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Sr. Business Recruiter, Communications & Marketing

Perplexity· People
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Hybrid (San Francisco)$165k - $200kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Perplexity is hiring an experienced Communications & Marketing Recruiter to build the teams responsible for how the company and products are positioned, launched, explained, and experienced. This is a hands-on, full-cycle recruiting role focusing on Communications, Marketing, Social, Editorial, Content, Events and related functions, with an emphasis on applying AI to recruiting while maintaining high candidate experience.

Responsibilities

  • Own full-cycle recruiting across the Communications & Marketing team.
  • Partner with Communications and Marketing leaders from intake through close. Turn early or ambiguous briefs into clear candidate profiles, interview plans, and sourcing strategies.
  • Build talent maps across technology companies, consumer brands, enterprise software, media organizations, and agencies.
  • Develop sourcing strategies specific to each discipline. Know where strong writers, communications operators, product marketers, and performance-minded marketers build their reputations.
  • Evaluate candidates beyond titles and company names. Review portfolios and writing samples, understand campaign context, clarify individual ownership, and probe for measurable results.
  • Help hiring teams build structured work-sample and portfolio reviews that reflect the actual work of each role.
  • Give leaders direct, useful reads on pipeline quality, candidate tradeoffs, compensation, and the state of the market.
  • Represent Perplexity clearly and credibly. Explain the product, the pace of the company, and the opportunity without relying on a generic AI pitch.
  • Run a thoughtful candidate process from first conversation through close, including senior candidates with competing offers and high expectations for the recruiting experience.
  • Use AI tools for research, sourcing, outreach, and recruiting operations. Identify where automation improves speed and where recruiter judgment needs to stay central.
  • Track pipeline health and search performance, identify gaps early, and adjust the strategy before a search stalls.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including meaningful depth across Communications and Marketing.
  • Experience hiring across several areas: Product Marketing, Corporate or Executive Communications, Editorial, Content, Social Media, Brand, Growth, Demand Generation, Field Marketing, or Events.
  • Track record of partnering closely with senior Communications or Marketing leaders on important and difficult searches.
  • Strong functional judgment across product marketing, communications, editorial, brand, growth, and field marketing.
  • Comfort evaluating portfolios, writing samples, campaign work, and business results alongside the hiring team.
  • Strong writing and communication skills.
  • Experience recruiting in a high-growth startup or similarly fast-moving environment.
  • Hands-on experience using AI tools to improve sourcing, research, outreach, or recruiting workflows.
  • Fluency with modern ATS and recruiting systems. Experience with Ashby is preferred.
  • Sound judgment, attention to detail, and willingness to push back when evidence does not support the brief.
  • Ability to manage several distinct searches without giving candidates or hiring teams a generic experience.

Skills

Required:Full-cycle recruitingPortfolio and writing sample evaluationStakeholder managementAI-assisted sourcing/recruiting
Nice to have:Market intelligence / talent mapping

Benefits

  • Full-time U.S. employees benefit package including equity, health, dental, vision, retirement, fitness, commuter and dependent care accounts, and more.
  • International benefits tailored to region of residence.
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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