Staff Technical Program Manager, Search Relevance

Pinterest; California, San Francisco (MO, CA); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative company as a Technical Program Manager, where you will play a crucial role in enhancing the search and shopping experience for millions. This position offers the opportunity to work with cross-functional teams, drive impactful programs, and leverage data insights to shape strategies. With a focus on execution and collaboration, you will help transform passion into growth opportunities while fostering an inclusive and inspiring workplace. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about technology, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a technical or analytical role.
• Strong technical breadth and judgment in various technologies.
• Comfortable in fast-changing environments.

Responsibilities

• Establish relationships with key partners for high impact programs.
• Define and drive ML/AI programs based on emerging needs.
• Analyze merchant distribution and shopping experiences.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Data Analysis

Relationship Building

Search Products Experience

Communication Skills

Technical Judgment

Execution Focus

Education

Bachelor's in Technical Discipline

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, our mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love. As a Technical Program Manager on the Search team, you'll play a crucial role in this mission. You'll be a thought leader with Product and Engineering, crafting a seamless search and shopping experience for Pinners. Key questions include: 1/ How might we better understand when a Pinner has commercial intent and adapt our search strategy? 2/ How do we enable new merchants to succeed on Pinterest while helping existing ones grow? 3/ What signals and content can we acquire to enhance the search and shopping experience?

What you'll do:

• Establish and own relationships with key partners across Search teams as their strategic and execution partner for delivering high-impact programs.


• Define and drive Search, Relevance, and Merchant ML/AI programs based on current and emerging needs, ensuring scope, responsibilities, risks, and responsibilities are well-established, and that programs are successfully executed.


• Lead the day-to-day program management of multiple work streams across the product process, including strategy, technical design, and experimentation.


• Analyze merchant distribution and shopping experiences with Data Science; leverage insights to lead strategy steering committees with cross-functional VPs.


• Build expertise in query understanding and search engines.


• Drive product, business, and OKR requirements, while streamlining engineering efforts and costs.


• Identify gaps in shopping and search distribution strategies (signals, content, etc.) and operationalize processes to address them.

What we're looking for:

• BS in a technical discipline or equivalent experience (7+ years in a technical or analytical role).


• Strong technical breadth and judgment, with the ability to quickly understand various technologies and assess risks and tradeoffs.


• Comfort with a fast-changing environment and managing ambiguity.


• Focus on execution and delivery in a data-informed environment.


• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally to identify opportunities and deliver solutions.


• Exceptional relationship-building skills, organizational awareness, and the ability to persuade others to achieve program objectives while maintaining high standards of accountability.


• Experience working with Search products at a detailed level is highly desirable.

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:

• Work style is flexible; we gather in person for key moments. This role requires in-person collaboration 1-2 times per quarter and can be based anywhere in the country.

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At Pinterest, we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring. We share the salary range for transparency: $141,502—$291,328 USD, with final salary based on location, experience, and skills. The position is eligible for equity. For more info on culture and benefits, visit our site.

Our commitment to inclusion: Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or other protected status. If you need accommodations during the application process, please complete this form.