Senior Design Program Manager, Pinterest
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$97.1-199.9k
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Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas
Posted today
Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas
1001+ employees
Posted today
$97.1-199.9k
+ Equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years product design program management experience or equivalent
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as project management, or equivalent experience
- Proficient in JIRA, other project management software a plus
- SCRUM, Agile, or PMP certifications
- Demonstrated proficiency in design program management across multiple product surfaces
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as exceptional organizational and time management skills
What the job involves
- In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward
- You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet
- Pinterest is looking for a standout Design Program Manager to own and execute design initiatives that drive product impact at Pinterest
- Design Program Managers own and execute design programs that drive team impact and product initiatives forward at Pinterest
- They develop programming focused on holistic product vision for the design team experience
- They partner with design leadership to focus on delivery operations
- They are experts at balancing strategic planning alongside execution, and know how to leverage stakeholders and partners to move programs forward
- They are strong creative thinkers, who can break down complex problems and provide solutions to support their programs and the teams
- Partner with Design leadership and primary stakeholders to create a strategic project plan for complex, high profile project(s) based on a business need
- Partner with Design leads to define primary stakeholders, determine scope, and gain leadership and XFN support for design programs based on the predefined project goals
- Execute design programs ensuring the program team meets deadlines, tracking against design milestones and following up on action items through owning all program documentation and operations including communication plans, forums, and meeting cadences as required
- Work cross functionally with teams internal and external to Design to turn ambiguous opportunities into actionable outcomes
- Manage risk by proactively raising issues around programs before they become a roadblock, and work quickly to resolve any issues that may arise
- Create transparency by acting as the point of contact for programs, providing regular updates and decisions to stakeholders and ensuring updates are visible within the company
- Report on the success of programs and completing project closeout steps, post-mortems, and/or leading any followup iterative work
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 Twitter, and this is perhaps responsible for its userbase expanding to 450 million users in 2022, driven by uptake mostly outside of North America.
Pinterest has not been immune to woes affecting the global tech sector and made about 5% of its workforce redundant at the end of 2022 and the start of 2023. Having restructured to face a challenging climate, it is well-positioned to resume its growth, which has increased consistently year on year. Its immediate goals are to continue to grow its user base and expand the uptake of its short video product, which it aims to monetize.
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SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Ben Silbermann
(CEO)Worked as a Product Specialist at Google for 2 years before leaving to work on his own apps, which led to founding Pinterest
People progressing
Joined as Marketing Lead, promoted to Head of Growth Ops for English-speaking markets after 3 years. They've have since been promoted to Global Head of Editorial, a position they started in 2022.
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