Pinterest
SR Manager, Technical Program Management
Pinterest, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
About Pinterest :
Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It's where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you'll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You'll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.
Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.
Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that's uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our
PinFlex
landing page to learn more.
The PinTech team at Pinterest is dedicated to fostering partnerships with a diverse array of companies to ensure our Pinners enjoy world-class experiences that inspire them to create a life they love. As the Manager II, Technical Program Management, you will lead a team of Technical Program Managers (TPMs), Product Specialists and a vendor engineering team. Your responsibilities will include supporting PinTech teams, encompassing Partner Engineering, Support Engineering, and API Product. You will collaborate with various engineering teams to develop API strategies and coordinate with Business Development, Sales, and Engineering leadership to understand client demands and facilitate new API integrations.
What You'll Do:
Team Leadership: Lead and develop a high-performing team of TPMs and vendor engineers, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional (XFN) stakeholders to identify and prioritize the needs of tiered advertisers and Martech/Business Partners.
Project Management: Identify and lead key projects to facilitate advertiser API adoption and streamline the overall API integration process. Drives large vague, complex and strategic programs cross-functionally and cross-level.
Mentorship: Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of team members, fostering a culture of growth and innovation.
Optimization: Continuously seek opportunities to optimize API adoption, onboarding, and product offerings, and relay insights to the relevant product and engineering teams.
Metrics Monitoring: Establish and monitor key metrics to measure the success of API adoption, onboarding, and product usage.
API Product Roadmap: Influence the API product roadmap by sharing insights and feedback from priority clients.
Strategic Partnership: Partner closely with product leadership to set the vision, strategy, and roadmap for API adoption success.
Communication: Strong client-facing skills who can actively participate in client meetings alongside the Business Development and Sales teams as needed.
Collaboration: Ability to build strong relationships with team members and stakeholders, facilitating open and effective dialogue.
What We're Looking For:
Experience: 10+ years of Technical Program Management (TPM) or solutions/partner engineering experience.
Technical Integration: Experience integrating APIs at scale using SDKs or writing custom client code.
Leadership: Proven experience in managing people in varying roles within one team.
Strategic Vision: Forward-thinking in terms of team and API program strategy; ability to manage ambiguity, devise future planning, and collaborate with XFN partners.
Technical Proficiency: Ability to read and write complex scripts for data manipulation or API integrations using shell scripting or programming languages such as Python.
Communication: Excellent communication skills with experience delivering strategic presentations and narratives, both internally and externally.
Relocation Statement:
This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
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Our Commitment to Diversity:
Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws.
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Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It's where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you'll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You'll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.
Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.
Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that's uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our
PinFlex
landing page to learn more.
The PinTech team at Pinterest is dedicated to fostering partnerships with a diverse array of companies to ensure our Pinners enjoy world-class experiences that inspire them to create a life they love. As the Manager II, Technical Program Management, you will lead a team of Technical Program Managers (TPMs), Product Specialists and a vendor engineering team. Your responsibilities will include supporting PinTech teams, encompassing Partner Engineering, Support Engineering, and API Product. You will collaborate with various engineering teams to develop API strategies and coordinate with Business Development, Sales, and Engineering leadership to understand client demands and facilitate new API integrations.
What You'll Do:
Team Leadership: Lead and develop a high-performing team of TPMs and vendor engineers, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional (XFN) stakeholders to identify and prioritize the needs of tiered advertisers and Martech/Business Partners.
Project Management: Identify and lead key projects to facilitate advertiser API adoption and streamline the overall API integration process. Drives large vague, complex and strategic programs cross-functionally and cross-level.
Mentorship: Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of team members, fostering a culture of growth and innovation.
Optimization: Continuously seek opportunities to optimize API adoption, onboarding, and product offerings, and relay insights to the relevant product and engineering teams.
Metrics Monitoring: Establish and monitor key metrics to measure the success of API adoption, onboarding, and product usage.
API Product Roadmap: Influence the API product roadmap by sharing insights and feedback from priority clients.
Strategic Partnership: Partner closely with product leadership to set the vision, strategy, and roadmap for API adoption success.
Communication: Strong client-facing skills who can actively participate in client meetings alongside the Business Development and Sales teams as needed.
Collaboration: Ability to build strong relationships with team members and stakeholders, facilitating open and effective dialogue.
What We're Looking For:
Experience: 10+ years of Technical Program Management (TPM) or solutions/partner engineering experience.
Technical Integration: Experience integrating APIs at scale using SDKs or writing custom client code.
Leadership: Proven experience in managing people in varying roles within one team.
Strategic Vision: Forward-thinking in terms of team and API program strategy; ability to manage ambiguity, devise future planning, and collaborate with XFN partners.
Technical Proficiency: Ability to read and write complex scripts for data manipulation or API integrations using shell scripting or programming languages such as Python.
Communication: Excellent communication skills with experience delivering strategic presentations and narratives, both internally and externally.
Relocation Statement:
This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
#LI-REMOTE
#LI-DM57
Our Commitment to Diversity:
Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws.
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