Sr. Go-to-Market Recruiter

Perplexity

$120K — $150K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of full-cycle GTM recruiting experience, particularly in Enterprise Sales.
  • Experience in a high-growth startup environment.
  • Established trust with sales leaders for critical hires.
  • Hands-on experience with AI tools for recruitment enhancements.
  • Familiarity with various ATSs, preferably Ashby.
  • Strong analytical skills for data-driven decision-making.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

  • Own full-cycle recruiting for sales leadership and GTM roles.
  • Act as a trusted partner to the Head of Sales with regular updates and insights.
  • Develop innovative AI-enhanced sourcing strategies to attract top talent.
  • Communicate the company mission and product effectively to candidates.
  • Negotiate and close candidates amid competing offers.
  • Analyze recruiting metrics to refine hiring processes with AI insights.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and AI recruiting practices.

Benefits

  • Innovative work environment leveraging cutting-edge AI tools.
  • Opportunity to influence go-to-market recruitment strategies.
  • Engagement in a fast-paced, dynamic startup culture.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced GTM Recruiter to partner closely with our Head of Sales 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
  • Serve as the Head of Sales' trusted talent partner: weekly syncs, candid pipeline reviews, honest reads on candidates and on 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
  • 7+ 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

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