Product Manager; SMB

Responsibilities

• Product Managers at Perplexity work closely with design and engineering, focusing on the product systems and experiences that help more people discover, adopt, and get lasting value from Perplexity
• Own the SMB design partner program end to end: the program where real operators run their business on Computer so we can build and test our agents against real workflows and prove Computer moves revenue metrics for SMBs
• Recruit and onboard design partners: define the partner profile, set up connectors and project context, and design the metrics each engagement should move
• Build and iterate on Computer’s first-party skill packs until the output clears the bar an operator would otherwise pay an agency for
• Turn partner feedback into a prioritized roadmap of skill, connector, and capability improvements; write the specs and drive them with the connectors and capabilities teams
• Drive case studies end to end with partnerships, product, and growth marketing: run the engagement, measure results honestly, and package them for paid, organic, and partner channels
• Drive usage expansion for our existing base of SMB operators by driving adoption for relevant capabilities through onboarding, lifecycle and in-product recommendations

Ideal candidate should have strong communication and writing skills, the ability to envision innovative technology, and a willingness to reimagine work to be more efficient and creative

Ideal candidates combine product intuition with analytical rigor: 2 years in investment banking, strategy consulting, or a comparable high-intensity analytical role, followed by some operating experience2–4 years of total work experience with a strong academic record

You’ve run, or worked closely alongside, real marketing workflows: paid social, lifecycle, CRO, or SEO. You know what “great” looks like to an operator

Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable running a working relationship with a founder or head of marketing

You already use agents to do real work and are comfortable writing prompts, skills, and building end-to-end automation systems

Comfortable with SQL. You can pull your own cohorts, validate your own segments, and read a dashboard without waiting on a data analyst

Operates at high velocity. You ship daily, iterate weekly, and thrive in fast-paced, early-stage environments where processes are still being defined

Founder or early employee at a DTC or e-commerce brand, a performance marketing agency, or a marketing technology company

Direct experience with Shopify, Klaviyo, Meta Ads Manager, Tik Tok Ads, or similar operator tools

Experience in a forward-deployed, solutions, or customer-facing product role