Developer API Growth & Narrative Lead

Perplexity; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity is seeking a Product Marketing Manager, API, to bridge their product offerings and market impact. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in product marketing, particularly within high-growth tech companies, and will focus on engaging developers through strategic campaigns and narratives that explain the Perplexity API's capabilities.

This role requires technical fluency, campaign management skills, and the ability to synthesize complex concepts into clear narratives that resonate across teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in product marketing, ideally in a high-growth tech company.
• Experience marketing to developers or technical buyers.
• Technical fluency: reading API docs and running sample code.
• Ability to build and manage integrated campaigns end to end.

Responsibilities

• Transform complex product capabilities into market points of view.
• Maintain a deep understanding of developers and their needs.
• Own metrics that matter for a developer platform.
• Plan and run integrated marketing campaigns across multiple channels.
• Orchestrate product introductions by defining success metrics.
• Equip customer-facing teams with effective communication strategies.
• Maintain real-time insights into buyer needs and competitive landscape.
• Measure outcomes tied to pipeline influence and retention.

Skills

Product marketing

Technical marketing

Campaign management

Storytelling

Job description

Perplexity is seeking a Product Marketing Manager, API, to bridge their product offerings and market impact. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in product marketing, particularly within high-growth tech companies, and will focus on engaging developers through strategic campaigns and narratives that explain the Perplexity API's capabilities.

This role requires technical fluency, campaign management skills, and the ability to synthesize complex concepts into clear narratives that resonate across teams.