Perplexity
Procurement Lead
San Francisco, US
Role snapshot
Perplexity is hiring a Procurement Lead on a full-time basis. This is a remote role open to candidates in US. The listing highlights Finance.
- Company
- Perplexity
- Location
- San Francisco, US
- Work mode
- Remote
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5–7 years
- Posted
- Oct 31, 2026
Who this role suits
Practitioners with a few years behind them who can work independently, make trade-offs and help newer teammates.
How to prepare your application
- Check your résumé against the listed skills (Finance) and give each one a concrete example: what you built or achieved, not just that you used it.
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what Perplexity publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
- For remote roles, show that you communicate clearly in writing and can work without close supervision.
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About the role
We're hiring a Procurement Lead to build Perplexity's procurement function. You'll design how Perplexity buys, from the workflow and policies teams follow to the agreements we sign and the vendor relationships we manage after signature. You'll be a key partner to teams across the company, helping them choose the right vendors and structure strong agreements without becoming a bottleneck, and making sure every dollar we commit to third parties earns its keep.
This is a high-impact, hands-on role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to build the function, not inherit one, with room for your scope to grow as the company does. We value someone who can set direction, dig into the details, and follow through. This position is based in San Francisco and requires in-person attendance 2-3 days per week.
Key Responsibilities
Lead our highest-impact vendor deals across software, cloud services, data, and professional services, from competitive alternatives through pricing, terms, and signature
Structure committed-spend, usage-based, and multi-year agreements that scale with our usage and preserve our flexibility
Own relationships with our most important vendors, including performance tracking, business reviews, and renewal negotiations
Design an efficient procurement workflow, policies, and approval thresholds, and implement the tools and AI automation to run them
Use AI workflows and agents to automate procurement, from intake and contract review to spend analysis and reporting
Build visibility into vendor spend and contracts, and drive savings through consolidation, right-sizing, and renegotiation
Partner with Legal, Security, and Accounting on contract terms, vendor risk reviews, and audit-ready controls
What You'll Bring
5-7+ years of experience in procurement or strategic sourcing at a high-growth technology company, including building or scaling the function.
A track record of personally negotiating multi-million dollar software, cloud, or data agreements, managing those vendors and renegotiating at renewal, and delivering measurable savings
Experience building procurement processes, policies, and systems from scratch
Ability to run multiple deals at once with incomplete information, and sound judgment about when to move fast and when to escalate
Comfort using AI tools to accelerate your work and improve workflows
A low-ego, roll-up-your-sleeves approach to projects large and small and to working across the organization
Strong communication skills, the ability to influence senior leaders, and a reputation for being commercially tough and fair