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.
Our Product team is committed to driving forward Karat’s mission to make interviews predictive, fair, and enjoyable. We are focused on providing deeper value to engineering and talent leaders, hiring managers, recruiters, candidates, and Interview Engineers.
What you will doAs Principal Product Manager for AI Products, you will lead the reinvention of technical interviewing in an AI-transformed world, owning the product vision, strategy, and execution for our next-generation interview platform. Working directly with the VP of Product, you'll leverage deep user empathy and product thinking to create experiences that evolve alongside rapid AI advancements in software development, while collaborating across engineering, content, design, and go-to-market teams to deliver high-impact solutions that transform how companies evaluate talent.
- Product Strategy & Innovation: Define the roadmap for our AI product suite; evaluate how we should leverage AI to provide a stronger signal and measure of a candidate’s technical capabilities; collaborate with leadership to shape Karat's strategy in the evolving technical assessment market
- Product Development & Execution: Lead development of new innovative interview products; prioritize features based on customer needs and business objectives; partner with engineering, content, and UX teams to deliver high-quality solutions
- Analytics & Insights: Analyze assessment data to improve accuracy; design experiments to evaluate different approaches; leverage our database of hundreds of thousands of candidates to enhance our signal on candidate performance
- Market & Customer Focus: Monitor performance metrics and identify improvement opportunities; partner with Go-to-Market teams on expansion strategies; develop compelling business cases for new AI-enabled offerings
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with content teams on formats for complex technical roles; ensure smooth operations for existing customers; evaluate AI susceptibility of current offerings, and implement appropriate safeguards
- 8+ years of product management experience working on B2B and B2C offerings
- Past, hands-on experience working as a Software Developer
- Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts and data analysis methodologies
- Demonstrated experience defining, launching, selling, and scaling successful products with proven business impact, ideally from the ground up
- Ability to engage with senior, highly technical leaders at large enterprises on topics related to evaluating core software developer fundamentals
- Excellent communication skills; able to explain complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams
- Successful experience in executive presentations, ability to communicate business value, as well as product features/benefits, and gain executive buy-in
This position is only available to candidates residing in the following U.S. states: CA, CT, Washington, D.C., FL, GA, IL, KS, MA, MD, MO, NC, NV, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, and WA. While our team operates 100% remotely, we are currently limiting hiring to these specific locations. Applications from other states will not be considered at this time.
Immigration sponsorship is not available.Benefits of joining Karat in the United StatesAll U.S.-based offers include a competitive salary in local currency and Karat-granted stock options. We’re proud of our additional offerings, and highlight some of our team’s favorites below.
Benefits / Wellness:Benefits are available for all full-time, U.S. employees
- Employer-sponsored healthcare (100% premium coverage for employees and 75% premium coverage for eligible dependents)
- Medical (Regence PPO and HDHP available)
- HSA employer contribution for those enrolled in the HDHP medical plan
- Dental and Vision (Guardian)
- Medical (Regence PPO and HDHP available)
- 100% employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Standard Life Insurance
- Optional Life Insurance available
- Flexible Savings Account (Healthcare)
- 401(k) match of 4%
- 100% employer-paid mental wellness support via Spring Health for employees and eligible dependents
- 10 therapy sessions per year at no cost to employee
- 10 coaching sessions per year at no cost to employee
U.S. Time Off Policies
- Vacation: flexible policy for salaried employees and three (3) work weeks available for hourly employees per year
- Wellness (Sick & Mental Health): three (3) work weeks available per year
- Karat ‘No Questions Asked’ Leave: one (1) work week per calendar year
- Other: Bereavement, Jury Duty, LOA, etc. available as-needed
U.S. Parental Leave: 24 weeks
- 16 weeks: full-out, full pay
- 8 weeks: “Karat Phase-Back” 20 hours per week, full pay
U.S. Holidays
- U.S. Holiday Schedule available here: 10 days
- Karat Summer Break: 5 days - July
- Karat Winter Break: 5 days - December
U.S. Compensation Varies by Geographic Location
At Karat, salary ranges for each U.S.-based position are determined by the employee's work location. We structure our compensation into geographic tiers based on market data and regional economic factors.
Please refer to our geographic classification document to view which tier applies to your location. If your area isn't included in our classification system, please connect with your Recruiter for specific details. These geographic classifications may be adjusted periodically.
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 InclusivityIn 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 [email protected].
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