Principal Client Advisor (New Business Acquisition)

Karat

15h

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 8+ years of enterprise SaaS sales experience, with a proven track record of consistently exceeding quota
• 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)

Nice To Haves

• Startup (fast-paced, high-growth, quick-change) experience preferred

Responsibilities

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees