About Pinterest:
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At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
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 Platforms TPM organization partners with Experimentation, ML, LLM/GenAI, and Data Infrastructure teams to shape how Pinterest measures everything that matters — from product experiments to AI systems to the platforms everyone builds on.
What you'll do:
- As a Staff Technical Program Manager for Measurement, you'll have the rare opportunity to shape how a company the size of Pinterest measures itself — turning a portfolio spanning experimentation, machine learning, generative AI, and data infrastructure into one coherent, high-impact program.
- Drive Pinterest's experimentation roadmap — accelerating how confidently and quickly teams can test, learn, and ship new ideas at scale.
- Own the program driving cost and compute efficiency across our ML systems, and help scale data science workflows into production-grade tooling.
- Lead cost optimization and evaluation for our LLM and GenAI systems — building the measurement backbone that keeps them fast, affordable, and trustworthy.
- Own Presto query optimization and support for our analytics agent, keeping the data infrastructure that powers company-wide decisions fast and reliable.
- Own measurement of GenAI-driven productivity and evaluation frameworks for coding models — helping quantify the impact of AI on how we build.
- Own cost attribution and usage understanding across shared infrastructure, bringing clarity to how the company invests in its platforms.
- Own measurement and understanding of Shopping infrastructure, helping the team see clearly where to invest next.
- Build repeatable prioritization frameworks that let the team move fast and confidently across a wide, fast-changing portfolio.
- Build transparent communication channels that keep leadership and partner teams aligned on status, risk, and impact.
- Mentor others and help set the standard for what great measurement program management looks like at Pinterest.
What we're looking for:
- 5+ years of experience as a technical program manager, ideally driving broad, high-visibility portfolios.
- A track record of building order out of ambiguity — leading complex, multi-team initiatives from the ground up.
- Strong instincts for, or hunger to quickly learn, experimentation platforms, ML systems, LLM infrastructure, or data platforms.
- A sharp sense for prioritization — comfortable making confident calls across competing initiatives with incomplete information.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a bias toward pragmatic, creative solutions.
- A track record of earning trust with executive leadership and representing your program's interests at the highest levels.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills — you know how to bring people along.
- A genuine commitment to inclusion, sound judgment under pressure, and courageous, resilient leadership.
- B.S degree in a technical field or a equivalent work experience
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.
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.
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience as a technical program manager or related experience.
- Track record of leading and delivering complex, multi-year initiatives that span multiple teams.
- Strong understanding of, or ability to quickly ramp on, modern AI/agent infrastructure (LLM serving, agent harnesses, evals, observability, MCP).
- Experience translating strategic bets into sequenced execution plans and driving them to completion.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Security, Data Science, and Product to resolve ambiguous platform gaps.
- Ability to define and institutionalize operating models for ownership, on-call, and production-readiness review.
- Proven ability to influence executive leadership and represent program interests at high levels.
- Demonstrated experience creating and driving scalable processes and best practices that enable operational excellence at scale.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, including risk mitigation capabilities.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills to build consensus across diverse teams.
- Mentorship experience and ability to elevate organizational impact by institutionalizing best practices and methodologies.
- B.S. degree in a technical field or equivalent work 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.
