Senior Corporate Development Lead, Pinterest
Corporate Development
$151.6-312.2k
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Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas
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Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$151.6-312.2k
Salary dependant on location + Equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.
Role
Who you are
- 9+ years of experience in some combination of the following functions: Investment Banking, Private Equity and/or Corporate Development
- Experience running M&A deals from the buyside
- Expert with financial modeling and valuation
- Comfortable with M&A legal documentation
- Experience integrating acquisitions
- Direct experience owning and managing relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders in driving the M&A process
- Ability to run a process and operate independently
- Excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities; ability to clearly communicate compelling messages to senior managers and external business partners
- Experience in high-growth technology companies, with specialty in consumer internet and advertising business models a plus
- Excellent judgement, deep personal ethics, integrity, and connection to Pinterest's company values
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, a related field or equivalent experience
What the job involves
- The Corporate Development and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) team at Pinterest is responsible for all of Pinterest’s M&A, among other projects
- This small team manages the entire lifecycle of an M&A deal from sourcing through integration
- The team works closely with Pinterest’s executive team on key priorities for the company
- You will be reporting directly to the VP, Head of Corporate Development and will be working closely with Engineering, Product and Design leads, and the executive team
- Serve as a key business partner to the executive team, work cross-functionally with leaders, and act as a trusted advisor for all things M&A
- Help drive the entire M&A process including market landscapes, target valuation, due diligence, deal negotiations, and integration
- Identify product gaps, evaluate build/partner/buy, and collaborate on target selection by creating holistic, meticulous analyses to influence decision-making
- Apply financial and valuation acumen to assess M&A opportunities and strategic initiatives
- Manage a rigorous due diligence process that encompasses all relevant cross functional partners
- Formulate integration plans and work with cross functional teams to execute successfully
- Build relationships with founders across the relevant ecosystems
- Prepare and deliver presentations to business unit leaders and senior corporate executives
- Be responsible for helping shape Pinterest's strategy by identifying industry trends, developing a network of industry contacts including venture capital/private equity investors, and investment banking/advisory executives
- Communicate the principles and strategy for Corporate Development
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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Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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
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