Staff Product Manager, Programmatic 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.

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.

The Programmatic Ads Team

The Programmatic Ads team at Pinterest builds the foundation for scalable and automated advertising through integrations with top demand-side platforms (DSPs), supply-side platforms (SSPs), and other partners. We design and deliver programmatic solutions that respect the user’s discovery experience while maximizing value for advertisers.

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced product leader to drive the next phase of growth in programmatic advertising at Pinterest. 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.

What You'll Do

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience building products that use data and insights to support business users and drive measurable growth.
• 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.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.