# Program Manager, Talent Acquisition

**Company:** [Perplexity](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/perplexity)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $180k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Program Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, executive presentation, Cross-Functional Coordination, metrics and dashboards, Data Analysis, System Design, Workflow Automation, Risk Management, Talent Acquisition
**Posted:** 2026-07-23

> Own and drive Perplexity's high-impact talent acquisition programs end-to-end. Partner with executives and recruiting leadership to build operating cadences, systems, metrics, and playbooks that scale hiring in a fast-growing environment. Requires 7+ years program management experience with a track record delivering company-wide initiatives.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do
- 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.

## What You Bring
- 7+ years of program or project management experience, including ownership of companywide, mission-critical initiatives.
- Direct 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.
- Operational rigor: build order out of chaos and design systems that outlast you.
- Strong analytical instincts, with the ability to structure messy data into clear direction for leadership.
- Sharp communication and stakeholder judgment, with the discretion to operate on sensitive, high-visibility work.
- A builder's mindset and a bias for action, aligned with Perplexity's ethos of building what hasn't been built before.
- Recruiting, talent, or People-org program experience is a plus.

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