Sr. Technical Program Manager - Pinterest｜Meet.jobs

About Pinterest:

Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.

Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.

Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex *landing page to learn more. *

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

This role is within Product & Engineering orgs, which builds delightful frontend features and surfaces for Pinners / Advertisers as well as innovative backend engines that enhance and personalize those experiences. You will step into a cross-functional leadership position alongside Engineering and Product Management leads, identifying areas that can be optimized, removing blockers, and implementing solutions to unlock velocity of projects and programs that directly impact top-line company metrics.

What you’ll do:

• Proactively identify and drive key strategic programs and workstreams
• 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 crossfunctional stakeholders by influencing the product roadmap during annual planning
• Work cross functionally with engineering, product, design, data analytics, 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

Relocation Statement:

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

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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

US based applicants only$114,750—$236,000 USD

Our Commitment to Diversity:

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, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require an accommodation during the job application process, please notify accessibility@pinterest.com for support.

Pinterest focuses on Social Media, Internet, E-Commerce, Advertising, and Social Commerce. Their company has offices in San Francisco and Palo Alto. They have a very large team that's between 1001-5000 employees. To date, Pinterest has raised $1.449B of funding; their latest round was closed on April 2019.

You can view their website at https://pinterest.com or find them on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.