About the Role
Title: Sr. Technical Program Manager
Location: San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
JobDescription:
About Pinterest:
Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. Its where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love.In your role, youll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. Youll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helpingPinnersmake their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.
Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.
Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term thats uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more.
Sr. Technical Program Manager, Core Engagement
Pinterest Technical Program Managers deliver critical & strategic outcomes by directing and scaling engineering effort across organizational and functional boundaries.
Pinterest is looking for an experienced and motivated Sr. Technical Program Manager to drive Engagement outcomes. This person will work cross functionally with engineering, product, and design stakeholders to efficiently meet Pinterest’s objectives, building delightful and engaging experiences for Pinners to deliver the right inspiration at the right time.
What youll do:
- Proactively identify and drive key strategic programs and workstreams
- Translate strategic ideas into execution plans, and be accountable to drive them to completion
- Drive complex technical decisions across multiple teams
- Be a thought leader to your cross-functional stakeholders by influencing the product roadmap during annual planning
- Work cross functionally with engineering, product, design, data analytics, and product marketing to turn ambiguous opportunities into actionable outcomes
- Define new processes from ground up to streamline collaboration between stakeholders
- Influence teams and build relationships with key stakeholders across disciplines and organizations
- Build effective and transparent communication channels to adaptively communicate schedules, priorities, status and risk to various functional stakeholders at all levels of the company
What were looking for:
- 5+ years of experience as a technical program manager, or related experience
- Entrepreneurial spirit with strong leadership, who can develop and lead a new initiative from the ground up and thrive in ambiguity
- Passion for execution and getting things done with a focus on streamlining process across disparate groups
- Solid technical background and ability to quickly understand technical designs, challenges and risks. Experience breaking down complex problems and driving decision making
- Strong analytical abilities, able to create & monitor metrics, proactively identify growth opportunities & incidents
- Strong written, verbal communication skills and comfort in communicating nuanced, and often technical, concepts to internal stakeholders or external partners
- Ability to influence teams & drive alignment among multiple stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience in creating and driving efficient processes at scale
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities across teams