Staff Product Manager, Model Lifecycle & Management
About the role
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.
We’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of our AI-powered product strategy, where you’ll own the product roadmap, collaborate with ML engineering, data science, content safety, and enforcement systems, and drive a platform that expands beyond Trust & Safety into content quality, ads safety, and more.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive the Signal Lifecycle product roadmap, including ML Flywheel infrastructure, auto-deployment, model onboarding, golden dataset management, and signal performance measurement
- Define and ship ML Signal Management — a unified backbone that elevates ML signals into first-class entities with comprehensive metadata, cross-system naming, and API access
- Partner with ML Engineering to reduce model iteration time through automated retraining, evaluation, and deployment pipelines
- Own measurement infrastructure — golden dataset strategy, prevalence measurement, model performance dashboards, and experimentation frameworks
- Lead cross-functional signal strategy with Content Safety, Enforcement Systems, Data Science, and Operations
Requirements
- 5+ years product management experience
- Experience owning or managing ML platforms, model lifecycle infrastructure, or ML tooling
- Strong data fluency — comfortable with precision/recall/FPR, evaluation methodology, and model performance measurement
- SQL proficiency — able to self-serve data investigation and analysis
- Demonstrated systems thinking — experience with complex interconnected infrastructure serving multiple teams
- Strong cross-functional leadership — proven ability to drive decisions across ML engineering, data science, and product stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication of complex ML and infrastructure concepts
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Skills
- Strong understanding of machine learning and its applications
- Experience with product management in a tech company setting
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Benefits
At Pinterest, we offer a competitive compensation package, including a base salary range of $164,695—$339,078 USD, along with equity, health insurance, retirement plans, and more. We also provide a flexible working model and remote options for employees.
Pay
$164,695—$339,078 USD
Schedule
Flexible work schedule
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retailer discount
- Retirement plans
- Remote work options
- Employee referral program
- Professional development opportunities
Company Culture
Pinterest is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strive to foster an environment where every employee feels valued and respected, and where everyone has the opportunity to contribute their best work. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success as a company and as a community.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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.
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. 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.