Commercial Sales Manager
Company websiteperplexity.ai (Perplexity, opens in new tab)
Base salary $300K to $380K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in New York City, NY +1 more
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- LocationNew York City, NY +1 more
- WorkplaceHybrid
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (3 h ago) · observed since
All places named
- New York City, NY
- Austin, TX
About this job
About the role
As a Commercial Sales Manager at Perplexity, you'll lead a team of Commercial Account Executives selling Perplexity Enterprise and Computer to small and mid-sized organizations. You'll be responsible for hiring and ramping the team, coaching sellers through efficient, high-velocity sales cycles, and owning team revenue targets.
Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Commercial Account Executives, providing regular feedback to drive individual and team performance
Own team revenue, logo, and activity targets, with accountability for pipeline creation, deal velocity, and forecast accuracy
Hire, onboard, and ramp new Account Executives in partnership with Recruiting and Enablement
Coach the team on outbound prospecting, account prioritization, and converting existing self-serve customers into Enterprise relationships
Help AEs qualify with discipline and run efficient sales cycles from discovery through close, partnering with Enterprise AEs when an account warrants a larger motion
Run a regular cadence of 1:1s, pipeline reviews, and deal reviews, maintaining accurate Salesforce data and forecasts
Partner with Enablement, Product, Marketing, Customer Success, and RevOps to translate field feedback into action
You may be a good fit if
5+ years of SaaS sales experience selling to small and mid-sized organizations, with 2+ years directly managing quota-carrying Account Executives
A track record of meeting or exceeding team revenue targets in a high-growth environment
Experience hiring, ramping, and developing sellers
Experience coaching teams to generate their own pipeline through outbound and product-led signals in a high-velocity sales motion
Strong command of Salesforce, pipeline management, and forecasting
Background selling technical products, ideally AI, data, or infrastructure
Comfort operating without an established playbook
Source: Perplexity on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
This listingCommercial Sales Manager$300K to $380K
Engineering Manager (Multimodal)$300K to $405K
Engineering Manager (API Platform)$300K to $405K
Engineering Manager (Enterprise)$300K to $405K
Engineering Manager (TLM, Agents)$300K to $405K
Director, Litigation$275K to $375K
Principal Counsel, Corporate$250K to $350K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Commercial Sales Manager (this listing) | $300K - $380K |
| Engineering Manager (Multimodal) | $300K - $405K |
| Engineering Manager (API Platform) | $300K - $405K |
| Engineering Manager (Enterprise) | $300K - $405K |
| Engineering Manager (TLM, Agents) | $300K - $405K |
| Director, Litigation | $275K - $375K |
| Principal Counsel, Corporate | $250K - $350K |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-08
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: New York City • Austin
USD 300,000 – 380,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary
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