Technical Program Management Director, Pinterest
$187-385k
+ Equity. Final salary is based on location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise
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Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas
Open for applications
Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$187-385k
+ Equity. Final salary is based on location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.
Role
Who you are
- 15+ years of experience with building and managing a team of Technical Program Managers and leading large-scale or complex technical initiatives
- Deep understanding of common platforms including cloud products and CI/CD tooling
- Proven track record of delivering complex infrastructure projects on time and within budget
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Proven communication and interpersonal skills, including relationship building and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional team
- Capable of building credibility and fostering connections with senior executives and team members
- Skilled in fostering organizational growth and cultivating a team-oriented atmosphere
- Knowledge of software development processes and best practices
What the job involves
- Pinterest is looking for an experienced and motivated Technical Program Management Director to play a critical role across all Pinterest products, ensuring that Foundational aspects are robust, scalable and reliable
- This role is fundamental to Pinterest’s growth in the next years
- Lead, grow and manage a team of experienced Technical Program Managers, providing leadership and guidance to drive successful program execution
- Work closely with our Chief Architect and VPs across Infrastructure, Data and Security to define an integrated technical strategy and shape the execution strategy to support our growth in the next 3 years
- Proactively identify high-impact programs and drive yearly planning across Foundations and ensure our priorities, incremental opex and infrastructure costs are aligned with the business strategy and approved by our executive team
- Define and manage the operating rhythms for the Foundations team including execution and business reviews
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure alignment, prioritize tasks, and make crucial decisions in collaboration with internal partners and stakeholders
- Engage with a stakeholder across engineering, product and design at all levels, establishing and maintaining trusted connections
Our take
Inspiration and ideas can pop into your head at any time, and with the growth of social media and networking, sharing these interests and gaining exposure has never been easier. Pinterest exists to display these moments visually, as a kind of digital pinboard allowing users to save and share digital images which have inspired them.
Pinterest's emphasis on visual discovery has differentiated it from competitors and created a more positive and fulfilling experience for its users. Pinterest in many ways provides a respite from the ceaseless negativity that plagues social media such as Facebook and Twitter, and this is perhaps responsible for its userbase expanding to 450 million users in 2022, driven by uptake mostly outside of North America.
Pinterest has not been immune to woes affecting the global tech sector and made about 5% of its workforce redundant at the end of 2022 and the start of 2023. Having restructured to face a challenging climate, it is well-positioned to resume its growth, which has increased consistently year on year. Its immediate goals are to continue to grow its user base and expand the uptake of its short video product, which it aims to monetize.
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Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Founders
Ben Silbermann
(CEO)Worked as a Product Specialist at Google for 2 years before leaving to work on his own apps, which led to founding Pinterest
People progressing
Joined as Marketing Lead, promoted to Head of Growth Ops for English-speaking markets after 3 years. They've have since been promoted to Global Head of Editorial, a position they started in 2022.
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