Staff Technical Program Manager

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San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a seasoned Technical Program Manager to lead strategic security programs across multiple teams. You will own planning, dependency management, decision making, and executive outcomes, partnering with Security, Engineering, and Product leaders to define and execute a strategic roadmap.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted program management, governance, and risk management, with a strong focus on security programs, compliance, and resilience across platforms.

Qualifications

10+ years of technical program management leading large-scale technical programs across multiple teams and stakeholders.
5+ years of information security, risk and/or compliance experience.
5+ years of big data and/or cloud experience.
Strong technical fluency and judgment with engineering leaders on complex decisions.
Experience building metrics, health frameworks, and executive reporting that connect program execution to business outcomes.
Experience in security programs, abuse/anti-automation, fraud or PCI/compliance, or access governance.

Responsibilities

Lead strategic security programs that are complex, ambiguous, and multi-org, with direct ownership of planning, dependency management, decisions, communications, and outcomes.
Partner with Security leadership and Engineering Leads to run annual strategy planning, translate priorities into an executable roadmap, and define success metrics and leadership reporting.
Drive program development, coordination, and communications across Security and key partners, with Product and Engineering as core strategic partners and close collaboration with Platforms, Trust & Safety, and Growth.
Own the operating cadence for high-priority security initiatives, including milestones, governance, risk management, executive updates, and escalation paths.
Help teams deliver improvements across systems and processes in areas such as vulnerability management, business continuity, disaster recovery, and access governance.
Create scalable program management practices, tools, and methodologies that raise execution quality across the Security organization.
Use GenAI as the default operating model for EP PgM execution—producing AI-assisted first drafts of core program artifacts and modernizing workflows.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Information Security Experience

Risk Management

Cloud Experience

Metrics & Executive Reporting

AI-Assisted Program Management

Data Analysis

System Tradeoff Analysis

Leadership

Communication

Education

B.S. in a technical field

Tools

GenAI

Cloud Platforms

Big Data Technologies

Program Management Tools

Health Frameworks

Job description

Lead strategic Security programs that are complex, ambiguous, and multi-org in nature, with direct ownership of execution across planning, dependency management, decision-making, communications, and outcomes.
Partner with Security leadership and Engineering Leads to run annual strategy planning, translate priorities into an executable roadmap, and define success metrics and leadership reporting.
Drive program development, coordination, and communications across Security and key partners, with Product and Engineering as core strategic partners and close collaboration with Platforms, Trust & Safety, and Growth.
Own the operating cadence for high-priority security initiatives, including clear milestones, governance, risk management, executive updates, and escalation paths.
Help teams deliver improvements across Pinterest systems and processes in areas such as vulnerability management, business continuity, disaster recovery, and separation of development/production management.
Create scalable program management practices, tools, and methodologies that raise execution quality across the Security organization.
Use GenAI as the default operating model for EP PgM execution—producing AI-assisted first drafts of core program artifacts, modernizing high-toil workflows into AI-first mechanisms (e.g., intake triage, status synthesis, action/decision extraction, risk & dependency tracking), and synthesizing signals to proactively surface risks, decision/trade-offs, and escalation paths.

Requirements

10+ years of technical program management or closely related experience leading large-scale technical programs across multiple teams and stakeholders.
5+ years of information security, risk and/or compliance experience
5+ years of big data and/or cloud experience
Strong technical fluency and judgment, with the ability to understand system tradeoffs, identify technical risks early, and partner effectively with engineering leaders on complex decisions.
Experience building metrics, health frameworks, and executive reporting that connect program execution to business and organizational outcomes.
Experience in one or more of the following areas is strongly preferred: security programs, abuse/anti-automation, fraud or invalid traffic, account security, PCI/compliance, vulnerability management, business continuity, disaster recovery, or access/control governance.
B.S Degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading complex security programs, with a focus on strategic planning, risk management, and cross-organizational collaboration. Proficient in developing metrics and reporting frameworks that align program execution with business outcomes.

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