Staff Technical Program Manager

Staff Technical Program Manager Ads

Pinterest Technical Program Managers deliver critical & strategic outcomes by directing and scaling engineering effort across organizational and functional boundaries.

This role is within the Monetization org which is responsible for the Pinterest ads ecosystem.You will be driving development of new solutions scaling of existing solutions solving complex engineering problems and driving ambiguous programs from inception to launch. Example programs: third party demand building new ad products / formats driving new integrations building bigger machine learning models to scale our advertising needs.

What you’ll do:

• 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

• Execute at both breadth and depth. At breadth by understanding the big picture and at depth by being comfortable driving nitty gritty details with multiple teams

• Be a thought leader to your XFN stakeholders by influencing product roadmap during the annual & quarterly planning

• Work cross functionally with engineering product design data analytics Sales Business Development Research and product marketing to turn ambiguous opportunities into actionable outcomes

• Define new processes from 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

What we’re looking for:

• 5+ years of experience as a technical program manager or related experience

• Entrepreneurial spirit with strong leadership who can 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

• Prior experience working in ads space is preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science or equivalent experience

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

In-Office Requirement Statement:

• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.

• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

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