Director, Technical Program Management, Pinner Journeys

About Pinterest:

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Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.

The Team:

Pinterest Technical Program Managers at this level are proactive owners with deep technical and strategic expertise. They are aligned to the highest level company priorities, leading impactful teams of senior managers and ICs responsible for cross-org large-scope programs or products. The Pinner Journeys & Belonging pillar is a single, senior pillar owning end-to-end Core experiences. This team defines the operating system for Pinterest’s most critical product and technology areas, directly impacting company-level OKRs.

What you’ll do:

• Lead an impactful team of senior TPMs and ICs responsible for cross-org, large-scope programs that connect Core, M10n, and Platforms.

• Set a clear strategy and vision for the Pinner Journeys & Belonging function, providing thought leadership and influencing the business and potential regulatory issues that might impact Pinterest.

• Be accountable for stitching together user journeys (Personalization, Search, Assistant, etc.) to land as coherent, end-to-end experiences, with top line metrics as the primary north-star metric for journey quality.

• Drive alignment of resource planning across multiple organizational units with strategic business objectives, engaging with executive leadership to prioritize resource needs.

• Ensure that qualified successors are identified for key functional roles, creating a culture that emphasizes constructive feedback, ongoing learning, and equitable development across the team.

• Lead the emerging UX Quality agenda across Pinner Journeys, integrating accessibility, inclusive product, and wellbeing into Core journeys as P0 responsibilities.

• Follow Pinterest AI guidance for risk, governance, and safety-by-design: appropriately handle sensitive data, validate AI-generated outputs, document assumptions/limits, and ensure AI-assisted workflows meet applicable policy/compliance expectations before broad adoption.

What we’re looking for:

• 10+ years of experience as a technical program manager, or related experience, leading multiple company-level programs that impact multiple company OKRs.

• 2-5+ years of management experience, with a proven ability to lead an impactful team of senior managers and ICs.

• A leader who navigates uncertain situations, provides direction and frameworks to the function, and conveys stability in evolving or uncertain times.

• Expertise in building tracking mechanisms to create an environment of accountability for the working team's progression.

• Strong ability to move the function forward through a mature decision-making process, willingly making tough trade-offs on behalf of the organization.

• A leader who fosters a culture that supports people taking well-reasoned risks in service of creating value for Pinners.

• Proven strength in engaging with executive leadership to provide strategic guidance, with polished communication skills and thought leadership.

• Demonstrated experience as a power user and extender of an A/B testing / experimentation platform (e.g., internal or external tools, homegrown experiment frameworks, etc.). This includes shaping schemas and workflows, defining launch/guardrail standards, and building automation on top of the platform (e.g., Python/SQL scripts, dashboards, anomaly/holdout reports, and launch-review summaries) so it becomes the single source of truth for “what shipped, what moved the metrics, and why.

• AI-first execution mindset: demonstrated ability to use GenAI to accelerate planning, program operations, and stakeholder communications—starting with AI drafts and applying strong judgment to validate, refine, and drive decisions.

• Workflow design, AI fluency, data & insights orientation: experience turning repeatable program work into durable, low-toil mechanisms and improving decision-making by using GenAI (e.g., strong prompting, vibe coding lightweight scripts/tools, dashboards, data analysis and leveraging agents where appropriate).

• Safety-by-design AI fluency: experience operating within AI governance expectations (risk assessment, data handling, model/output validation, auditability/traceability) and proactively identifying where AI use is not appropriate or requires additional controls.

• BS in Engineering or CS or equivalent work 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 recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.

• 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.

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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
$192,929—$397,206 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

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