Director Corporate Strategy, Ads

About the Position

Director Corporate Strategy, Ads

New York, NY, US; Remote, US

At 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. 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.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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 owner’s 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.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $192,929-$397,206 USD
• Equity eligibility
• Hybrid work model with in-office collaboration 1-2 times/quarter

About the Company

At Pinterest, we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. We are committed to providing greater transparency and making employment decisions on the basis of merit. 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.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.