
Demand Generation Lead at Perplexity (San Francisco, CA)
Perplexity· San Francisco, CA· $200k–$215k·
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Perplexity at a glance
AI-powered answer engine that returns real-time, cited answers, now expanding into an agentic browser and on-device agents.
Perplexity runs an AI answer engine that searches the live web and returns direct, cited answers instead of a page of links. It has extended that core into an AI browser (Comet), an on-device agent (Computer), a developer API, and vertical tools like patent search.
$1.7B raised · latest: Series E extension · $200M · 2025 (reported $20B valuation) · backed by Accel, IVP, NEA, SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Summary
The Demand Generation Lead owns the end-to-end demand generation strategy for enterprise products, partnering with Sales, Product Marketing, and Revenue Operations to accelerate pipeline and revenue growth. This high-impact, autonomous role involves architecting AI-native demand engines, executing multi-channel camp...
Job description
Perplexity is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Demand Generation Lead to join our GTM team. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role. You’ll own Perplexity’s demand generation engine for our enterprise and business products, partnering closely with Sales, Product Marketing, and Revenue Operations to accelerate pipeline and revenue growth.
If you’re the kind of marketer who builds their own tools, automates ruthlessly, and treats every campaign as an experiment—this role was written for you.
RESPONSIBILITES
- Own Perplexity’s end-to-end demand generation strategy with direct accountability for enterprise top of funnel growth and downstream conversion to revenue.
- Architect and operate a modern demand engine using AI-native tooling—programmatic outbound, AI-personalized sequences, intent-based targeting, and automated workflows—that generates qualified pipeline at scale. We don’t buy, we build.
- Design and execute multi-channel campaigns across paid, organic, ABM, events, partnerships, and emerging channels, continuously testing new motions, killing what doesn’t work, and doubling down on incremental impact.
- Develop segmentation and targeting strategies for priority enterprise buyer personas, including IT leaders, executives, developers, and AI decision-makers.
- Partner with Product Marketing, Sales, and Revenue Operations to own and continuously improve the marketing-to-sales funnel.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- 5+ years building and scaling multiple growth channels at a fast paced startup with a proven track record of revenue growth
- Experience and deep interest in building homegrown AI-driven outbound engines, programmatic personalization, and rapid experimentation platforms to scale yourself.
- Analytically rigorous: You are deeply data-driven, comfortable in SQL, attribution measurement, and BI tools like Looker, Omni, Hex, and Tableau. You build your own dashboards, define your own metrics, and make decisions based on evidence, not intuition.
- Thrives in ambiguity: You operate independently with urgency and ownership in fast-paced, early-stage environments where processes are still being defined.
Why work at Perplexity
- Culture & Environment: “Thoughtful support” culture with emphasis on craftsmanship, ownership, entrepreneurship, scholarship, and partnership. Hybrid schedule (4 days in-office) based on location.
- Perks: Daily catered meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner in office), office snacks, ride home program, commuter benefits, home office reimbursement, fitness classes, gym memberships.
- Compensation & Benefits: Competitive salary and equity packages; retirement plans with company match; flexible PTO; holiday shutdown between Christmas and New Year; 12 weeks paid bonding leave; comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Relocation & Visa Support: Relocation assistance and visa/green card sponsorship for eligible roles. Partners with immigration firm to support the process.
- Engineering Excellence: “Technical assessment for relevant roles”; values hands-on contribution, broad skill sets, and merit-based evaluation. Frequent Tech Talks and exposure to greenfield AI research problems.