--- title: Commercial Sales Manager at Perplexity in New York, NY description: Perplexity is hiring for the Commercial Sales Manager role in New York, NY. Pays $300K–$380K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/commercial-sales-manager-at-perplexity-01a11d66-fde4-7905-b460-e77f3d35ec9d date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Perplexity as Commercial Sales Manager in New York, NY. Pays $300K–$380K per year. Full-time, hybrid role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/ydqgbt.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Perplexity](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) | | **Salary** | $300K/yr - $380K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 09, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** C · Some flags. Mostly fine, a few things to check. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Perplexity sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 28 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** Perplexity uses E-Verify. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $189,000 – $338,000 a year (median $265,000). ## Description # **About the role** As a Commercial Sales Manager at Perplexity, you'll lead a team of Commercial Account Executives selling Perplexity Enterprise and Computer to small and mid-sized organizations. You'll be responsible for hiring and ramping the team, coaching sellers through efficient, high-velocity sales cycles, and owning team revenue targets. # **Responsibilities** - Lead, coach, and develop a team of Commercial Account Executives, providing regular feedback to drive individual and team performance - Own team revenue, logo, and activity targets, with accountability for pipeline creation, deal velocity, and forecast accuracy - Hire, onboard, and ramp new Account Executives in partnership with Recruiting and Enablement - Coach the team on outbound prospecting, account prioritization, and converting existing self-serve customers into Enterprise relationships - Help AEs qualify with discipline and run efficient sales cycles from discovery through close, partnering with Enterprise AEs when an account warrants a larger motion - Run a regular cadence of 1:1s, pipeline reviews, and deal reviews, maintaining accurate Salesforce data and forecasts - Partner with Enablement, Product, Marketing, Customer Success, and RevOps to translate field feedback into action # **You may be a good fit if** - 5+ years of SaaS sales experience selling to small and mid-sized organizations, with 2+ years directly managing quota-carrying Account Executives - A track record of meeting or exceeding team revenue targets in a high-growth environment - Experience hiring, ramping, and developing sellers - Experience coaching teams to generate their own pipeline through outbound and product-led signals in a high-velocity sales motion - Strong command of Salesforce, pipeline management, and forecasting - Background selling technical products, ideally AI, data, or infrastructure - Comfort operating without an established playbook ## Skills - Ramp - Salesforce - Customer Success Management - Sales Prospecting - B2b SaaS Sales - Agile Velocity - Prioritization - Artificial Intelligence - Product-Led Growth - Revenue Operations - Quota-Carrying Sales Experience - Software as a Service (SaaS) - Demand Forecasting - Forecasting - Recruitment - Coaching - Outbound Sales - Sales ## Related - [More jobs at Perplexity](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sales & Business Development jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/sales-and-business-development?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Sales Leadership & Revenue Operations jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/sales-and-business-development/sales-leadership-and-revenue-operations?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Sales Manager jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/sales-and-business-development/sales-leadership-and-revenue-operations/sales-manager?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260756 jobs - [Software Products](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/software-products?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 118920 jobs - [San Francisco, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-francisco?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27904 jobs - [Perplexity](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 233 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260756 jobs - [Software Products](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/software-products?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 118920 jobs - [San Francisco, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-francisco?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27904 jobs - [Perplexity](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 233 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)