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About the Role
About Pinterest:
Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.
Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
About the Role
The Corporate Strategy team sits at the center of Pinterest within the Strategy & Growth organization, helping to shape and communicate the company's multi-year growth strategy. We serve as the connective tissue between key product, engineering, sales, marketing and other cross-functional teams to accelerate Pinterest innovation and business growth.
This is a rare opportunity to join a company undergoing rapid transformation in a high-impact role, working on the most critical company-wide efforts. The Director of Corporate Strategy will stand up a new team from the ground up, carving out a new muscle for Pinterest that brings clarity and alignment around the existing strategy, shapes future strategic investments and identifies net new business growth opportunities for Pinterest.
This position is remote, worldwide (US based applicants only for the listed salary range), with an in-office requirement of 1-2 times per quarter for in-person collaboration. Relocation assistance is not available.
Key Technical Responsibilities
- check_circle Define the Multi-Year Advertising Strategy: Lead the 3- to 5-year strategic vision for Pinterest’s global advertising business, identifying and prioritizing the most important growth opportunities across upper-funnel brand advertising and lower-funnel performance and shopping solutions.
- check_circle Identify and Evaluate New Revenue Opportunities: Assess and prioritize opportunities for market expansion across Pinterest’s first-party and third-party advertising businesses. Partner closely with Business Development and Corporate Development to evaluate build, buy, and partner pathways.
- check_circle Lead Competitive Intelligence for the Ad Tech Landscape: Drive ongoing analysis of the competitive and industry landscape, synthesizing key market trends, competitor performance, and external benchmarks into actionable insights for senior leadership.
- check_circle Own Strategic Communications for Pinterest’s Advertising Vision: Develop compelling strategic narratives, executive presentations, and board-level materials to communicate Pinterest’s advertising strategy and key initiatives to the Head of Advertising, Chief Product Officer, and Board of Directors.
Prerequisites & Qualifications
- check Data driven and highly skilled in identifying and synthesizing game-changing insights
- check Excellent (verbal, written, visual) communication skills, with proven ability to develop and present compelling narratives to broad audiences
- check Strong business judgment, with an owners’ mindset and the ability to navigate ambiguity
- check Experience in building trusted relationships and influencing senior stakeholders
- check Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization; including getting into the details to become the expert on an area of focus, then upleveling and clearly articulating the so what for others
- check Curious and knowledgeable about the ads, ecommerce, and broader technology industry
- check Self-starter and excited about the prospect of building a team/function from the ground up
- check Multiple years of experience in Corporate Strategy, Finance, or a comparable role in high-growth tech companies
- check Proven ability with navigating a global organization structure and building strong collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- check Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Business Administration, or equivalent experience
About Pinterest Greenhouse Board
Verified hiring organization details.
Pinterest Greenhouse Board is a hiring entity associated with Pinterest, a visual discovery engine and technology company that helps users find inspiration for their lives. Operating in the technology and software sector with a presence in Los Angeles, CA, this recruitment channel facilitates the sourcing and onboarding of talent to support Pinterest's core platform development, engineering initiatives, and business operations.