Staff Technical Program Manager, ML/AI Platform

1 hour, 54 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Project and Program Management
Pinterest

Pinterest

Pinterest is the world's first visual discovery engine, offering a vast dataset of ideas with over 200 billion recipes, home hacks, and style inspiration. With a mission to inspire everyone to create a life they love, Pinterest empowers its employees t...

Internet Software & Services
5K-10K
Founded 2010

Description

  • Identify, scope, champion, and deliver high-impact cross-engineering strategic programs.
  • Lead ML/AI platform, GenAI infrastructure, and Agent Platform initiatives from ambiguity through execution.
  • Use GenAI as the default operating model for program execution and program artifact creation.
  • Prototype AI-augmented tools and workflows such as dashboards, scripts, process helpers, and internal tooling.
  • Apply safety-by-design AI governance by handling sensitive data appropriately and validating AI-generated outputs.
  • Partner with technical domain owners to resolve complex cross-team technical decisions and manage risk.
  • Translate strategic platform priorities into structured, milestone-driven execution plans.
  • Influence annual and quarterly planning cycles and help shape product and platform roadmaps.
  • Define and continuously improve scalable program management processes, frameworks, and tooling.
  • Build transparent communication channels across engineering, research, product, security, legal, and executive stakeholders.
  • Own program outcomes end-to-end through planning, risk mitigation, and follow-through.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of TPM or related experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
  • Proven track record of leading and delivering complex, multi-year initiatives across multiple engineering teams and organizations.
  • Demonstrated ability to use GenAI to accelerate program planning, operations, and stakeholder communication.
  • Experience turning repeatable program work into durable, low-toil mechanisms.
  • Strong prompting skills and experience vibe coding lightweight scripts, tools, and dashboards.
  • Comfort operating within AI governance expectations, including risk assessment, sensitive data handling, output validation, and auditability.
  • Working understanding of machine learning, GenAI, LLM serving and inference, AI agent architectures, DevOps, and systems engineering principles.
  • Ability to analyze organizational context, anticipate future scenarios, and shape roadmap priorities aligned to company strategy and OKRs.
  • Demonstrated success influencing senior and executive leadership without formal authority.
  • Strong analytical and decision-making skills with experience mitigating program risks proactively.
  • Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
  • The role requires in-office collaboration 1-2 times every 6 months and can be based anywhere in the country.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $145,747 to $300,067 USD for US-based applicants.
  • Eligible for equity.
  • Remote-friendly role with in-office collaboration only 1-2 times every 6 months.
  • Flexible working model through Pinterest's PinFlex program.
  • Access to Pinterest culture and benefits information for the position.
  • Equal opportunity employer commitment and accommodations support during the application process.

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