Senior Program Manager, Data Labeling

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About Pinterest

Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s 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, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.

Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more.

The Data Labeling team strives to consistently provide high quality data at scale to support Pinterest ML initiatives. We are a team of highly-skilled program managers on a mission to accelerate Pinterest growth and revenue by producing high quality training data fast, at scale to support ML initiatives and enhance Pinners experience.

As the Senior Project & Program Manager, you will manage this world class team, and continue to scale our Data Labeling strategy and operations by constantly looking for ways to improve efficiency and quality.

This role is a perfect fit for someone looking to run a cross-functional program at scale and who can offer data labeling, vendor and budget management, product expertise and relevant knowledge to stakeholders working on any team at Pinterest. This is a multi-faceted role in a data-driven environment so leadership, flexibility, a strong work ethic, and impeccable communication are necessary.

The responsibilities are significant and the growth potential is real.

What You’ll Do

• Manage a team of highly skilled program and project managers
• Scale our operations, build solid processes to label data (guidelines, testing interface, staffing), and run multiple labeling work streams in parallel to meet OKRs
• Manage our multi million dollar budget from planning to monthly reporting in alignment with our quarterly forecast
• Oversee all our data labeling pipelines from inception to delivery, with the goal to deliver the highest quality results to your customers
• Manage our vendors and negotiate contracts

What We’re Looking For

• A seasoned people manager with a passion for growing others
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, and strong ability to work autonomously and cross-functionally
• 8+ years of program / project management experience
• Comfort working in a fast-changing environment, with unexpected problems or a new relationship to forge around the corner at all times
• Action-oriented collaborator who can effectively communicate and work with people across different teams, roles, and functions
• Experience presenting data as insights to stakeholders
• Strong track of organizational management, budgeting, and resource management
• Active Pinterest user with a strong interest and understanding of our product
• Demonstrated experience in creating and driving efficient processes at scale
• Proficient with Excel, G Suite (Google docs, sheets and slides)
• A background managing complex projects effectively by setting clear goals, designing solutions and tracking progress against deadlines
• Experience working in a fast-moving environment, managing multiple projects within tight deadlines

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

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

$145,700—$218,600 USD

Our Commitment To Diversity

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, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require an accommodation during the job application process, please notify [email protected] for support.