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Full-Time

Sr. Manager

Agency

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Pinterest

Pinterest

5,001-10,000 employees

Visual discovery and bookmarking platform

Entertainment
Consumer Software

Senior, Expert

Toronto, ON, Canada

Requires in-office presence in Toronto 1-2 times per week.

Category
Customer Success Management
Strategic Account Management
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Sales
Communications
Management
Marketing
Requirements
  • 15+ years of digital advertising and agency sales experience, managing high performing teams with revenue quota and comfortable selling full funnel products. Proven experience working with commercial teams and senior agency executives
  • Being able to lead by example; experience and expertise in people management
  • Strong core values and emotional intelligence that align to the needs of the team and external stakeholders
  • Strong communication skills and analytical capabilities, managing quotas a requirement
  • Strong ability to set strategy for the team that can be measured and executed against quarterly KPIs, leading to achievement of quota
  • Uses data to sensitively share potentially uncomfortable truths in the pursuit of success for the business
  • Entrepreneurial in nature and unafraid to ideate, test, measure impact and learn from their work
  • Possesses strong customer focus and can represent a product insights, needs and feedback to right XFN teams at Pinterest
  • Holds self and team accountable to drive incremental revenue & Canada / APAC market activation, originating from a global partnership at the account level, with the agency relationship acting as an accelerant
  • Is indispensable to Sales for all agency account needs across Canada and APAC in their market with close planning and alignment with local teams
  • Can consult on best scalable strategies and tactics for IC’s on team to execute
  • Grows key senior level relationships and maintain/turn them into Pinterest advocates
Responsibilities
  • People management: overseeing and coaching a team of four experienced individual contributors to deliver a consistently high level of service to agency partners and collaboration with xfn counterparts. Includes owning the formal performance review process with the team under management
  • Visibility within the industry as a key Pinterest decision maker and thought leader, leading with speaking engagements and marketing activity to the benefit of the business and our partners
  • Commercial: Ensuring performance and management of the agency commercial programs and relevant global commercial programs
  • Sales Alignment: Ownership of partnership with the country Managing Director to implement the country level strategy via agency partners
  • Product: Understand Pinterest products deeply and be able to address product limitations that agencies bring up. Make sure feedback is shared back to Pinterest central product functions
  • Scaled education: Ability to collaborate with sales & XFN to define and deliver education sessions to drive comprehension of Pinterest at agencies. Providing leadership and oversight to manage budgets across bespoke agency engagement across the market

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 advertisers connect with consumers actively seeking inspiration. The goal of Pinterest is to connect users with ideas and products that inspire them.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$2.9B

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2010

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

13%

1 year growth

25%

2 year growth

36%
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Simplify's Take

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.

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