior experience in investment banking, private equity or management consulting strongly preferred.
Experience leading complex, multi stakeholder projects from definition through delivery, ideally with AI, data, or technical workflows.
Background in
is a strong plus.
Enjoy leading and coaching high performing operators, setting a clear bar, and giving direct feedback
Can move between high level systems thinking (process design, staffing, metrics) and detailed execution reviews with SPLs
Are comfortable in high intensity environments where priorities shift quickly and customer or lab needs can change week to week
It is not a good fit if you want narrow individual contributor scope, highly predictable days, or heavy top down structure. There will be sustained periods of high intensity, including early, late, and weekend work when programs or launches are at critical inflection points. You will often be the person responsible for getting projects back on track.
Marketplace, data, or technical services companies where they managed teams and owned delivery metrics
Management consulting or investment banking backgrounds that moved into hands on operational leadership
Team lead or manager roles in AI data operations or other scaled, process heavy environments
Generous Equity Grant vested over 4 years
Housing Bonus: 1.3 Lakhs spread throughout the first year
Well Defined Performance Bonus ranging between 10 - 100% of base
Medical Insurance Coverage
Food credit for every in person day.
Generous Equity Grant vested over 4 years
Housing Bonus: 1.3 Lakhs spread throughout the first year
Well Defined Performance Bonus ranging between 10 - 100% of base
Medical Insurance Coverage
Food credit for every in person day.
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What is the salary for this role?
Salary details will be discussed during the interview.
What experience is required?
4+ yrs of experience is required.
Is this position still open?
Yes, currently active and accepting applications.
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