Sr. Product Manager, Activation

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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.

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 that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more.

The Activation Foundation team tackles the biggest challenge to Pinterest’s growth - helping new and low engaged users experience the magic of Pinterest’s personalized recommendations. This team operates horizontally to improve the experience of underserved users by creating and driving adoption of new user signals, addressing bias and gaps in our core recommendation systems, and identifying opportunities for innovation within our technical foundations.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with the rest of our Pinner experience teams to extend our core value prop in seamless experience loops for Pinners
• Set our vision, strategy, and roadmap for re-engaging and improving the experience for hundreds of millions of Pinners each month leveraging Pinterest’s existing recommendation systems as well as innovative new technologies
• Communicate your strategy upward and outward internally to ensure you have the support you need to be successful
• Support your team in understanding user pain points and requirements, develop strong roadmaps and execute
• Work cross-functionally with engineers, data science, legal, and operations to support relevance improvements for underserved users

What We’re Looking For

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to drive alignment among multiple stakeholders
• Deep empathy for customers grounded in data and research
• Inquisitiveness to learn new domains and systematically work through ambiguity and competing concerns with your team
• Technical background or relevant experience that lets you dive deep into data and complex technical problems
• A track record of identifying, understanding, and solving customer problems with repeatable processes
• 5+ years product management or related experience
• A strong growth mindset and ability to listen to and action upon feedback
• Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences in written and verbal communication
• Ability to manage and prioritize within a portfolio of projects that build on each other to create a coherent system

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

$114,750—$236,000 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.