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Director Corporate Strategy, Ads
About Pinterest:

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.

At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.

Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here .

The Corporate Strategy team sits at the center of Pinterest within the Strategy & Growth organization, helping to shape and communicate the company's multi-year growth strategy. We serve as the connective tissue between key product, engineering, sales, marketing and other cross-functional teams to accelerate Pinterest innovation and business growth.

This is a rare opportunity to join a company undergoing rapid transformation in a high-impact role, working on the most critical company-wide efforts. The Director of Corporate Strategy will stand up a new team from the ground up, carving out a new muscle for Pinterest that brings clarity and alignment around the existing strategy, shapes future strategic investments and identifies net new business growth opportunities for Pinterest.

What you’ll do:

• Define the Multi-Year Advertising Strategy : Lead the 3- to 5-year strategic vision for Pinterest’s global advertising business, identifying and prioritizing the most important growth opportunities across upper-funnel brand advertising and lower-funnel performance and shopping solutions.

• Identify and Evaluate New Revenue Opportunities : Assess and prioritize opportunities for market expansion across Pinterest’s first-party and third-party advertising businesses. Partner closely with Business Development and Corporate Development to evaluate build, buy, and partner pathways.

• Lead Competitive Intelligence for the Ad Tech Landscape: Drive ongoing analysis of the competitive and industry landscape, synthesizing key market trends, competitor performance, and external benchmarks into actionable insights for senior leadership.

• Own Strategic Communications for Pinterest’s Advertising Vision : Develop compelling strategic narratives, executive presentations, and board-level materials to communicate Pinterest’s advertising strategy and key initiatives to the Head of Advertising, Chief Product Officer, and Board of Directors.

What we’re looking for:

• Data driven and highly skilled in identifying and synthesizing game-changing insights

• Excellent (verbal, written, visual) communication skills, with proven ability to develop and present compelling narratives to broad audiences

• Strong business judgment, with an owners’ mindset and the ability to navigate ambiguity

• Experience in building trusted relationships and influencing senior stakeholders

• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization; including getting into the details to “become the expert” on an area of focus, then upleveling and clearly articulating the “so what” for others.

• Curious and knowledgeable about the ads, ecommerce, and broader technology industry

• Self-starter and excited about the prospect of building a team/function from the ground up

• Multiple years of experience in Corporate Strategy, Finance, or a comparable role in high-growth tech companies

• Proven ability with navigating a global organization structure and building strong collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Business Administration, 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 recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.

• 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
$192,929 — $397,206 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

By submitting this application, I certify that all information submitted in my application and throughout the hiring process is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false statement, omission, or misrepresentation may disqualify me from employment consideration or result in termination if discovered after hire.

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Level: Manager — The title says "Director".

Main responsibilities

Partner closely with Business Development and Corporate Development to evaluate build, buy, and partner pathways.
Lead Competitive Intelligence for the Ad Tech Landscape: Drive ongoing analysis of the competitive and industry landscape, synthesizing key market trends, co…
Own Strategic Communications for Pinterest’s Advertising Vision : Develop compelling strategic narratives, executive presentations, and board-level materials…

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Communication Core
In the posting: “Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think.” · “The Corporate Strategy team sits at the center of Pinterest within the Strategy & Growth organization, helping to shape and communicate the company's multi-y…” · “Own Strategic Communications for Pinterest’s Advertising Vision : Develop compelling strategic narratives, executive presentations, and board-level materials…”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.” · “We serve as the connective tissue between key product, engineering, sales, marketing and other cross-functional teams to accelerate Pinterest innovation and …” · “Proven ability with navigating a global organization structure and building strong collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime.” · “The Corporate Strategy team sits at the center of Pinterest within the Strategy & Growth organization, helping to shape and communicate the company's multi-y…” · “Define the Multi-Year Advertising Strategy : Lead the 3- to 5-year strategic vision for Pinterest’s global advertising business, identifying and prioritizing…”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrac…” · “Strong business judgment, with an owners’ mindset and the ability to navigate ambiguity” · “Curious and knowledgeable about the ads, ecommerce, and broader technology industry”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “The Director of Corporate Strategy will stand up a new team from the ground up, carving out a new muscle for Pinterest that brings clarity and alignment arou…” · “Own Strategic Communications for Pinterest’s Advertising Vision : Develop compelling strategic narratives, executive presentations, and board-level materials…” · “Experience in building trusted relationships and influencing senior stakeholders”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Lead Competitive Intelligence for the Ad Tech Landscape: Drive ongoing analysis of the competitive and industry landscape, synthesizing key market trends, co…” · “Data driven and highly skilled in identifying and synthesizing game-changing insights”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
Technical skill Supporting
In the posting: “We serve as the connective tissue between key product, engineering, sales, marketing and other cross-functional teams to accelerate Pinterest innovation and …”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “Self-starter and excited about the prospect of building a team/function from the ground up”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
Leadership and mentoring Supporting
In the posting: “Lead Competitive Intelligence for the Ad Tech Landscape: Drive ongoing analysis of the competitive and industry landscape, synthesizing key market trends, co…”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
Attention to detail and quality Supporting
In the posting: “By submitting this application, I certify that all information submitted in my application and throughout the hiring process is true, accurate, and complete …”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.

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