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We’re looking for an enthusiastic and thoughtful team player to join our Ads Policy team as a Lead Product Policy Manager. You’ll lead policy for new monetization products and features as well as other new ad formats on Pinterest. You’ll also lead policy for ad targeting and brand safety at Pinterest, making sure Pinners and advertisers feel safe, that we comply with relevant laws and regulations, and that we stay at the forefront of the industry in these important areas.
What you’ll do:
- Collaborate with your Policy teammates, cross-functional partners, executives and outside experts to develop global ad targeting, brand safety and monetization policies
- Continuously evaluate and iterate on policy approaches
- Partner with our Trust & Safety, Product, Sales and Engineering teams to provide policy guidance and scale our policy enforcement globally
- Leverage AI-powered tools and machine learning systems to scale policy enforcement, detect policy-violating content, and assess risks
- Mentor teammates and partner with the Senior Manager to set strategy for the team, including how to prioritize competing demands for our time and expertise
- Facilitate and productively engage in complex policy discussions, including respectfully challenging team members and xfn partners, using contrarian techniques to strengthen policy analysis, and incorporating new and diverse viewpoints
What we’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a relevant field such as policy or law, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in trust & safety, ad or monetization policy development; brand safety or ad targeting experience a plus
- Experience working with or alongside AI/ML systems — particularly in the context of content moderation, trust & safety, or policy enforcement.
- Experience using AI-assisted tools (e.g. policy drafting aids, data analysis tools) to increase the quality and speed of your work and working with revenue teams and understanding business metrics/KPIs.
- Excellent judgment and critical thinking skills: you can assess numerous inputs, weigh tradeoffs, manage ambiguity, ask thought-provoking questions, and make difficult decisions.
- A stellar communicator who acts autonomously, is comfortable crafting complex written communication and has strong verbal communication. Can engage effectively with stakeholders from junior to executive levels.
- Experience handling sensitive escalations with ability to independently analyze data from multiple sources to draw appropriate conclusions and make suitable recommendations.
- A detail-oriented leader who can lead and manage multiple complex policy projects and help set strategy
- A skilled relationship builder who maintains collaborative partnerships within your team, across the company, and with outside audiences. Listens to multiple perspectives, acts as a team player and voices different perspectives respectfully.
- Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams, such as Product, Operations, Legal, Sales, Public Policy and Comms.
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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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.
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or master's degree in policy, law, a relevant field, or equivalent experience
- At least 7 years of experience in trust and safety, advertising policy, or monetization policy development
- Experience working with or alongside AI and machine learning systems in content moderation, trust and safety, or policy enforcement
- Experience using AI-assisted tools to improve work quality and speed
- Experience working with revenue teams and understanding business metrics and KPIs
- Excellent judgment, critical thinking, decision-making, and ambiguity-management skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including communication with executive stakeholders
- Experience handling sensitive escalations and analyzing data from multiple sources
- Experience leading multiple complex policy projects and helping set team strategy
- Strong relationship-building and collaborative partnership skills
- Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Operations, Legal, Sales, Public Policy, and Communications teams
- Brand safety or ad targeting experience
Pinterest Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Pinterest and has not been reviewed or approved by Pinterest.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is considered competitive in core technical roles, with clearly defined base, bonus, and RSU components. Vesting schedules and pay elements are articulated clearly, supporting visibility into total rewards.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include substantial paid parental leave globally alongside fertility and family‑building benefits, adoption assistance, and dedicated caregiver supports. Communications also highlight a phased return‑to‑work approach.
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Flexible Benefits — PinFlex enables role‑dependent hybrid/remote work with home‑office, connectivity, and commuter support, plus the option to work internationally for a limited period with approval. Time away is reinforced by a paid company shutdown and generous vacation framing.
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What We Do
Pinterest is the visual inspiration platform people around the world use to shop products personalized to their taste, find ideas to do offline and discover the most inspiring creators. Today, more than 460 million people come to the platform every month to explore and experience billions of ideas that have been saved. We’re proud to help people to discover and do what they love.
