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Sarah Kayfus

Wildcard · DISC type cis
Head of Partner Management at Perplexity
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

Sarah leads consumer-facing partnerships at Perplexity, driving collaborations with major brands like Samsung and PayPal. With a background in product management, she has a history of successful 0-to-1 launches, including Uber One and the Going mobile app. She holds an MBA from the SMU Cox School of Business.

During a career break, Sarah took on the project of renovating her 1941 Tudor home. She also pursued a personal interest by taking art history classes with friends at her local art museum, showcasing a passion for both hands-on projects and the arts.

She successfully PM’ed and launched the Going mobile app, which skyrocketed into the App Store’s Top 100 chart, peaking at #8 in Travel.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Head of Partner Management
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Sarah shows up

Curious But Skeptical
Friendly But Slow
ROI Driven

They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions

Priorities

Topics Sarah cares about

Strategic Partnerships
Leads high-profile consumer partnerships at Perplexity with companies like Samsung and PayPal, and sponsorships with figures like Lewis Hamilton.
Zero-to-One Launches
Specializes in bringing new products to market, having successfully delivered multiple 0-to-1 launches like Uber One's subscription service and the Going mobile app.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Head of Partner Management
Perplexity
10-2024 - 12-2024
Career Break
1-2023 - 10-2024
Product Lead, Mobile
Going
10-2021 - 12-2022
Senior Product Manager
CLEAR (clearme.com)
11-2020 - 10-2021
Product Manager
CLEAR (clearme.com)
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Media appearances

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Education
2011 - 2013
Master of Business Administration - MBA
SMU Cox School of Business
2011 - 2013
Master of Arts - MA
Southern Methodist University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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