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What you’ll do
- Lead ML Strategy and Innovation for Foundational Content and User Understanding
- Set the multi-year vision, technical strategy, and investment roadmap for content and user understanding ML models and systems.
- Drive innovation of cutting-edge AI approaches, including large scale sequence modeling, VLM and LLM.
- Lead Execution and Deployment Across Pinterest to Deliver Topline Impact
- Ensure the foundational content and user understanding models and systems are effective and scalable to power downstream applications across Pinterest surfaces: homefeed, related, search, shopping, growth and ads.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data Science leaders in partner teams to translate foundational ML techniques into significant business impact. Form strong collaboration across teams and build trust.
- Build and Scale a World-Class ML Organization
- Manage, hire, and develop a team of high-performing managers and ML / Backend engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, technical excellence, rigor, and impact.
- Drive ML Influence Across Pinterest
- Act as the primary technical spokesperson for Content and User Understanding to executive leadership and external partners.
- Represent the team's needs and priorities in company-wide planning and resource allocation to ensure long-term, strategic ML investment.
What we’re looking for
- 12+ years of professional experience as a technical leader, including 5+ years in people leadership roles (managing managers and senior ICs).
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a relevant field such as computer science, or equivalent experience
- Deep ML expertise: building and operating large-scale ML systems in recommendation, ads or search.
- Expertise in large scale deep learning, VLM and LLM approaches.
- Track record to set long term technical vision and lead teams to deliver top line business impacts.
- Seasoned People Leader: Proven success leading complex ML organizations, managing managers, and exceptional communication and influence skills to drive close collaboration with multiple partner teams.
In‑Office Requirement Statement
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role will need to be in the office for in‑person collaboration 1–2 times every 6 months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
Relocation Statement
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
