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Principal Client Advisor (New Business Acquisition)

Karat’s purpose is to unlock opportunity, for both hiring companies and candidates.

Karat

Employee count: 201-500

Salary: 150k-150k USD

United States only

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We're Karat, the world's largest interviewing company.

Karat is transforming organizations around the world. We provide a powerful system for technical leaders at companies like PayPal, Atlassian, and Citi who want to take control of how they hire top engineers, elevate their teams and contractors, and stay ahead. At the core of Karat’s system are live, expert-led interviews, analytics designed to give leaders maximum visibility, and the most robust interview performance dataset in the world.

Come join our Sales team

Our Sales team is committed to advancing Karat’s mission by building meaningful, long-term partnerships with software engineering and recruiting leaders at enterprise-level organizations.

What you will do

As a Principal Client Advisor and member of Karat’s client acquisition team, you will architect and lead transformational partnerships with global enterprise organizations across technology, financial services, healthcare, and other high-growth sectors. Your role combines strategic advisory, relationship building at the executive level, and a deep understanding of how engineering organizations scale in complex, regulated environments. You will own substantial revenue targets while serving as a trusted advisor to technology and talent acquisition leaders who are modernizing their technical hiring approaches.

This role will require up to 20% travel for strategic face-to-face meetings with enterprise prospects and industry events.

  • Develop and execute comprehensive go-to-market strategies through sophisticated market analysis, competitive intelligence, and multi-channel prospecting to build and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified enterprise opportunities across diverse industry verticals.
  • Use consultative selling techniques to offer unique perspectives on each client’s business, recruiting strategy, and processes.
  • Lead complex enterprise sales cycles from opportunity identification through contract negotiation and closing, working cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to orchestrate successful outcomes.
  • Communicate the value of the Karat platform through strategic executive presentations and targeted product demonstrations that align with enterprise buyers’ key initiatives.
  • Generate scalable revenue and consistently achieve or exceed quarterly and annual quota targets.

The experience you will bring

  • 8+ years of enterprise SaaS sales experience, with a proven track record of consistently exceeding quota
  • Startup (fast-paced, high-growth, quick-change) experience preferred
  • Demonstrated success closing complex enterprise deals ($250K-$1M+) with 9-12 month sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders and business units
  • Experience presenting to C-level and VP-level technical leaders (CTO, VP Engineering, VP Talent) in enterprise environments
  • Track record of successfully navigating complex procurement processes and enterprise security/compliance requirements
  • Strong understanding of technical recruiting, engineering operations, or related domains that impact senior technology leaders
  • Expert-level proficiency with enterprise sales methodologies (MEDDIC, Value Selling, Challenger Sale, etc.)
  • Experience using modern sales tech stack (Salesforce, Sales Engagement Platforms, LinkedIn Sales Navigator)

We are looking to hire for this position in the United States in locations where the Karat team is already active (CA, CO, CT, District of Columbia, FL, GA, IL, KS, MD, MA, MO, NV, NY, NC, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI).

Immigration sponsorship is not available.

This role offers competitive On-Target Earnings (OTE) comprising base salary plus sales commission, along with benefits and equity. While the commission opportunity is uncapped, it is not guaranteed.

A variety of factors may influence final compensation packages, including professional background, experience, and location. Actual offers may differ from the ranges listed below.

The base salary range for this position is:
$150,000—$150,000 USD
The annual commission target for this position is:
$150,000—$150,000 USD

Additional Information

By applying for a position, you consent to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Karat’s Employee and Contractor Privacy Notice found here.

Statement of Inclusivity

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Karat.

We value a diverse workforce: people of color, womxn, and LGBTQIA+ individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at accommodation@karat.com.

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Salary: 150k-150k USD

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8 years minimum

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About Karat

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Karat’s purpose is to unlock opportunity, for both hiring companies and candidates. Karat helps connect the best people to right organizations so together they can grow, thrive, and change the world.

We believe the interview status quo is deeply flawed, hindering the potential for individuals and organizations to truly thrive. Interviews are opportunities to change lives. But expert software engineers aren’t necessarily expert interviewers, and software engineering time is crucial for business growth. Most engineering leaders view interviews as a drain on company financials and team morale. Many organizations are unable to conduct the number of interviews with the quality and consistency required to hire great team members, creating an Interview Gap.

The Interview Gap forces shortcuts and limits access to interviews. Inconsistent interviews and restrictive screening processes inject bias and lock organizations out of robust, diverse talent pipelines, creating an Access Gap. These artificial barriers contribute to the growing inequality in the world by locking talented, diverse candidates out of life-changing jobs.

How we do it

We elevate people to do their best work. We operate as a deeply integrated, strategic partner for CTOs and CHROs, and we make technical interviewing a customer-centric experience for candidates. We measure ourselves by our clients’ success, and we never stop innovating.

What we offer

We pioneered the Interviewing Cloud, a human+tech solution for conducting interviews on behalf of companies worldwide, 24/7. Karat’s Interviewing Cloud delivers better results than code tests or traditional interviews, and unlocks opportunity for companies and candidates alike.

Our story

Mo Bhende and Jeffrey Spector connected on the shared commitment to unlocking opportunity in a world where access to career growth is often limited to where a person went to school, who their friends and family are, or their past work experience.

While leading global strategy within XBOX at Microsoft, Mo needed to hire 300 software developers as fast as he could. He learned quickly that the traditional approach to technical interviewing no longer worked. There had to be a better way.

Meanwhile, as Chief of Staff at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Jeffrey had been researching and addressing economic disparity. Through his work with job seekers, it became clear that the interviewing and hiring process often felt uncomfortable and unfair. He became focused on ways to reduce bias and create greater opportunities for job seekers.

The two friends realized they were thinking about different facets of the same fundamental problems: The interview is the gateway to economic prosperity for companies and individuals alike. It needs to be treated as a scientific discipline and a profession. Continuously optimized like other mission-critical processes. Through their own experiences and research, they came to recognize that improving the interviewing and hiring process for software engineers, in particular, would connect millions to opportunities and power economic growth. The technical interview itself must be re-engineered. In 2014, they came together to create Karat.

Today we’re recognized as the experts and the global leader in technical interviewing, conducting thousands of interviews each month on behalf of leading technology companies and enterprise engineering groups.

Employee benefits

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Disability insurance

Short-term and long-term disability insurance.

401k matching

Save for your retirement the smart and simple way.

Life insurance

We'll cover your life insurance, so you don't have to worry.

Generous vacation for hourly employees

Enjoy 18 company holidays, plus 3 weeks time off for hourly employees.

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201-500 employees

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2014

Chief executive officer

Mohit Bhende

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