Quick summary
- Work type
- Remote
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Salary
- $171,467–$300,067 / yr
- Posted
- 1 day ago
- Nearby
- 99+ roles within 25 mi
Market check
Salary context
How this pay compares to similar roles
This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $163,275–$213,375 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $188k for comparable roles.
Based on 239 similar postings.
Employer
About Pinterest
Pinterest is a visual discovery and inspiration platform where people find ideas for home, style, recipes, and more. It serves hundreds of millions of users worldwide through its image and video pinboard product.
Pinterest currently has 55 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $158,765–$320,320 across 55 roles with salary data.
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At a glance
TL;DR · Manager II, Technical Program Management - Platforms
As a Senior Technical Program Manager on Pinterest’s Platforms TPM team, you will lead complex, cross-functional technical programs across Quality Engineering, Client Foundations, and Ads & Core Infrastructure, driving modernization efforts to improve software quality, reliability, and developer productivity. Your day-to-day involves using GenAI to accelerate planning and program operations, prototyping AI solutions for data analysis and process simplification, and ensuring compliance with Pinterest’s AI governance guidelines. You will manage a small TPM team while remaining hands-on in strategic initiatives such as client foundations modernization and foundational platform investments. The role requires experience in technical people management, leading large-scale programs, and translating organizational goals into clear roadmaps. Technical fluency in areas like distributed systems, APIs, and developer tooling is essential, along with strong communication skills to align stakeholders at all levels.
Skills
What you'll do
- Use GenAI to produce initial drafts of program artifacts and modernize workflows.
- Prototype AI solutions to enhance decision-making through data analysis or process simplification.
- Ensure compliance with Pinterest’s AI risk, governance, and safety guidelines in all projects.
- Lead complex technical programs across Quality Engineering, Client Foundations, and Ads Infrastructure.
- Define program outcomes, establish execution plans, manage risks, and drive delivery against goals.
- Build an integrated operating cadence for the portfolio, including roadmap planning and status updates.
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of experience in technology people management roles.
- Demonstrated ability to use GenAI for planning and program operations.
- Experience turning repeatable work into durable mechanisms with AI.
- Strong judgment in validating and refining AI-generated outputs.
- Significant experience leading large, cross-functional technical programs.
- Ability to translate strategy into multi-quarter roadmaps with measurable outcomes.
- Technical fluency across platform and infrastructure domains.
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