Go-to-Market Recruiter
Company websiteperplexity.ai (Perplexity, opens in new tab)
Base salary $165K to $200K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in San Francisco, CA
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- LocationSan Francisco, CA
- WorkplaceHybrid
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (3 min ago) · observed since
About this job
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced GTM Recruiter to partner closely with our GTM leadership team and drive a best-in-class hiring experience across our go-to-market org. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record as a full-cycle GTM recruiter in high-growth environments, with deep experience hiring Account Executives, Customer Success Managers, Support, and the broader sales team. Success in this role requires strong stakeholder management skills, creative AI-augmented sourcing strategies, and the ability to deliver high-quality hires in a fast-paced startup setting.
Beyond the expected; this role requires both a superior level of operational wizardry; and a mastery of storytelling, steeped in a comprehensive understanding of the AI market and the GTM talent landscape. You won't just keep pace with how AI is reshaping recruiting, you'll be the one putting those tools to work, using them to find signal others miss and to move faster than the market.
What You'll Do
Own full-cycle recruiting in support of our Head of Sales, Enterprise AEs, sales leadership hires, and adjacent GTM roles as needed
Partner closely with GTM hiring managers as their go-to talent advisor through weekly syncs, candid pipeline reviews, and honest perspective on candidates and the market
Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies, leveraging AI tools to surface, engage, and attract top GTM talent at scale
Articulate Perplexity's mission, product, and trajectory in a way that wins candidates against competing offers from later-stage companies
Negotiate and close with precision in a market where every strong candidate has competing offers on the table
Analyze recruiting metrics and refine processes, using AI to turn data into faster, smarter hiring decisions
Stay ahead of industry trends, emerging AI recruiting tools, and best practices in GTM recruiting
What You Bring
4+ years of full-cycle GTM recruiting experience, with deep Enterprise Sales hiring under your belt
Experience working at a high-growth startup
Track record of being the go-to recruiter for a sales leader — someone who trusted you with their most important hires
Hands-on experience using AI tools to enhance sourcing, screening, or candidate engagement
Fluency with varied ATSs (Ashby preferred)
Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills
Proactive, flexible, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
Source: Perplexity on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($165,000) is above 66% of the 583 HR & Recruiting roles in California listed on this site; 13 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $150,000; the middle half runs from $125,500 to $172,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingGo-to-Market Recruiter$165K to $200K
Sr. Business Recruiter, Communications & Marketing$165K to $200K
Sales Enablement Operations Manager$165K to $210K
Technical Recruiter, AI$165K to $200K
University Recruiter$165K to $200K
Technical Customer Success Manager, API$170K to $220K
Member of Technical Staff (TPM, Inference)$170K to $265K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Go-to-Market Recruiter (this listing) | $165K - $200K |
| Sr. Business Recruiter, Communications & Marketing | $165K - $200K |
| Sales Enablement Operations Manager | $165K - $210K |
| Technical Recruiter, AI | $165K - $200K |
| University Recruiter | $165K - $200K |
| Technical Customer Success Manager, API | $170K - $220K |
| Member of Technical Staff (TPM, Inference) | $170K - $265K |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- fields changed
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-22
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: San Francisco
USD 165,000 – 200,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary
- Method
- Structured pay field published by the employer
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
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What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
