Solutions Engineer

Carta; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Carta is seeking a Solutions Consultant to join its EU Investors team, focusing on venture capital, private equity, and private credit funds. You’ll collaborate with Go-To-Market, deliver technical demos, scope client requirements, and translate complex fund administration concepts into practical solutions.

The ideal candidate is an experienced accountant with 7+ years in fund structures, strong communication skills, and a passion for software that solves financial challenges.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with 7+ years of experience in accounting or related areas such as corporate finance.
• Deep knowledge of fund structures (Private Equity, Venture Capital, Private Credit).
• Strong understanding of VC/PE fund operations and fund administration.
• Proven track record of stakeholder management and client relationships; excellent communication.
• Interest in software products designed to solve technical financial problems and talking to prospective customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-sales engagement with investment firms to scope requirements and demonstrate Carta products.
• Provide technical coaching to Go-To-Market team and support BD events.
• Collaborate with Fund Admin, Delivery and Product teams to translate customer needs into solutions.
• Support partners and prospects with finance and legal domain communications.

Skills

Accounting

Fund administration

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Software familiarity

Education

CPA or equivalent

Tools

Fund accounting software

Job description

The Company You’ll Join

Carta is the connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital. Built to replace fragmented tools with a single system of record, Carta brings together the software, services, and legal infrastructure that founders use to manage equity, fund managers use to run administration and reporting, and legal teams use to close transactions. Trusted by 55,000 companies and 1.8M+ equity holders in 160+ countries, and 10,000 funds and SPVs representing $250B+ in assets under management, Carta is transforming how private capital operates. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work.For more information about our offices and culture, check out our [Carta careers page](The Team You’ll Work WithWe're looking for talented Solutions Consultants to join our EU Investors team. Our customers are primarily Venture Capital, Private Equity and Private Credit Funds. Carta's platform allows these clients to track and manage their portfolios while liaising with their investors. As a member of the Solutions Consultant team, you will collaborate with the Go-To-Market team in their sales process with investment firms to identify and build the best solution for the customer. Our offering includes fund administration services, portfolio management, investor management, investor portal, digital KYC and data collection. We offer a tech-focused platform for investment managers to manage their investment portfolio, fundraise and manage investor relationships. They are supported by a best in class team of fund accountants that they will work with on a day to day basis. You will partner closely with the Fund Administration and Product teams to be an expert on our product and service offerings. You will work with new venture capital funds as they navigate the process of forming a new fund. That process involves advising them on best practices and referring them to additional vendors which may include fund formation lawyers and tax professionals. You will also work with established and upmarket fund managers, providing consultative advice to help them improve their fund operations and LP communications with Carta’s industry leading technology.

The Problems You’ll Solve

Impart confidence and gain trust and faith of the prospects in Carta’s holistic fund administration solutions. Tactically, entails accompanying the Go-To-Market team on calls with investment firms to understand in depth the customer needs and pain points, “connect the dots” to scope a solution and communicate the business impact to key decision makersPartner closely with all team members of the Fund Admin team (in particular Delivery and Product teams) to lead the technical aspects of sales cycles and partnership conversations. ‘Technical’ refers to product and fund accounting knowledge (such as financial and equity technicalities including but not limited to waterfall, financial reporting, analytics, etc.).Interface (pre sales) with prospects and strategic channel partners to scope requirements and build confidence in Carta’s products. Lead technical demos of Carta products. Communication fluency with executives particularly in finance and legal domain is required.Provide product and technical financial expertise to drive meaningful progress towards a team quarterly revenue goal. Be a key contributor to the Carta product roadmap based on holding in-depth conversations with prospects. Partner closely with R&D ,sales and delivery leadership to achieve this.Provide technical coaching to all members of the Go-To-Market team as neededSupport BD team at partner offsite seminars and events

About You(

Even if you don’t have all of the qualifications we’ve listed, please apply if you believe you could be impactful in this role!)You are a qualified accountant with 7+ years of experience in accounting or another relevant area such as corporate finance. In-depth understanding of fund structures (Private Equity, Venture Capital, or Private Credit) A strong understanding of Venture Capital or Private Equity, ideally with regards to back office fund operations and fund administration. Proven track record of stakeholder management or client relationship management and excellent communication skills. You will have an interest in software products built to solve technical financial problems. You will be interested in talking to prospective customers,helping them to build and solve their operational problems.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience working in a SAAS customer facing role
• Experience in a Fund Accounting / Fund Administration role.
• Knowledge and experience of European Alternative Funds regulations.

Disclosures:

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email. Carta uses E-Verify in the United States for employment authorization. See the [E-Verify]( and [Department of Justice](Department) websites for more details. For information on our data privacy policies, see[Privacy]([CA Candidate Privacy]( and [Brazil Transparency Report](