About this role
Driving the end-to-end Perplexity experience across iOS and Android, product managers shape how users discover search, utilize voice and camera capabilities, and manage subscriptions on the go. The Mobile Apps team owns native mobile interactions that bring agentic AI and search into daily life, partnering tightly with engineering, design, data science, and research to ship fast and dependable features.
This position exists to translate high-leverage user problems into clear product direction while navigating platform constraints and nondeterministic AI behaviors. Successful candidates bring deep expertise in building exceptional consumer mobile products, strong analytical rigor, and the ability to make complex AI behavior controllable on small screens through thoughtful interaction models.
What you will do
- Anticipate opportunities for innovation and value in how people use AI on mobile devices.
- Envision new mobile experiences and deliver a long-term vision across iOS and Android platforms.
- Understand the levers for mobile product-led growth, user engagement, and long-term retention.
- Work closely with engineering and design to align product expectations with native platform capabilities and constraints.
- Collaborate with research teams to evaluate and steer nondeterministic models into high-value outcomes for mobile users.
- Develop a deep understanding of mobile user needs through direct product use, qualitative research, and experimentation.
- Communicate product decisions, trade-offs, progress, and learnings clearly to leadership and cross-functional partners.
What you need
- Demonstrated experience with product management and leadership in fast-paced environments.
- Strong experience working with data, metrics, and data-driven flywheels for iterative improvement.
- Direct experience shipping and scaling high-quality consumer mobile products across iOS or Android.
- Deep understanding of native mobile interaction patterns, platform capabilities, performance, and reliability.
- Experience with rapid mobile prototyping, experimentation, and data visualization.
- At least four years of professional product management experience.
Benefits
- Offers Equity
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What does the Mobile Apps team own?
The Mobile Apps team owns the end-to-end Perplexity experience across iOS and Android. This includes how users discover and onboard into the product, search and take action on the go, use voice, camera, notifications, widgets, and other native capabilities, manage subscriptions and preferences, and return to ongoing work across devices.
What compensation is provided for this role?
The salary range for the position is $230K to $330K with offers of equity included.
Who will I work with on a regular basis?
Product managers at Perplexity work closely with design and engineering, as well as data science and research. You will collaborate with these teams to align product expectations, evaluate models, and deliver cohesive mobile experiences.
What is the primary focus regarding AI in this role?
You will anticipate opportunities for innovation in how people use AI on mobile and work with research to evaluate and steer nondeterministic models into high-value outcomes. This involves making complex AI behavior understandable and controllable on small screens through clear interaction models and thoughtful defaults.