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Internal Communications Manager

Perplexity · On-site

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Last seen by MeritLog September 9, 2026Source: AshbySource version: ashby-public-job-posting-v1

MeritLog read this listing from Perplexity's Ashby job board and last checked it on September 9, 2026.

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Job details

Work model: On-site
Salary: $130K - $190K
Location: San Francisco

Hiring context

How this role compares at Perplexity

Perplexity has 113 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 11 job families, and 12 of them are in marketing. 97 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 86%.

This role's posted range of $130K - $190K sits above 7% of the 96 other Perplexity roles quoted over the same currency and period.

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What the role asks for

What you'd do

Listen and learn across the company. Understand what’s happening, how, and why in order to make sound recommendations on what should be amplified or addressed.
Run all-hands and executive content. Planning, execution, measurement, and evolution.
Internal storytelling. Turn strategy, launches, and hard decisions into messages that bring clarity to every team.
Be the signal in noise. Cut through Slack sprawl. Establish the channels, cadences, and norms that keep a fast company informed without drowning it.
Own change management. Deliver hard and easy news with equal clarity and candor. Earn trust for the message and the messenger..
Protect the culture. Words set the tone. Make sure ours sound like us as we grow.
Measure what matters. Perplexity is a high-velocity high-humility organization.
Partner across the company. Work with every team, brief executives directly, and earn standing as a truth-teller.

What they're asking for

6+ years in internal, executive, or corporate communications, ideally inside a high-growth technology company.ExperiencePreferred
A builder, not a maintainer. You've stood a function up, not just kept one running.Skill
World-class writing and editing. You can ghostwrite for an executive, draft an all-hands, or defuse a sensitive announcement in any voice or format.Skill
Proven change-management instincts. You've delivered complex news to a whole company and kept trust intact.Skill
Sharp judgment under pressure. You decide fast, say the hard thing kindly, and hold the line on quality on launch day.Skill
Comfort with executives who hold a strong vision. You can advise, challenge, and make recommendations to senior leaders without flinching.Skill
Deep familiarity with the rules of corporate comms, and a clear point of view on which ones to break and when.Skill
Comfort using AI tools in your workflow, and the ability to say exactly where and how you use them.Skill
A passion for the truth well-toldSkill

Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.

Job description

Perplexity is seeking an Internal Communications Manager to build that function from the ground up. You will own how information moves through Perplexity. You will be responsible for what Perplexity employees think, feel, know, and do. This is a 0→1 role with executive exposure from day one. If you believe internal comms is a strategic function and want to shape how an n(1) company talks to itself, this role is for you. Responsibilities - Listen and learn across the company. Understand what’s happening, how, and why in order to make sound recommendations on what should be amplified or addressed. - Run all-hands and executive content. Planning, execution, measurement, and evolution. - Internal storytelling. Turn strategy, launches, and hard decisions into messages that bring clarity to every team. - Be the signal in noise. Cut through Slack sprawl. Establish the channels, cadences, and norms that keep a fast company informed without drowning it. - Own change management. Deliver hard and easy news with equal clarity and candor. Earn trust for the message and the messenger.. - Protect the culture. Words set the tone. Make sure ours sound like us as we grow. - Measure what matters. Perplexity is a high-velocity high-humility organization. - Partner across the company. Work with every team, brief executives directly, and earn standing as a truth-teller. Qualifications - 6+ years in internal, executive, or corporate communications, ideally inside a high-growth technology company. - A builder, not a maintainer. You've stood a function up, not just kept one running. - World-class writing and editing. You can ghostwrite for an executive, draft an all-hands, or defuse a sensitive announcement in any voice or format. - Proven change-management instincts. You've delivered complex news to a whole company and kept trust intact. - Sharp judgment under pressure. You decide fast, say the hard thing kindly, and hold the line on quality on launch day. - Comfort with executives who hold a strong vision. You can advise, challenge, and make recommendations to senior leaders without flinching. - Deep familiarity with the rules of corporate comms, and a clear point of view on which ones to break and when. - Comfort using AI tools in your workflow, and the ability to say exactly where and how you use them. - A passion for the truth well-told

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