Senior Talent Programs Lead

Perplexity; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity is scaling at a pace few companies ever experience, and talent is the surface where our biggest bets get won or lost. We're hiring a Program Manager to sit at the center of that motion, owning mission-critical, cross-functional programs that shape planning, prioritization, and hiring.

This role thrives in ambiguity and partners with recruiting leadership, executives, and cross-functional teams to architect systems, operating rhythms, and decision-making frameworks enabling faster,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of program or project management experience with ownership of mission-critical initiatives.
• Experience partnering with and presenting to executives on high-stakes cross-functional work.
• Track record of driving ambiguous programs to measurable outcomes in fast-paced, rapidly scaling environments.

Responsibilities

• Own Perplexity's most consequential talent programs end-to-end, from ambiguous mandate to shipped outcome.
• Partner directly with executives and recruiting leadership to turn strategy into programs with clear owners, milestones, and accountability.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives across Recruiting, People, Finance, and business leadership, aligning stakeholders and clearing blockers before they escalate.
• Design the operating cadence of the org: planning cycles, prioritization, reporting rhythms, and executive updates that keep leadership decisive.
• Build the systems, tooling, and workflows that let recruiting scale, automating the repetitive so human judgment goes to the highest-leverage work.
• Stand up the metrics and dashboards that turn hiring data into faster, sharper decisions.
• Anticipate risk on the highest-visibility programs, communicate crisply under pressure, and drive to resolution when priorities shift.
• Set the bar for program excellence and codify repeatable playbooks the rest of the company can adopt.

Skills

Program management

Executive partnership

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Operational rigor

Stakeholder management

Job description

Perplexity is scaling at a pace few companies ever experience, and talent is the surface where our biggest bets get won or lost. We're hiring a Program Manager to sit at the center of that motion, owning mission-critical, cross-functional programs that shape planning, prioritization, and hiring.

This role thrives in ambiguity and partners with recruiting leadership, executives, and cross-functional teams to architect systems, operating rhythms, and decision-making frameworks enabling faster,