Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, Search Signals
Lead company-level programs shaping Pinterest’s search and personalization strategy, integrating AI/ML models and offsite signals to drive relevance and shopping experiences.
- Compensation
- $163.6K–$336.9K / yr
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Staff
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- BS in a technical discipline or equivalent experience (10+ years in technical or analytical roles, with significant program leadership at company scale).
- Demonstrated ability to lead transformational, company-level programs with direct impact on multiple OKRs.
- Deep technical breadth and judgment, with expertise in search, recommendation systems, ML/AI, and large-scale data integration.
- AI-forward execution mindset – demonstrated ability to use GenAI to accelerate planning, program operations, and stakeholder communications at company scale—starting from AI drafts and applying strong
- Workflow design, AI fluency, and data orientation – experience turning repeatable program work into durable, low-toil mechanisms and improving decision quality using GenAI, data analysis, and automati
- Safety-by-design AI fluency – experience operating within AI governance expectations (risk assessment, sensitive data handling, model/output validation, auditability/traceability) and proactively iden
- Proven track record of influencing at the VP/staff level and driving consensus across complex, cross-functional environments.
- Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and organizational awareness.
- Experience with legal, privacy, and regulatory compliance in data-driven environments.
- Experience working with external data partners and negotiating data acquisition agreements is highly desirable.
- Experience with internationalization and supporting global product relevance is a plus
- Experience working with Search products at a low level of detail highly desirable
- Experience with data acquisition, integration, and management, especially for offsite signals, is a plus
Full 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.
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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.
As a Sr. Staff Technical Program Manager for Search Signals at Pinterest, you will lead company-level programs that are foundational to Pinterest’s strategic transformation into a shopping and inspiration platform. This role is responsible for driving innovation and execution across offsite signals, content understanding, and relevance, with direct impact on multiple company OKRs. You will operate at the intersection of technical depth, cross-org influence, and long-term business strategy, shaping the future of search and personalization at Pinterest.
What you’ll do: Strategic Leadership & Vision
- Envision and trailblaze the company’s approach to leveraging offsite and onsite signals, anticipating future business, technical, and regulatory challenges.
- Drive the creation and evolution of the company-wide roadmap for signals, aligning business objectives with technical capabilities and directly impacting multiple company OKRs.
- Identify opportunities for long-term business innovation and differentiation, ensuring Pinterest remains at the forefront of search and recommendation technologies.
Program Execution & Outcomes
- Oversee and deliver company-level programs that span multiple organizations, managing ambiguity and risk at scale.
- Lead the technical execution and delivery of signals initiatives, ensuring on-time, high-quality results across interconnected projects.
- Develop and achieve program-specific metrics and targets, driving the resolution of complex technical and program management challenges through conceptual and innovative thinking.