Sr. Technical Program Manager, Growth

Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Team:

Technical Program Managers at Pinterest deliver critical & strategic outcomes by directing and scaling engineering effort across organizational and functional boundaries. This role will partner closely with the Pinner Notifications organization within our Core Engineering & Product team. This team is responsible for all aspects of notifications that get sent to Pinners from the copy and the content to the in-product experience and landing page to the delivery and platform optimizations. You will step into a cross-functional leadership position alongside Engineering and Product leads identify areas that can be optimized remove blockers and implement solutions to unlock velocity of projects and programs that directly impact top-line company metrics.

What youll do:

Proactively identify and drive key strategic explorations
Translate strategic ideas into execution plans and be accountable to drive them to completion
Drive complex technical decisions across multiple teams
Be a thought leader to your XFN stakeholders by influencing and collaborating on product roadmaps
Work cross functionally with engineering product design data analytics and product marketing to turn ambiguous opportunities into actionable outcomes
Define new processes from the ground up to streamline collaboration between stakeholders
Influence teams and build relationships with key stakeholders across disciplines and organizations
Build effective and transparent communication channels to adaptively communicate schedules priorities status and risk to various functional stakeholders at all levels of the company
Use AI to turn ambiguous cross-functional inputs into crisp execution artifacts (charters milestones DRIs launch readiness checklists decision docs exec-ready status) to keep the Notifications portfolio moving fast while maintaining quality and compliance
Leverage AI to accelerate operating cadence and incident response (synthesize metric/experiment readouts summarize investigations/retros draft comms and action plans) then validate with data and stakeholders before driving decisions and follow-through

What were looking for:

5 years of experience as a technical program manager or related experience
Entrepreneurial spirit with strong leadership able to develop and lead a new initiative from the ground up and thrive in ambiguity
Passion for execution and getting things done
Solid technical background and ability to quickly understand technical designs challenges and risks. Experience breaking down complex problems and driving decision making
Strong analytical abilities able to create & monitor metrics proactively identify growth opportunities & incidents
Strong written verbal communication skills and comfort in communicating nuanced and often technical concepts to internal stakeholders or external partners
Ability to influence teams & drive alignment among multiple stakeholders
Demonstrated experience in creating and driving efficient processes at scale
Experience using AI tools to improve TPM throughput and clarity at scale (multi-team programs many stakeholders) including dependency/risk identification structured tradeoff framing and high-signal stakeholder communications
Demonstrated judgment using AI in high-stakes fast-moving environments (growth regressions incidents policy/compliance escalations) where outputs must be verified and where you can influence partners to adopt repeatable AI-enabled mechanisms (templates playbooks process hygiene)
Bachelors degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience

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 every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

Relocation Statement:

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

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The Team:Technical Program Managers at Pinterest deliver critical & strategic outcomes by directing and scaling engineering effort across organizational and functional boundaries. This role will partner closely with the Pinner Notifications organization within our Core Engineering & Product team. Th...

The Team:

What youll do:

Proactively identify and drive key strategic explorations
Translate strategic ideas into execution plans and be accountable to drive them to completion
Drive complex technical decisions across multiple teams
Be a thought leader to your XFN stakeholders by influencing and collaborating on product roadmaps
Work cross functionally with engineering product design data analytics and product marketing to turn ambiguous opportunities into actionable outcomes
Define new processes from the ground up to streamline collaboration between stakeholders
Influence teams and build relationships with key stakeholders across disciplines and organizations
Build effective and transparent communication channels to adaptively communicate schedules priorities status and risk to various functional stakeholders at all levels of the company
Use AI to turn ambiguous cross-functional inputs into crisp execution artifacts (charters milestones DRIs launch readiness checklists decision docs exec-ready status) to keep the Notifications portfolio moving fast while maintaining quality and compliance
Leverage AI to accelerate operating cadence and incident response (synthesize metric/experiment readouts summarize investigations/retros draft comms and action plans) then validate with data and stakeholders before driving decisions and follow-through

What were looking for:

5 years of experience as a technical program manager or related experience
Entrepreneurial spirit with strong leadership able to develop and lead a new initiative from the ground up and thrive in ambiguity
Passion for execution and getting things done
Solid technical background and ability to quickly understand technical designs challenges and risks. Experience breaking down complex problems and driving decision making
Strong analytical abilities able to create & monitor metrics proactively identify growth opportunities & incidents
Strong written verbal communication skills and comfort in communicating nuanced and often technical concepts to internal stakeholders or external partners
Ability to influence teams & drive alignment among multiple stakeholders
Demonstrated experience in creating and driving efficient processes at scale
Experience using AI tools to improve TPM throughput and clarity at scale (multi-team programs many stakeholders) including dependency/risk identification structured tradeoff framing and high-signal stakeholder communications
Demonstrated judgment using AI in high-stakes fast-moving environments (growth regressions incidents policy/compliance escalations) where outputs must be verified and where you can influence partners to adopt repeatable AI-enabled mechanisms (templates playbooks process hygiene)
Bachelors degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience

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 every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

Relocation Statement: