# Staff Technical Program Manager

**Company:** [Pinterest](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/pinterest)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $146k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Technical Program Management, AI Infrastructure, llm serving, agent harnesses, evals, Observability, mcp, Roadmap Planning, Cross-Functional Leadership, risk mitigation, executive influence, process institutionalization
**Posted:** 2026-07-30

> Drive the Agent Platform program at Pinterest from MVP to a fully productized, self-serve platform for AI agents. Own roadmap execution, strategic planning, cross-functional coordination with engineering/security/product, and delivery of key metrics while mentoring on AI platform program management best practices. Requires 5+ years TPM experience and strong AI infrastructure knowledge.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
As a Staff Technical Program Manager for Agent Platforms, you will drive the program that takes Pinterest's Agent Platform from MVP to a fully productized, self-serve platform — partnering with engineering, security, and product stakeholders to make it simple, safe, and fast for any team to ship an AI agent.

- Own execution of the Agent Platform roadmap across Agent Foundations, Discovery & Governance, Quality/Trust/Privacy, Token Entitlements, and Adoption & Operations.
- Translate strategic bets (Managed vs. Self-Managed platform design, harness standardization, cost governance) into sequenced execution plans, and be accountable for driving them to completion.
- Execute at both breadth and depth — at breadth by understanding the full platform surface area, and at depth by driving the nitty-gritty details with individual component owners.
- Be a thought partner to engineering leadership on platform architecture and roadmap decisions during quarterly and annual planning.
- Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Security, Data Science, and Product to turn ambiguous platform gaps (ownership, governance, enforcement) into actionable outcomes.
- Define and institutionalize the operating model for component ownership, on-call, and production-readiness review as the platform scales.
- Build effective, transparent communication channels to report platform status, risk, and adoption metrics to stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
- Own the success of the Agent Platform program, ensuring delivery of measurable outcomes (Platform Adoption, Time-to-Value, Developer NPS) through rigorous planning, execution, and accountability.
- Mentor others and elevate organizational impact by creating and institutionalizing best practices, tools, and methodologies for AI platform program management.

## What we're looking for
- 5+ years of experience as a technical program manager, or related experience.
- Track record of leading and delivering complex, multi-year initiatives that span multiple teams.
- Strong understanding of, or demonstrated ability to quickly ramp on, modern AI/agent infrastructure — LLM serving, agent harnesses, evals, observability, and MCP.
- Entrepreneurial spirit with strong leadership to identify and champion new initiatives, thriving in ambiguity and building programs from the ground up.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; ability to mitigate risk through innovative approaches.
- Track record of successfully influencing executive leadership and representing program interests at the highest levels.
- Ability to drive strategic vision by analyzing organizational context, anticipating future scenarios, and shaping program roadmaps aligned with company-level strategy and OKRs.
- Demonstrated experience creating and driving efficient, scalable processes and best practices that enable organizational agility and operational excellence at scale.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills to influence, build consensus, and collaborate with diverse teams.
- Foster an inclusive environment by valuing diverse perspectives, maintaining composure in adversity, and modeling courageous, resilient leadership.
- B.S Degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience

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.

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.

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