Director of Strategic Initiatives, Karat
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Interviewing Cloud to unlock opportunity
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Interviewing Cloud to unlock opportunity
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Stock options
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make interviews fair, predictive, and enjoyable.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of professional work experience in one of the following:
- Management or strategy consulting with a focus on Go-to-Market
- Corporate strategy roles in Tech or Financial Services industries
- Operational experience in high-touch channel marketing or other go-to-market functions
- Executive stakeholder and program management skills
- Executive-level communication skills—spoken, written, and presentation
- Prior experience working with advisors, boards, or influencer networks at an executive level preferred
What the job involves
- As the Director of Strategic Initiatives, you will grow Karat's demand, awareness, and revenue by owning both the strategy and execution of operations and field events associated with our most strategic channel: high-touch Advisors and Technical Advisory Boards. Our advisor program consists of active and former CEOs, CTOs, and CHROs and will continue to grow in the next year
- Work directly with Karat's Founders, Investors, and Advisors to activate their networks and grow demand for Karat, as well as recruit new advisors globally in strategic expansion markets
- Partner with Karat's product leaders and Technical Advisor Board (TAB) members to curate thought leadership content that can be used to open doors for revenue growth and brand awareness
- Map networks and create strategic angles in partnership with Karat's Go-to-Market teams and our Advisors to introduce Karat's value proposition
- Own program operations and execution, including (but not limited to):
- Drafting and distributing thought leadership pieces with Advisors
- Designing and running operations around flagship CXO event experiences (such as Karat's CTO Laver Cup event, London World Cup Event, Money2020)
- Running operations around communications to our advisor network
Our take
Karat is among the leading innovators in the field of technical interviewing. As digital interviews become more commonplace, the company fills the need for an efficient and practical interview solution with its world-first Interviewing Cloud.
Karat was founded upon the core idea that the online interview process is the gateway towards solving economic disparity throughout America. Serving household names such as American Express and Ford, the company uses a global network of experienced engineers to deliver consistent interviews tailored to the needs of the client. Karat makes money via annual subscription fees, and by charging for a set amount of interviews.
Karat conducts thousands of interviews every month on behalf of enterprises and technology companies. To combat systemic barriers to entry for Black engineers in the US tech space, the company has launched Brilliant Black Minds, an initiative that aims to close the interview access gap, and that has received investment from Serena Williams.
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Insights
-15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Highly competitive salary and stock options
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid PTO (see below) and Sick Leave (10 days per year)
- Flexible Time Off Policy for salaried positions
- Three weeks accrued per year for hourly positions
- Global Parental Leave (16 weeks paid with additional 8 weeks transition back to work in part-time capacity)
- 20 paid Company Holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance via Cigna or Kaiser (for CA-based employees)
- 100% premium covered for employees
- 70% premium covered for dependents
- FSA, STD, LTD, Standard Life Insurance, and Optional Life Insurance
- Mental Wellness offerings such as Calm, Happify, Talkspace, Modern Health, and more
- $150 per month contribution to miscellaneous benefit/wellness of employee’s choice
Company HQ
University District, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Jeffrey Spector
(Co-Founder & President)Former Chief of Staff at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Previously Investment Analyst at BFK Asset Management and Vice President at Linktone Ltd. BA Economics from Duke University.
Mohit Bhende
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Advisor at Affinity Inc and Senior Director at XBOX Microsoft. MBA from the University of Pennsylvania.
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