Full-Time

Director – Product Management

Content Safety

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Pinterest

Pinterest

10,001+ employees

Visual discovery and bookmarking platform

Consumer Software
Social Impact

Compensation Overview

$204.8k - $421.6kAnnually

+ Equity

Senior

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

San Francisco, CA, 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 money through affiliate marketing by driving traffic to retailers' websites. What sets Pinterest apart from its competitors is its unique visual discovery engine, which helps users find inspiration and ideas while providing advertisers with a relevant audience. The goal of Pinterest is to connect users with ideas and products that inspire them.

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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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AI features like 'shop the look' increased site conversions by 9% in 2023.
  • The 'Festival Season Hub' positions Pinterest as a key player in seasonal marketing.
  • Soniya Monga's appointment may strengthen relationships with advertising agencies.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from niche platforms like Allrecipes could divert users and advertisers.
  • Legal challenges, including bias allegations, may damage Pinterest's reputation.
  • Reliance on seasonal campaigns may lead to revenue fluctuations and dependency.

What makes Pinterest unique

  • Pinterest's visual discovery engine offers a unique platform for creative idea sharing.
  • The platform's AI-driven 'shop the look' feature enhances user engagement and monetization.
  • Pinterest's Idea Pins provide dynamic, multi-slide content for creators and advertisers.

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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