Sr. Staff Product Manager, Data and Signals Connectivity

Pinterest; New York (NY); On-site; USD 242,000 - 403,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Principal PM leader to drive data and signal quality for ads measurement and performance across the Pinterest Ad Stack. You will work with engineering, data science, research, PMM, sales, and partners to translate complex measurement into scalable products.

You will own the multi-year roadmap to ingest and expand signals, collaborating with data partners, MMPs, and advertisers while navigating industry shifts in privacy and browser changes.

Qualifications

• Experience with ads data/signal ecosystems and measurement
• Ability to define new products and strategies in ambiguous spaces
• Proven cross-functional collaboration with engineering, data science, and marketing teams
• Strong market-minded view on data privacy and signal quality

Responsibilities

• Own the vision and execution of Pinterest's data and signal ingestion strategy for Ads Measurement.
• Integrate signals into the Pinterest ad stack with quality and partner teams.
• Define multi-year roadmap to ingest and expand signal via partners (MMPs, data providers, RMNs).
• Lead pathways to expand signal coverage (CAPI, server-to-server, Tag, APIs, MMPs, DCR, offline uploads).
• Establish operating model and OKRs linking signal health to advertiser trust and ad performance.
• Balance buy/build/partner approaches to move quickly.
• Collaborate with engineering, DS, PMM and Ads product leads to ensure proper ingestion and usage.
• Represent Pinterest on industry shifts (cookies, privacy) and translate into product bets.

Skills

Ads data signals

Privacy-safe measurement

MMPs & CAPI

Cross-functional partner

Roadmap development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CAPI

Tag

Pixel

MMPs

DCR

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 and 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 is uniquely positioned across the full consumer journey, from inspiration and discovery through consideration, planning, and action. Creators bring ideas to life, Pinners signal emerging interests and intent, and advertisers help people act on what inspires them. This role will help build the data foundation on which Pinterest measures its flywheel, helping advertisers understand how their ads, creator activations and organic activity contribute to performance and business outcomes. The output of this work will be highly impactful, influencing advertiser investment, ad opportunities, and Pinterest's differentiation in the ads measurement ecosystem. This is a foundational mission critical role that will directly influence the future success of Pinterest's Ad Strategy.

The ideal candidate is a Principal PM leader with proven ability to drive data and signal quality for an ads measurement and performance stack. They have expertise and deep understanding of data and signal quality challenges and how to drive privacy safe data ingestion and collaboration capabilities across CAPI, Tag, Pixel, MMPs, DCR and other data sources. They have worked cross-functionally with engineering, data science, research, PMM, sales, and other partners and can translate complex measurement methods into credible, useful, and scalable products.

What you'll do:

• Own the vision, building and execution of Pinterest's Data and Signal ingestion and connectivity strategy to drive its Ads Measurement and Performance success.
• Own integration into the Pinterest ad stack and partner with ads quality, offsite and business platform teams to maximize signal utility.
• Define the multi-year roadmap and drive execution to ingest and build high quality and expanded signal via partners - MMPs, data providers, RMNs, advertisers and agencies etc.
• Own and design appropriate pathways to expand signal coverage through CAPI, server-to-server integrations, Tag, APIs, MMPs, clean rooms (DCR), and offline data uploads
• Establish the operating model and OKRs that connect signal health to advertiser trust, measurement credibility, ad performance, and Pinterest's broader ads strategy.
• Leverage buy/build/partner approaches to move with speed.
• Partner with engineering, DS, PMM and Ads product leaders to ensure signals are accurately ingested and leveraged in the Pinterest Ad Stack.
• Represent Pinterest's point of view on industry shifts-including browsers, cookies, MMPs, signal loss, and privacy regulation-and translate them into strategic product bets.

What we're looking for:

• 10+ years of experience working as a Product Manager or in a related role, including 5-7+ years of substantial ads data/signals or marketing measurement experience.
• Deep understanding of the data and signals ecosystem and how to ensure and improve data signal quality in an ad stack to drive measurement and performance. Areas of experience include privacy-safe measurement, MMPs, CAPI, Tag, Pixel, clean rooms and data partners.
• Experience partnering with engineering, data science, analytics, research, or PMM cross-functional teams.
• Strong evidence of the ability to define new products and strategies in an ambiguous space and to execute from ideation and multi-quarter roadmaps through go-to-market and adoption.
• Strong ability to empathize with, anticipate the needs of, and effectively collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders, including advertisers, creators, Pinners, and internal partners.
• Deep understanding of business metrics and tradeoffs in the context of online platforms or multi-sided ecosystems.

• Preferred but not required: Experience with social, video, commerce, or organic-and-paid measurement.
• Preferred but not required: Experience building advertiser-facing measurement products or working with advertisers and agencies.
• Preferred but not required: Understanding of attribution, incrementality, marketing mix modeling, or cross-channel measurement.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience

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.

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 needs to be in a commutable distance from one of the following office: New York

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

US based applicants only

$230,280—$402,990 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 or 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 complete this form for support.