Full-Time

Director – Product Management

Content Safety

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Pinterest

Pinterest

10,001+ employees

Visual discovery and bookmarking platform

Consumer Software
Consumer Goods
Entertainment

Compensation Overview

$204.8k - $421.6kAnnually

+ Equity

Senior

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more

More locations: Remote in USA

Hybrid role requiring in-office presence 1-2 times per quarter.

Category
Product Management
Product
Required Skills
Product Management
Requirements
  • T&S Domain expertise: You’ll need to hit the ground running to drive strategy and execution for protecting against harmful content on one of the world’s largest platforms
  • ML/LLM Domain expertise: You’ll partner closely with ML engineering teams working with a wide variety of ML and LLM technologies, particularly Machine Learning for content safety
  • Trusted collaborator: In this role, you’ll partner closely with technical teams, Ops, Policy, Legal, and more. You’ll need to build deep and trusted relationships with these teams and work together in service of key shared strategic priorities
  • Strategic thinker: You’ll need to understand the landscape in which we’re operating and make frequent tradeoffs and decisions around where to invest time and resources.
  • Skilled communicator: You’ll communicate your strategy and plans to Executive audiences and to the company more broadly, and need the ability to communicate clearly and convincingly with a wide range of audiences
  • Strong people leader: You’ll lead an existing team of talented PMs and will drive recruiting efforts to add more top talent to the team
  • A driver of results: Ultimately, you’ll need to produce significant, measurable results against some of the company’s key goals.
Responsibilities
  • Drive team-level strategy, product roadmap, and day-to-day execution for the Content Safety team in partnership with your cross-functional leadership team.
  • This includes harms such as Spam, Adult Content, and Child Safety.
  • Serve as a thought leader, drawing on your deep domain and ML expertise - including understanding of user needs and business goals and the evolving ML and LLM landscape.
  • Directly manage half a dozen PMs, and cross functionally lead ~40 people. Mentor the existing team while continuing to add great new talent to the organization.

Pinterest is a social media platform designed for users to discover and save ideas across various interests, such as recipes, home decor, and fashion. Users can create collections of visual bookmarks, called "pins," which are organized into themed boards. The platform primarily generates revenue through advertising, offering promoted pins that appear in users' feeds and search results, targeted based on user interests and behaviors. Additionally, Pinterest earns income through affiliate marketing by driving traffic to retailers' websites. What sets Pinterest apart from its competitors is its unique visual discovery engine, which helps connect users with inspiration and products they are actively seeking. The goal of Pinterest is to provide a space where users can explore and engage with ideas that resonate with their interests.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$1.4B

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2010

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

13%

1 year growth

32%

2 year growth

43%
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What believers are saying

  • Pinterest's commitment to ESG initiatives, as highlighted in its 2024 Impact Report, enhances its brand reputation and appeal to socially conscious users and investors.
  • Collaborations with brands like Pacsun and the introduction of new features like video-sharing for boards indicate strong growth potential and increased user engagement.
  • The development of AI-powered advertising tools, such as personalized background generation, positions Pinterest as a leader in innovative ad solutions.

What critics are saying

  • The recent data leak incident could undermine user trust and lead to potential legal and financial repercussions.
  • The competitive landscape of social media is intense, with platforms like Instagram and TikTok potentially overshadowing Pinterest's unique offerings.

What makes Pinterest unique

  • Pinterest's visual discovery engine uniquely positions it as a platform where users actively seek inspiration, unlike other social media platforms that focus on passive content consumption.
  • The platform's targeted advertising model leverages user interests and behaviors, providing highly relevant ads that enhance user engagement and advertiser ROI.
  • Pinterest's integration of AI for background generation and video-sharing features demonstrates its commitment to innovation and staying ahead of social media trends.

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Benefits

Flexible and generous vacation and holidays

Global year-end paid company holiday closure

Comprehensive mental and physical health benefits for you and your family

Retirement plans that allow for tax savings

Fitness offerings

Personal and professional development resources

Adoption support, paid parental leave, egg freezing (in the US) and other family building benefits

Discounts and perks

Meals and snacks in the office