Lead, Strategy & Operations - Consumer Brand

Jobtailor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,321 - 247,718; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Pinterest seeks a Strategy & Operations Lead to join our SPP team, embedding with the Consumer Brand function to drive cross-functional strategic projects end-to-end. You will design planning cadences, align stakeholders, and translate insights into headcount and budget forecasts across brand campaigns, partnerships and health strategy.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in strategy or operations, strong executive communication, and experience applying AI to analysis and planning.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategy or operations, with cross-functional ownership.
• Experience in brand marketing or consumer marketing context.
• Ability to design and implement a function's strategic planning system.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and own cross-functional strategic projects end-to-end.
• Design and implement planning cadences (MBRs, QBRs, annual/campaign cycles).
• Lead governance and program delivery across multiple functions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or related field

Tools

AI in planning

Job description

About Pinterest:

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we're on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other's unique experiences and embrace theflexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It's Possible.

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.

Pinterest's Consumer Brand team is looking for a Strategy & Operations Lead to join our S&O Strategic Projects and Programs (SPP) team. You'll serve as the embedded operational partner for the Consumer Brand function, initiating and owning its most critical cross-functional strategic projects, designing and implementing planning cadences and leading governance and program delivery across the department. You'll work directly with senior marketing leadership to identify problems, frame decisions and make the function's highest-priority work land across brand campaigns, brand partnerships and brand health strategy.

What you'll do:

• Initiate and own Consumer Brand's most critical cross-functional strategic projects end-to-end: identifying the right problems to solve, framing decisions, aligning stakeholders and driving follow-through across brand campaign strategy, brand partnerships, brand architecture and measurement evolution
• Design, integrate and implement the Consumer Brand function's planning cadences (MBRs, QBRs, annual and campaign planning cycles): build inputs, facilitate sessions and synthesize outcomes into clear decisions and investment forecasts for headcount and budget
• Lead governance and program delivery across multiple functions within Consumer Brand, serving as the single source of truth for strategic context, headcount status and planning rationale
• Monitor metrics and milestones across interconnected initiatives and hold the working team accountable for outcomes, surfacing priority conflicts before they become escalations
• Use AI to accelerate synthesis, analysis and planning work by distilling brand research inputs, drafting decision frameworks and building planning materials faster, while maintaining judgment and accountability over final deliverables
• Partner with Integrated Marketing, Brand Partnerships, Brand Research, Growth Marketing and XFN teams (Product, Sales, Finance) to align on function priorities and move complex initiatives forward
• Experience collaborating with creative teams.

What we're looking for:

• 8+ years of experience in strategy, operations or a related field, with a track record of initiating and owning highly complex, cross-functional work independently.
• Experience working within or closely alongside a brand marketing or consumer marketing organization. You understand how campaigns, brand partnerships and brand health measurement connect to business outcomes and can hold that context in strategic conversations with senior leaders.
• Experience designing and implementing a function's strategic planning system, including mid-year and annual planning cycles and have partnered with business management teams on investment forecasts for headcount and budget.
• Ability to make high-quality decisions decisively, even in the absence of complete information. You know when to keep moving and you're willing to make the call even if it's unpopular.
• Demonstrated experience leading governance and program delivery across multiple functions, holding cross-functional working teams accountable for outcomes without direct authority.
• Experience mentoring or coaching peers in stakeholder management or strategic problem-solving, not just doing it yourself.
• Demonstrated experience using AI to accelerate analysis and planning work, with a clear approach to maintaining quality and accountability for final outcomes.
• Strong executive communication skills. You can distill complexity into crisp, actionable narratives for VP-level and above audiences, and you're comfortable saying the hard thing in the room.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Business, Marketing or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

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 recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
• 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.
• An ideal candidate is a commutable distance from one of our US hubs - Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City.

#LI-REMOTE

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

$120,321 — $247,718 USD

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