# Director, Technical Program Management

**Company:** [Pinterest](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/pinterest)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $193k – $397k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Technical Program Management, Cross-Functional Program Leadership, Ads Systems, Machine Learning, AI, Ranking Systems, Recommendation Systems, Experimentation, Measurement Systems, Data Platforms, Metrics Frameworks, Roadmap Tracking, Dependency Management, Executive Reporting, People Management
**Posted:** 2026-06-23

> Lead the Technical Program Management function for Pinterest’s Ads Quality & Measurement organization, driving company-level programs across ranking, relevance, measurement, and marketplace quality. Set strategy, own metrics frameworks, and manage a team of senior TPMs to deliver cross-org initiatives that improve advertiser performance and Pinner experiences.

## Job Description

## What you’ll do

- Lead an impactful team of senior TPMs and ICs responsible for cross-org, company-level programs across Ads Quality & Measurement, including areas such as Ads Ranking, Match Quality, Whole Page Relevance, measurement systems and platform investments.
- Set a clear strategy and vision for the Ads Quality & Measurement TPM function, translating advertiser performance, Pinner relevance and marketplace quality goals into measurable roadmaps, operating mechanisms and execution plans.
- Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Design, and Go-to-Market teams to deliver complex programs that improve advertiser value while maintaining high-quality, helpful experiences for Pinners.
- Own the metrics and accountability framework for the portfolio, connecting performance, relevance, experimentation and delivery signals into a clear source of truth for what shipped, what moved the metrics and why.
- Bring structure and momentum to ambiguous, high-stakes work by establishing decision frameworks, surfacing trade-offs, managing dependencies and increasing decision velocity across executive and cross-functional teams.
- Lead the operating cadence for the organization, including portfolio reviews, resource planning, launch readiness, dependency management, risk management and executive communications.
- Embed the use of AI across the org to accelerate synthesis, planning, reporting and repeatable program workflows, while applying judgment, verification and appropriate guardrails to ensure quality, privacy and correctness.
- Develop a high-performing AI-first TPM team through coaching, constructive feedback, succession planning and a culture of ongoing learning, growth and equitable development.

## What we’re looking for

- Minimum of 10 years of experience in technical program management or related experience leading multiple company-level programs that impact business-critical objectives.
- Minimum of 2 years of people management experience, including experience leading senior TPMs, managers or senior ICs through complex, cross-functional technical work.
- Experience leading large-scale programs in ads, marketplace systems, machine learning, AI, ranking, recommendation systems, experimentation, measurement, data platforms or similarly complex technical domains.
- Experience setting strategy for a technical function, translating ambiguous business opportunities into clear priorities, measurable outcomes, operating mechanisms and durable execution plans.
- Experience building accountability systems across teams, including metric frameworks, roadmap tracking, launch governance, dependency management and executive-level reporting.
- Strong technical judgment and communication skills, with experience influencing senior leaders, aligning multiple organizations and making thoughtful trade-offs on behalf of the business.
- Demonstrated experience using AI to improve speed and quality in day-to-day work, with a clear approach to validating accuracy, protecting sensitive data and remaining accountable for final decisions and deliverables.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Business or equivalent experience.

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