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SUMMARY

Pinterest helps Pinners discover and do what they love, and enable advertisers to effectively engage with the ideal audience to meet their marketing objectives. Pinterest has grown into one of the world's largest consumer products and advertising platforms, boasting over 600 million monthly active users and generating more than $4 billion in annualized advertising revenue. Our ongoing business success is reliant on our capacity to accelerate product innovation, which in turn allows us to deliver increased value to both our Pinners and Advertisers. For advertisers, Pinterest is a uniquely powerful platform where people actively seek out ideas and products, creating unparalleled purchase intent.

Pinterest's Ads Quality team sits at the heart of our monetization engine — Pinners with the brands and products most relevant to their moments of inspiration. Reporting to Pinterest’s VP & GM of Monetization, the Senior Director of Product Management, Ads Quality, will own the end-to-end product vision and strategy for one of Pinterest's most significant and technically sophisticated domains.

The Senior Director of Product Management, Ads Quality will lead a team of 10–15 Product Managers, partnering at the highest levels across Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Sales, and Go-to-Market to shape the future of advertising at Pinterest. They will be the strategic architect behind how we optimize for Pinner experience, advertiser outcomes, and Pinterest's long-term business growth — simultaneously and at scale.

The ideal candidate is an experienced product executive who brings deep expertise in digital advertising and ML-powered products, a strong executive presence, and a proven track record of building and inspiring high-performing PM organizations in complex, fast-moving environments.

What You’ll Do:

Set and drive organizational vision: Define and champion a multi-year product strategy for Pinterest's Ads Quality portfolio, ensuring alignment across business objectives, technical capabilities, and evolving market dynamics in digital advertising.
Lead a high-impact PM organization: Build, mentor, and inspire a team of 10–15 senior Product Managers, fostering a culture of product excellence, strategic rigor, and cross-functional collaboration.
Shape the ML and AI technology roadmap: Partner with senior Engineering and ML leadership to guide the evolution of Pinterest's machine learning and generative AI technology stack, translating cutting-edge capabilities into differentiated advertising experiences.
Drive advertiser and Pinner value creation: Own the strategic balance between delivering measurable ROI for advertisers and preserving the authentic, high-quality inspiration experience that makes Pinterest unique.
Influence at the executive level: Serve as a key voice in monetization strategy discussions with C-suite and VP-level stakeholders, representing Ads Quality priorities and translating complex technical tradeoffs into clear business narratives.
Accelerate go-to-market impact: Partner with Product Marketing and Sales leadership to bring new advertising products to market, from ideation through launch and scaled growth.
Cross functional collaboration: Partner with the Engineering, Sales, Finance, and Legal teams to develop and implement measurement solutions while also helping with Advertiser and client facing technical communication.

What We’re Looking For:

15+ years of product leadership experience, with a significant tenure in advertising technology, or data-driven marketing platforms
A proven track record of building and scaling ads products that have materially driven revenue and business growth
Executive presence and influence — experience presenting product vision to senior stakeholders and partnering closely with engineering teams to execute on roadmap
Experience leading large, high-performing PM organizations and developing the next generation of product leaders
A strategic mindset backed by strong analytical and data fluency, including comfort with ML/AI-driven product development
History of navigating complexity and driving alignment across large, matrixed organizations
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

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 at least 1-2 times per week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from the Pinterest Palo Alto, San Francisco, Seattle, or Los Angeles office. The role will also require regular travel within the country to meet clients and teams.

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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

$294,992—$516,236 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.