Staff Product Manager, Connections

Pinterest

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$164,695–$339,078 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $206k
This role $252k
$144k most similar roles pay here $360k

This role pays more than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$234,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $252k versus about $206k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 82 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $164,695–$337,990 across 82 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Product Manager, Connections

Staff Product Manager, Connections serves as a senior individual contributor within the Growth organization, leading the product vision and strategy for how users connect with friends, family, and trusted communities. You will manage the end-to-end roadmap for core systems including identity, social graphs, messaging, notifications, and discovery to ensure these interactions feel safe and personal. The role requires driving cross-functional alignment between Engineering, Data Science, Design, and Policy teams while mentoring other product managers. Key technical competencies include experience with recommendations, large-scale experimentation, and agentic AI tools for prototyping and strategy. You will solve the challenge of building cohesive social experiences that foster belonging without overwhelming users. The ideal candidate possesses a track record in driving engagement through high-impact features like follows, groups, and messaging within complex, emotionally sensitive product spaces.

What does a Product Manager earn in California?

Median $223300 from 163 postings across 44 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the end-to-end Connections strategy and roadmap to drive measurable product impact for user engagement.
  • Design social features that feel safe, personal, and grounded in shared interests to ensure a native Pinterest experience.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to create consistent connection experiences across discovery, messaging, and notifications.
  • Align senior leadership and cross-functional partners on clear strategies, success measures, and execution plans for the Connections area.
  • Provide mentorship and leadership to the Connections PM group to improve strategy, execution, and product craft.
  • Partner with Policy and Trust & Safety teams to ensure all connection features uphold safety and wellbeing standards.
  • Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to guide roadmap prioritization and communicate progress to stakeholders.
  • Represent the Connections area as a senior leader to align the roadmap with broader company priorities and business outcomes.

What we're looking for

  • Proven track record of driving user engagement and growth through high-impact product work.
  • Experience setting roadmaps and building high-performing teams within ambiguous environments.
  • AI forward experience with agentic tools to inform strategy, roadmap, communication, and prototyping.
  • Strong horizontal leadership skills to align multiple product surfaces, infrastructure teams, and senior stakeholders.
  • Technical and analytical depth in areas like recommendations, social graphs, messaging, and large-scale experimentation.
  • Ability to use quantitative and qualitative data insights to independently shape the product roadmap.
  • Exceptional communication and storytelling skills to convey complex ideas to diverse audiences and executives.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science or equivalent experience.

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