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 Growth Engineering team at Pinterest is seeking a Senior Director of Growth Engineering to drive top level Company objects around Growing Users worldwide. Currently Pinterest has over 100 Million Users in the United States and Canada as well as over 500 Million Users World Wide.
What you’ll do:
- Overall engineering lead and manager for the growth team.
- Own the technical strategy for growth and contribute to the overall product engineering strategy for Pinterest as a whole. Including significant collaborations with Core Engineering Surface Teams, Business Operations and Product Analytics/Data Science.
- Grow strong technical leaders and talent in the team, and through that, drive innovations in product experiences, mobile platform development and integration of advanced machine learning features for end users.
- As one of the most senior leaders working on Pinterest’s core, you will influence and participate in the overall product strategy for Pinterest’s user facing features.
What we’re looking for:
- Engineering leader with experience building an end-to-end technical/product pillar for the company.
- Scaled leadership experience, ideally managing and coordinating a team of at least 100+ engineers across multiple locations and countries with a track record of effective cross-functional partnerships.
- Prior experience as the engineering lead for a consumer facing application development team.
- Strong technical depth in product engineering ideally with hands-on practitioner-level experience.
- A track record of building effective organizations and teams, including growing technical and people leaders.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
US based applicants only
$269,373—$554,591 USD
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Pinterest San Francisco, California, USA Office
San Francisco, CA, United States
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