Pinterest

Programmatic Ads Sales Lead

Pinterest$134K — $235K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in client-facing digital media sales roles
  • Deep expertise in programmatic advertising
  • Proven track record with executive-level relationships
  • Strong understanding of data and measurement solutions
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Consultative approach in educating and influencing stakeholders
  • Bachelor's degree in digital media or related field

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute full-funnel sales strategies for top-tier clients
  • Build and maintain executive-level client relationships
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on programmatic ad offerings
  • Advise on best practices for programmatic buying and optimization
  • Manage deal creation and campaign setup with Ops teams
  • Leverage data-driven insights for actionable client recommendations
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams

Benefits

  • Flexible in-office collaboration model
  • Commitment to equitable and inclusive workplace
  • Focus on employee growth and development
  • Access to equity and incentive compensation opportunities
  • Dynamic and innovative work culture
Full Job Description
As a member of the Programmatic Sales & Operations team, you will play a pivotal role in driving Pinterest's advertising growth and revenue through a full-funnel sales strategy. As the primary partner to clients, you'll drive deal creation, oversee campaign setup, and ensure seamless launches. Leveraging data-driven strategies, you will proactively optimize performance, uncover growth opportunities, and deliver exceptional results that maximize client value and business impact. Through close collaboration with cross-functional teams, you'll help shape solutions that maximize business impact, streamline workflows, and deliver measurable results for advertisers at every stage of the funnel. What you'll do: • Develop and execute full-funnel, programmatic sales strategies for top-tier clients, driving measurable business results across awareness, consideration, conversion, and retention. • Build and maintain executive-level relationships with clients and agency partners, leading strategic deal negotiations, QBRs, and educational sessions focused on ad tech innovation. • Serve as a subject matter expert on Pinterest's programmatic ad offerings and digital ecosystem trends, influencing media strategies and solution adoption. • Advise on best practices in programmatic buying, data integration, measurement, and optimization to maximize campaign performance on Pinterest's platform. • Serve as point of contact for programmatic campaigns working with Ops teams to manage deal creation, campaign setup, technical troubleshooting, and real-time optimizations. • Leverage data-driven insights to craft actionable recommendations and guide clients toward sustained programmatic growth and ROI. • Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams, championing Pinterest's value in the programmatic marketplace and identifying new growth opportunities. • AI-first programmatic and CTV selling: Uses internal AI and agentic tools to prep for exec-level conversations, including account research, partner mapping, POVs, and QBR narratives tied to full-funnel goals and deal strategy. • AI-powered campaign insights (full funnel): Applies AI to quickly analyze programmatic and CTV performance (pacing, win rates, audience/creative signals, conversion trends) and turn findings into clear optimization and investment recommendations, validated against source-of-truth reporting and measurement (including Clean Rooms). • AI for forecasting, QA, and trend-based recommendations: Uses AI-driven insights and strategic frameworks to validate performance and revenue, forecast pipeline and live deal outcomes (pacing, win rates, spend/revenue outlook), and translate programmatic marketplace trends into QBR-ready recommendations for senior stakeholders. What we're looking for: • 8+ years in client-facing digital media sales roles, with deep expertise in programmatic advertising, ad tech, or media strategy. • Advanced understanding of full-funnel digital advertising solutions, including brand, consideration, and conversion strategies, with specialized knowledge in search, shopping, display, or (social a plus). • Proven track record of building and nurturing executive-level relationships with advertisers and agency programmatic centers, developing long-term strategic plans, and negotiating high-value partnership agreements to drive measurable business outcomes. • Strong understanding of data and measurement solutions including Clean Rooms. • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities; skilled at translating data, macro trends, and campaign performance insights into actionable recommendations that fuel ongoing revenue growth. • Strong consultative approach with the ability to educate, influence, and challenge executive stakeholders while crafting visionary and results-oriented media strategies. • Excellent communicator and collaborator, thriving in fast-paced environments while ensuring operational excellence, seamless cross-functional teamwork, and project management success. • AI for scenario planning ("what-if"): Uses AI to structure ambiguous client questions and run scenario planning for programmatic/CTV investment (funnel mix, reach vs. frequency, budget shifts, incrementality assumptions), generating testable hypotheses that inform GTM and negotiations. • AI-enabled operational excellence: Builds AI-assisted templates, checklists, and lightweight automations to reduce manual work and improve consistency across deal creation, campaign setup/QA, troubleshooting, reporting, and in-flight optimizations. • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as digital media or SaaS sales, or equivalent professional experience. Relocation Statement: • This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model. In-Office Requirement Statement: • We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection. • This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 2/week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from the New York City, NY office. #LI-HYBRID #LI-LP1 At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity and incentive compensation. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise. Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here. US based applicants only $134,705-$235,734 USD

About Pinterest

Pinterest is a social media platform that allows users to discover and save ideas for recipes, home decor, fashion, and more. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Pinterest has over 400 million monthly active users and is available in over 30 languages. The company's mission is to help people discover and do what they love.
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Size
3,225 employees
Market Cap
$16 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$128.3 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+53.9%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
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