Senior Technical Program Manager, Ads Performance

Pinterest

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Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$123,684–$254,644 / yr
Posted
17 days ago

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Similar $194k
This role $189k
$108k most similar roles pay here $270k

This role pays less than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $166,300–$222,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $189k versus about $194k for comparable roles.

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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 34 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $168,081–$335,545 across 34 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Technical Program Manager, Ads Performance

As a Senior Technical Program Manager in Pinterest’s Ads Performance organization, you will lead complex initiatives that enhance advertiser performance and revenue outcomes through the company’s Ads Delivery and Modeling systems. Your role involves driving planning, execution, and launch across multiple teams with clear goals and success metrics aligned to monetization objectives. You will work closely with Engineering, Product, Data Science, Design, Analytics, Sales, Business Development, Research, and Product Marketing to align stakeholders and develop new performance capabilities such as bidding, ranking, optimization, and user experience improvements. Additionally, you will scale existing systems while maintaining reliability and cost efficiency, influence technical direction by facilitating alignment on architecture and risk management, and build durable program mechanisms for intake, prioritization, and decision-making. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in a Technical Program Manager role with strong leadership, analytical skills, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively. Experience in the ads space and familiarity with AI-first execution are preferred.

What you'll do

  • Own end-to-end delivery of complex Ads Performance initiatives with clear goals and metrics.
  • Transform ambiguous problem spaces into structured program charters and roadmaps.
  • Develop new performance capabilities in ads delivery and modeling to enhance advertiser ROI.
  • Scale existing systems to support new markets and use cases while maintaining efficiency.
  • Influence technical direction by facilitating alignment on architecture and surfacing risks early.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager or similar role.
  • Strong leadership and entrepreneurial skills to drive new initiatives in ambiguous environments.
  • Proven ability to lead large, complex programs from planning through execution.
  • Solid technical background with understanding of system design and risk management.
  • Excellent analytical skills using metrics and data for decision-making and problem-solving.
  • Superior communication skills to explain technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
  • Experience building scalable processes and mechanisms in cross-functional teams.

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