Sr. Director, Product Management - Ads Quality

Pinterest • Los Angeles, CA

3h • $294,992 - $516,236 • Hybrid

About The Position

Millions of people around the world come to Pinterest to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities, and plan for memories. Pinterest's mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, emphasizing innovation, growth opportunities, and flexibility. AI is a powerful partner at Pinterest, augmenting creativity and amplifying impact, and candidates are expected to understand and collaborate with AI. Pinterest helps Pinners discover what they love and enables advertisers to effectively engage with their ideal audience. It has grown into one of the world's largest consumer products and advertising platforms, with over 600 million monthly active users and more than $4 billion in annualized advertising revenue. Business success relies on accelerating product innovation to deliver increased value to both Pinners and Advertisers. For advertisers, Pinterest is a uniquely powerful platform where people actively seek ideas and products, creating unparalleled purchase intent. The Ads Quality team is central to Pinterest's monetization engine, connecting Pinners with relevant brands and products. The Senior Director of Product Management, Ads Quality, reporting to Pinterest’s VP & GM of Monetization, will own the end-to-end product vision and strategy for this significant and technically sophisticated domain. This role involves leading a team of 10–15 Product Managers and partnering with Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Sales, and Go-to-Market teams to shape the future of advertising at Pinterest. The Senior Director will be the strategic architect for optimizing Pinner experience, advertiser outcomes, and Pinterest's long-term business growth simultaneously and at scale. The ideal candidate is an experienced product executive with deep expertise in digital advertising and ML-powered products, strong executive presence, and a proven track record of building and inspiring high-performing PM organizations in complex, fast-moving environments.

Requirements

• 15+ years of product leadership experience, with a significant tenure in advertising technology, or data-driven marketing platforms
• A proven track record of building and scaling ads products that have materially driven revenue and business growth
• Executive presence and influence — experience presenting product vision to senior stakeholders and partnering closely with engineering teams to execute on roadmap
• Experience leading large, high-performing PM organizations and developing the next generation of product leaders
• A strategic mindset backed by strong analytical and data fluency, including comfort with ML/AI-driven product development
• History of navigating complexity and driving alignment across large, matrixed organizations
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Responsibilities

• Set and drive organizational vision: Define and champion a multi-year product strategy for Pinterest's Ads Quality portfolio, ensuring alignment across business objectives, technical capabilities, and evolving market dynamics in digital advertising.
• Lead a high-impact PM organization: Build, mentor, and inspire a team of 10–15 senior Product Managers, fostering a culture of product excellence, strategic rigor, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Shape the ML and AI technology roadmap: Partner with senior Engineering and ML leadership to guide the evolution of Pinterest's machine learning and generative AI technology stack, translating cutting-edge capabilities into differentiated advertising experiences.
• Drive advertiser and Pinner value creation: Own the strategic balance between delivering measurable ROI for advertisers and preserving the authentic, high-quality inspiration experience that makes Pinterest unique.
• Influence at the executive level: Serve as a key voice in monetization strategy discussions with C-suite and VP-level stakeholders, representing Ads Quality priorities and translating complex technical tradeoffs into clear business narratives.
• Accelerate go-to-market impact: Partner with Product Marketing and Sales leadership to bring new advertising products to market, from ideation through launch and scaled growth.
• Cross functional collaboration: Partner with the Engineering, Sales, Finance, and Legal teams to develop and implement measurement solutions while also helping with Advertiser and client facing technical communication.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees