Principal Product Manager - Interview Innovation (United States)
KaratThis Principal Product Manager role focuses on the AI/ML-driven technical assessment and interview innovation space. You will lead strategy for tools that help large enterprises evaluate software engineering talent.
What you’d own
- AI-driven assessment and interview-innovation roadmap
- Technical assessment data analysis and experimentation
- Cross-functional execution with engineering, content, and UX
- Go-to-market expansion strategies for new offerings
Who it’s for
A fit if you…
- ✓8+ years of experience in B2B/B2C product management
- ✓Former software developer background or deep technical fluency
- ✓Experience communicating with high-level technical executives (CTOs, VPs)
- ✓Active interest in AI-assisted development tools and workflows
Not for you if…
- ✗You prefer non-technical product management roles
- ✗You prefer to avoid high-stakes executive presentations
- ✗You prefer a role without heavy data analysis or experimentation
Reading between the lines
- The requirement for 'technically credible solutions' and 'holding your own with CTOs' suggests a high bar for technical authority.
- The focus on 'evolving alongside rapid AI advancements' implies the roadmap will be highly influenced by fast-moving external tech trends.
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Full job description
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 Product team 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 do As Principal Product Manager, you will own the product vision, strategy, and execution for the technical assessment and interview-innovation side of our platform.
You'll leverage deep user empathy and product thinking to build experiences that evolve alongside rapid AI advancements in software development, collaborating across engineering, content, design, and go-to-market teams to deliver high-impact solutions that transform how companies evaluate technical talent. Product Strategy Innovation: Define the roadmap for our AI-driven assessment and interview-innovation capabilities; evaluate how emerging AI techniques can strengthen our signal on a candidate's technical capabilities; help shape Karat's point of view in the evolving technical assessment market.
Product Development Execution: Prioritize features based on customer needs and business objectives; partner with engineering, content, and UX to ship high-quality, technically credible solutions. Analytics Insights: Analyze assessment data to improve accuracy; design experiments to test new interview and assessment approaches; use our database of hundreds of thousands of candidate interviews to sharpen our signal on performance. Market Customer Focus: Track performance metrics and identify improvement opportunities; partner with Go-to-Market teams on expansion strategies; build compelling business cases for new offerings.
The experience you will bring 8+ years of product management experience across B2B and B2C offerings, ideally with prior experience as a software developer Genuinely passionate about technology (you actively code for fun using modern, AI-assisted tools and stay hands-on with the evolving developer experience firsthand) Demonstrated experience defining, launching, selling, and scaling successful products with measurable business impact Comfortable holding your own in conversations with senior, highly technical leaders (CTOs, VPs of Engineering) at large enterprises about evaluating core software development fundamentals Excellent communication skills; able to translate complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams Track record of executive presentations: communicating business value and product strategy to gain executive buy-in This position is only available to candidates residing in the following U.S. states: FL, IL, MA, MO, OR, TX, 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. 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. Base Salary (GeoLo 2) $216,000 — $227,540.70 USD Base Salary (GeoLo 3) $192,000 — $202,258.40 USD Base Salary (GeoLo 4) $168,000 — $176,976.10 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 .
About Karat
See all roles →Karat runs technical interviews as a service: a network of trained Interview Engineers conducts coding interviews over video on behalf of employers, then hands back consistent scoring data and benchmarks. Customers are engineering and recruiting teams at large enterprises and tech companies (Compass, Intuit, Mastercard, Citi, Goldman Sachs) that want a higher, more comparable hiring bar without burning their own engineers' time. Founded in 2014, the company has run over 600,000 interviews and has expanded into AI-readiness evaluation and broader workforce intelligence. It hires remotely across select US states and Bangalore, with a culture it describes as collaborative and inclusive.
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