Director of Product Management, Personalized Experiences at Pinterest

**Who this is for** An experienced product leader who thrives at the intersection of AI/ML innovation and consumer user experience, specifically looking to shap

Work type: remote

Location: San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, CA, US

Salary: $228,911 – $471,286/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

**Who this is for** An experienced product leader who thrives at the intersection of AI/ML innovation and consumer user experience, specifically looking to shape the future of discovery and shopping on a massive, high-traffic platform. **Key highlights** You will lead the strategy for personalization across core surfaces like Search and Home, partnering with Engineering and Data Science to deliver AI-driven features that help millions of users curate their interests. **You might be a good fit if you...** - Have a proven track record of launching personalized AI/ML products at scale. - Possess strong technical fluency to credibly collaborate with data scientists and engineers. - Excel at simplifying complex technical concepts for executive and cross-functional stakeholders. - Maintain an ownership mindset, guiding high-impact projects from initial hypothesis to successful public launch.

Job Description

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](https://www.pinterestcareers.com/our-life/pinflex/) 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.

Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process [here](https://www.pinterestcareers.com/our-philosophy-on-ai-in-hiring/).

We’re looking for a passionate and strategic AI/ML Product Director to drive the future of personalized experiences on Pinterest. As part of our Personalization team, you’ll work across Engineering, Data Science, and Design to deliver industry-leading AI and ML solutions—helping users easily discover inspiration, curate what they love, and shop for what brings their ideas to life. You’ll ship impactful products on high-traffic Pinterest surfaces, including Home, Search, and Related Pins, and play a key role in Pinterest’s top strategic theme for the years ahead.

### What You’ll Do:

• Define, design, and launch thoughtful AI/ML-powered experiences that help users discover, curate, and shop ideas tailored to their unique taste.

• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, and Data Science to craft seamless and delightful experiences at the intersection of user experience, ML, and AI.

• Set product vision, influence strategy, write requirements, develop hypotheses, and establish success metrics for critical personalization initiatives.

• Identify and prioritize new opportunities to advance the relevance, impact, and sophistication of personalization across Pinterest’s Curation portfolio.

• Autonomously navigate and resolve complex, ambiguous product challenges—and influence product strategy across multiple teams.

• Track record in AI/ML products: Experience building and launching personalized experiences, ideally at scale, for consumer products (e-commerce a plus).

• Technical fluency: Strong understanding of AI/ML product development; ability to credibly partner with engineers and data scientists across the stack.

• Sharp communication: Comfortable presenting to executives and cross-functional audiences; excels at simplifying complex technical and product concepts.

• Strategic and customer-centric: Deep empathy for user needs, with an ability to turn rich data and insights into new opportunities and delightful features.

• Collaborative influencer: Ability to build trusted relationships with a variety of internal partners (including Advanced Technology, Growth, Trust & Safety, Monetization, and more) and align them to shared goals.

• Ownership mindset: Skilled at defining what success looks like, rallying teams, and guiding projects from ideation to successful launch.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our[ PinFlex](https://www.pinterestcareers.com/pinflex/) page to learn more about our working model.

• We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.

• 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.

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
$228,911—$471,286 USD

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