Senior Data Science Manager, Pinterest
Ads Products
$187-327k
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas
Job no longer available
Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$187-327k
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.
Role
Who you are
- MS or PhD in a quantitative field or equivalent experience
- Experience in managing teams of data scientists, data engineers, and analytics engineer, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Hands on experience as a data scientist, algorithmic engineer, or machine learning engineer in a technology company
- Demonstrated skills in selecting the right statistical tools given a data analysis problem
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with hypothesis driven product development
- Experience being a thought partner to improve decision quality and able to influence with expertise
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Senior Data Science Manager that will help in changing the way ads have been delivered over the last 20 years, breaking models, assumptions and thinking innovatively about protecting Pinner experience while generating revenue
- The team is responsible for supporting all the surfaces in the Pinterest app - Home Feed, Search, Related Pins, Shopping Surfaces, Idea Streams etc
- Each of them brings its own complexity and challenges which will provide exposure to a wide variety of data science problems to solve
- This person would work with world class data science and ML talent in building the next generation advertising products and become a leader of leaders, developing a best in-class team of technical data scientists
- Build, inspire and grow a high performance team of data scientists and managers that are thought partners to M10N Ads Products
- Strong business acumen with a deep understanding of key business metrics and the ability to leverage data insights to drive growth and achieve tangible business outcomes
- Work with product and eng partners help identify and answer important “why” questions. Lead the team to structure ambiguous business challenges into actionable plans. Ensure that your team is producing consistently trustworthy and high-quality technical outputs that influence the business. Drive data-driven decision-making aligned with the organization's strategic objectives
- Communicate complex analytical findings and insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
- Be a champion for building highly talented and diverse teams with an inclusive culture
Our take
Inspiration and ideas can pop into your head at any time, and with the growth of social media and networking, sharing these interests and gaining exposure has never been easier. Pinterest exists to display these moments visually, as a kind of digital pinboard allowing users to save and share digital images which have inspired them.
Pinterest's emphasis on visual discovery has differentiated it from competitors and created a more positive and fulfilling experience for its users. Pinterest in many ways provides a respite from the ceaseless negativity that plagues social media such as Facebook and X, and this is perhaps responsible for its userbase expanding to 600M by late 2025.
With this type of success, Pinterest's future feels full of possibility. Recent industry chatter suggests that OpenAI may be eyeing the platform, which has sparked exciement for some and concern for others. While nothing is confirmed, the discussion highlights just how valuable Pinterest has become. Whether through potential partnerships or continues independent growth, Pinterest is very much going to keep on innovation and growing.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Bill Ready
(CEO)Prior to joining Pinterest in 2022, Bill was the President of Commerce, Payments & Emerging Markets at Google.
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