Senior Product Manager, Deceptive Content

Pinterest; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 339,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Deceptive Content to own the strategy for reducing user victimization from scams, fake storefronts, AI-generated “slop” merchant clusters, and misleading commerce content.

You’ll partner with Policy, Operations, Engineering, Data Science, Monetization, and the Adversarial/Spam team to keep Pinners safe as they move from inspiration to action, define the roadmap, and measure deception prevalence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product management, with trust & safety or adversarial domain experience.
• Proven track record shipping ML-powered detection and scalable enforcement.
• Strong data fluency with precision/recall and adversarial dynamics.
• SQL proficiency for data investigation and analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver strategy and roadmap for deception defense across organic commerce.
• Set metrics for deceptive-content prevalence, exposure window, and enforcement quality.
• Partner with Enforcement Systems and Adversarial/Spam teams on signals and actions.
• Define boundaries with neighboring teams (Creator, Spam, Security/ATO, Text Safety, Monetization).
• Anticipate emerging deception patterns, including AI-generated abuse, and reprioritize investments.

Skills

Product management

ML-powered detection

Data analysis

SQL

Systems thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Enforcement experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

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 the flexibility 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.

As a Senior Product Manager for Deceptive Content, you'll own Pinterest's strategy for reducing user victimization from manufactured trust: scams, fake storefronts and merchants, AI-generated \"slop\" merchant clusters, and misleading commerce content. You'll partner closely with teams across Pinterest, including Policy, Operations, Engineering, Data Science, Monetization, and the Adversarial/Spam team, to keep Pinners safe as they move from inspiration to action.

What you’ll do:

• Define and deliver the strategy and roadmap for deception defense across organic commerce surfaces, aligning partners across Policy, Ops, MLE, Integrity Analytics, Data Science, and Monetization


• Set the metrics and measurement approach for deceptive-content prevalence, victim-exposure window, cluster takedown latency, and enforcement quality, including merchant false-positive guardrails


• Partner with the Enforcement Systems team to develop cluster- and merchant-level enforcement actions, and with the Adversarial/Spam team on shared infrastructure signals


• Define and maintain clear boundaries with neighboring teams (Creator, Spam, Security/ATO, Text Safety, Monetization)


• Anticipate emerging deception patterns, including AI-generated abuse, and continuously reprioritize investments

What we’re looking for:

• 5+ years of product management experience, with experience in trust & safety, fraud, scams, marketplace integrity, or adversarial domains


• Proven track record owning ML-powered detection products and shipping enforcement at scale


• Strong data fluency: comfortable with precision/recall/FPR, prevalence measurement, and reasoning about adversarial dynamics


• SQL proficiency: able to self-serve data investigation and analysis


• Demonstrated systems thinking: experience navigating complex, interconnected detection and enforcement infrastructure


• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication, with the ability to drive alignment and present recommendations to leadership


• Strong judgment on enforcement tradeoffs, balancing protection with false-positive impact on legitimate merchants and users


• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience

This role involves regular exposure to deceptive and harmful content and to the experiences of people victimized by it. The team provides support and wellness resources.

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 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.

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

$164,695 — $339,078 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

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, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please completethis form for support.