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Role Description

Technical Program Managers at Pinterest deliver critical & strategic outcomes by directing and scaling engineering effort across organizational and functional boundaries. This role will partner closely with the Pinner Notifications organization within our Core Engineering & Product team. This team is responsible for all aspects of notifications that get sent to Pinners, from the copy and the content, to the in-product experience and landing page, to the delivery and platform optimizations.

You will step into a cross-functional leadership position alongside Engineering and Product leads, identify areas that can be optimized, remove blockers, and implement solutions to unlock velocity of projects and programs that directly impact top-line company metrics.

• Proactively identify and drive key strategic explorations
• Translate strategic ideas into execution plans, and be accountable to drive them to completion
• Drive complex technical decisions across multiple teams
• Be a thought leader to your XFN stakeholders by influencing and collaborating on product roadmaps
• Work cross functionally with engineering, product, design, data analytics, and product marketing to turn ambiguous opportunities into actionable outcomes
• Define new processes from the ground up to streamline collaboration between stakeholders
• Influence teams and build relationships with key stakeholders across disciplines and organizations
• Build effective and transparent communication channels to adaptively communicate schedules, priorities, status and risk to various functional stakeholders at all levels of the company

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a technical program manager, or related experience
• Entrepreneurial spirit with strong leadership, able to develop and lead a new initiative from the ground up and thrive in ambiguity
• Passion for execution and getting things done
• Solid technical background and ability to quickly understand technical designs, challenges and risks
• Experience breaking down complex problems and driving decision making
• Strong analytical abilities, able to create & monitor metrics, proactively identify growth opportunities & incidents
• Strong written, verbal communication skills and comfort in communicating nuanced, and often technical, concepts to internal stakeholders or external partners
• Ability to influence teams & drive alignment among multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in creating and driving efficient processes at scale
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience

Requirements

• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Benefits

• Base salary range: $123,684 — $254,644 USD
• Eligible for equity

Company Description

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws.