Pinterest

Staff Technical Program Manager

Pinterest$145K — $300K *
US-AnywhereRemote in San Francisco, CA
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years as a technical program manager or in a related role.
  • Proven track record delivering complex, multi-year projects across teams.
  • Strong grasp of AI infrastructure concepts, including LLM serving and observability.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with leadership skills to navigate ambiguity and build new programs.
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills for effective risk management.
  • Experience in influencing executive leadership and advocating for program objectives.
  • Strong communication skills for consensus-building across diverse teams.

Responsibilities

  • Own the execution of the Agent Platform roadmap across diverse initiatives.
  • Translate strategic objectives into detailed execution plans and drive their completion.
  • Deeply understand both the broad platform surface and intricate details with component owners.
  • Collaborate with engineering leadership to influence platform architecture during planning.
  • Work with cross-functional teams to address ambiguous platform challenges and deliver solutions.
  • Define the operational model for platform ownership and production readiness as the platform grows.
  • Build transparent communication channels to report platform status and metrics to all stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Flexible in-office requirement, with occasional collaboration expected 1-2 times per quarter.
  • Commitment to an equitable, inclusive, and inspiring workplace culture.
Full Job Description
The Team:

Pinterest Technical Program Managers are proactive owners with technical expertise. They are aligned to the highest level company priorities to support successful delivery of programs within their teams.

The Platforms TPM organization partners with Agent Foundations, Machine Learning Platform, Core Infra, Security, Ads Agent Infra, Data Product, and Data Science to operationalize Pinterest's Agent Platform - the shared registry, harness, evaluation, observability, AAA, memory, and MCP infrastructure that every AI agent at Pinterest is built on.

What you'll do:

As a Staff Technical Program Manager for Agent Platforms, you will drive the program that takes Pinterest's Agent Platform from MVP to a fully productized, self-serve platform - partnering with engineering, security, and product stakeholders to make it simple, safe, and fast for any team to ship an AI agent.
  • Own execution of the Agent Platform roadmap across Agent Foundations, Discovery & Governance, Quality/Trust/Privacy, Token Entitlements, and Adoption & Operations.
  • Translate strategic bets (Managed vs. Self-Managed platform design, harness standardization, cost governance) into sequenced execution plans, and be accountable for driving them to completion.
  • Execute at both breadth and depth - at breadth by understanding the full platform surface area, and at depth by driving the nitty-gritty details with individual component owners.
  • Be a thought partner to engineering leadership on platform architecture and roadmap decisions during quarterly and annual planning.
  • Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Security, Data Science, and Product to turn ambiguous platform gaps (ownership, governance, enforcement) into actionable outcomes.
  • Define and institutionalize the operating model for component ownership, on-call, and production-readiness review as the platform scales.
  • Build effective, transparent communication channels to report platform status, risk, and adoption metrics to stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
  • Own the success of the Agent Platform program, ensuring delivery of measurable outcomes (Platform Adoption, Time-to-Value, Developer NPS) through rigorous planning, execution, and accountability.
  • Mentor others and elevate organizational impact by creating and institutionalizing best practices, tools, and methodologies for AI platform program management.

What we're looking for:
  • 5+ years of experience as a technical program manager, or related experience.
  • Track record of leading and delivering complex, multi-year initiatives that span multiple teams.
  • Strong understanding of, or demonstrated ability to quickly ramp on, modern AI/agent infrastructure - LLM serving, agent harnesses, evals, observability, and MCP.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit with strong leadership to identify and champion new initiatives, thriving in ambiguity and building programs from the ground up.
  • Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; ability to mitigate risk through innovative approaches.
  • Track record of successfully influencing executive leadership and representing program interests at the highest levels.
  • Ability to drive strategic vision by analyzing organizational context, anticipating future scenarios, and shaping program roadmaps aligned with company-level strategy and OKRs.
  • Demonstrated experience creating and driving efficient, scalable processes and best practices that enable organizational agility and operational excellence at scale.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills to influence, build consensus, and collaborate with diverse teams.
  • Foster an inclusive environment by valuing diverse perspectives, maintaining composure in adversity, and modeling courageous, resilient leadership.
  • B.S Degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience

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 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.


Relocation Statement:
  • This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

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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. 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

$145,747-$300,067 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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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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