Staff Product Manager, AI/ML Personalization
$140k - $288k USD
About Pinterest:
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Pinterest is where people come for inspiration, not distraction – an active intent platform uniquely positioned at the intersection of search, social, and commerce. Our commitment to personalized discovery and actionable curation helps hundreds of millions around the globe turn inspiration into reality. Here, Personalization is essential to who we are and what we do.
We’re looking for a passionate and strategic AI/ML Product Manager to drive the future of personalized experiences on Pinterest. As part of our Personalization team, you’ll work across Engineering, Data Science, and Design to deliver industry-leading AI and ML solutions—helping users easily discover inspiration, curate what they love, and shop for what brings their ideas to life. You’ll ship impactful products on high-traffic Pinterest surfaces, including Home, Search, and Related Pins, and play a key role in Pinterest’s top strategic theme for the years ahead.
What you’ll do:
- Define, design, and launch thoughtful AI/ML-powered experiences that help users discover, curate, and shop ideas tailored to their unique taste.
- Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, and Data Science to craft seamless and delightful experiences at the intersection of user experience, ML, and AI.
- Set product vision, influence strategy, write requirements, develop hypotheses, and establish success metrics for critical personalization initiatives.
- Identify and prioritize new opportunities to advance the relevance, impact, and sophistication of personalization across Pinterest’s Curation portfolio.
- Autonomously navigate and resolve complex, ambiguous product challenges—and influence product strategy across multiple teams.
What we’re looking for:
- Track record in AI/ML products: Experience building and launching personalized experiences, ideally at scale, for consumer products (e-commerce a plus).
- Technical fluency: Strong understanding of AI/ML product development; ability to credibly partner with engineers and data scientists across the stack.
- Sharp communication: Comfortable presenting to executives and cross-functional audiences; excels at simplifying complex technical and product concepts.
- Strategic and customer-centric: Deep empathy for user needs, with an ability to turn rich data and insights into new opportunities and delightful features.
- Collaborative influencer: Ability to build trusted relationships with a variety of internal partners (including Advanced Technology, Growth, Trust & Safety, Monetization, and more) and align them to shared goals.
- Ownership mindset: Skilled at defining what success looks like, rallying teams, and guiding projects from ideation to successful launch.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent 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 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
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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
$139,764—$287,749 USD
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
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