Sr.TechnicalProgramManager,Personalization
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“Sr. Technical Program Manager, Personalization at Pinterest. Skills: Technical Program Management, Personalization Systems, ML/AI, Cross-functional Leadership. Own personalization programs. Drive cross-surface execution”
What You'll Achieve.
Make Pinterest feel uniquely tailored to every Pinner; Driving the programs that power personalization systems and experiences; Clear goals, milestones, and success metrics; Prioritizes long-term value and revisitation; Systematically inform future roadmap and investment decisions; Clear view of program health, risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs; Keep the personalization roadmap moving; Impact on Pinners (discovery quality, relevance, anticipatory experiences); Impact on the business (engagement, retention, revisitation)
Industry & Context.
Take ambiguous personalization problem spaces and turn them into clear, actionable roadmaps; Data-driven decision-maker; Using metrics to guide priorities and tradeoffs
In-office collaboration 1-2 times/quarter, Situated anywhere in the country, US based applicants only
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager, Experience working with personalization, recommendations, relevance, or similar ML/AI-driven systems in consumer products, Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous personalization problem spaces and turn them into clear, actionable roadmaps and execution plans, program management fundamentals, Data-driven decision-maker, Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Proven ability to influence and align cross-functional partners, Experience creating or evolving processes and playbooks, AI-first execution mindset and workflow design fluency, Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as computer science, computer and information technology, or equivalent experience
Nice to Have
Kubernetes a plus
What You'll Do.
Own personalization programs
Drive cross-surface execution
Partner with Relevance and Data Science
Design operating model for personalization
Align stakeholders across organizations
Communicate complex work simply
Use GenAI as PgM tool
Prototype AI-assisted helpers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Trusted partners to Product, Engineering, and Data Science; Working across Relevance/ML, product surfaces, and platform teams; Partner with Relevance and Data Science; Align stakeholders across organizations; Influence and align cross-functional partners
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Explaining nuanced, technical topics; Communicating complex work simply; Clear narratives about impact
Process & Methodology
Program management fundamentals, Managing multiple complex workstreams, Building governance, planning, and communication structures, Execution plans, RAID tracking, Intake triage
Full 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 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. The Team Pinterest Technical Program Managers are proactive owners with deep program craft and enough technical fluency to be trusted partners to Product, Engineering, and Data Science. As a Personalization TPM, you’ll sit at the heart of our Experience & Personalization (P13N) organization, working across Relevance/ML, product surfaces (Homefeed, Explore, Boards, Shopping), and platform teams. Your mandate is to make Pinterest feel uniquely tailored to every Pinner by driving the programs that power our personalization systems and experiences. What you’ll do: As the Senior Technical Program Manager, Personalization, you will: Own a portfolio of personalization programs that span recommendation platforms, ranking and optimization strategies, and new anticipatory experiences (e.g., unified landing pages, intelligent/AI-generated boards), with clear goal
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