Partner Development Lead

About the role

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. We’re looking for a Partner Development Lead to join our founding team. In this role, you will be the central spine connecting our partner ecosystem with Pinterest’s product and commercial teams. You will drive the strategy and execution for a set of Activation (API) and AdTech partnerships, driving durable revenue growth and product adoption.

What You’ll Do

• Own the Portfolio Strategy: Develop and execute multi-year strategies for our Activation (API) and AdTech partners (SSPs/DSPs). Define the roadmap for partner tiering, onboarding, and long-term commercial engagement.
• Architect the Partner Flywheel: Partner with Business Development (Acquisition), Product Marketing (Enablement), and Product/Engineering to build a frictionless “Acquire > Enable > Develop” motion.
• Drive Partner-Mediated Revenue: Establish accountability for partner-sourced pipeline, durable revenue growth, and product adoption. Implement standard operating mechanisms (QBRs, scorecards, and joint business plans) to track performance and hold partners accountable.
• Be the Technical & Commercial Advocate: Serve as the internal voice of the partner. Translate partner feedback into actionable product roadmap priorities and, conversely, translate Pinterest’s unique value propositions into clear integration/co-sell plays for partner platforms.
• Orchestrate Cross-Functionally: Lead cross-functional pods spanning Product, Engineering, Sales, and Marketing. Ensure all stakeholders are aligned on the execution of partner-specific plays that drive incremental performance for advertisers.
• Navigate Complex Ecosystems: Effectively bridge the gap between technical API capabilities and commercial sales goals, ensuring that our programmatic and agentic integrations are both technically robust and commercially viable.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience: 8+ years of experience in digital media, AdTech, or related technology industries.
• AdTech Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in the programmatic ecosystem, including hands-on experience with DSPs, SSPs, and API-based integrations. A deep understanding of the plumbing of modern performance marketing (tag management, attribution, measurement, and data signals).
• Builder Mindset: Proven ability to build new partnership programs from 0 to 1. You are comfortable defining processes where none exist and iterating quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Strategic & Commercial Acumen: Experience leading end-to-end strategy for complex partnerships, including structuring deals, negotiating renewals, and driving joint GTM alignment.
• Communication & Influence: Exceptional ability to distill complex technical/product topics into persuasive narratives for both internal leadership and external C-level partner stakeholders.
• Technical Fluency: Strong knowledge of API integrations, custom platform connections, and technical documentation. You can speak the language of engineers and product managers as fluently as you speak with commercial partners.
• Collaborative Leadership: Experience working in highly matrixed organizations; you know how to influence stakeholders without direct authority to move the needle on product roadmaps and commercial targets.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 2x/week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from one of the following offices: Chicago, IL or New York City, NY. This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Pay

$114,499—$235,734 USD