Staff Product Manager, Programmatic Ads

About the Position

Staff Product Manager, Programmatic Ads

• Location: San Francisco / Remote
• Department: Product
• Employment Type: Regular

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About Pinterest

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Responsibilities

As Staff Product Manager, Programmatic Ads, you will define, build, and scale our suite of programmatic advertising products and integrations. You’ll play a pivotal role in driving the product vision, roadmap, and cross-functional execution to enable advertisers and partners to seamlessly transact across Pinterest’s rapidly growing ad marketplace.

• Collaborate with product leadership to help define and execute the roadmap for Pinterest’s programmatic ad offerings, ensuring alignment with business goals and advertiser needs.
• Work closely with engineering, sales, partnerships, ad operations, data science, and design to build products that drive adoption, performance, and satisfaction among advertisers.
• Prioritize product initiatives, balancing immediate customer needs with longer-term scalability and automation opportunities.
• Develop a strong understanding of the programmatic ad ecosystem (including DSPs, SSPs, auction mechanics, and deal types) to inform product decisions and ensure competitive differentiation.
• Deliver features and tools that provide actionable insights, streamlined workflows, and effective reporting for programmatic buyers and Pinterest’s internal teams.
• Leverage data and user feedback to inform product prioritization, track success metrics, and recommend enhancements.
• Partner with designers to create intuitive interfaces, dashboards, and reporting tools for programmatic workflows.
• Serve as a key resource on programmatic ad products within the team and across partner functions.

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Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of Product Management experience, with a demonstrated record of launching and improving advertising or ad tech products, ideally in programmatic or related spaces.
• Skills:
  • Practical knowledge of programmatic ad technology (bid requests/responses, auction mechanics, deal types such as PMP, PG, Open Auction).
  • Familiarity with building workflow or reporting tools for advertisers, agencies, or internal operations teams.
  • Experience partnering with DSPs, SSPs, agencies, or other third-party ad platforms.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills, with a data-driven approach to delivering business impact.
  • Comfort working with cross-functional teams in a fast-moving environment.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.

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We Offer

• Salary: $165,695-$339,078 USD
• Equity: The position is also eligible for equity.
• In-Office Requirement: 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: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

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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 sharing the base salary range for this position. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

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.

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