Staff Product Manager, Merchant Presence
San Francisco, CA, US, Remote, US
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The Merchant organization empowers businesses to effectively showcase and promote their products and brand to Pinterest's vast user base. We provide the tools and support for high-quality merchants to upload and maintain rich product catalogs, execute impactful advertising campaigns, and cultivate a compelling brand presence on the platform. As a Staff Product Manager for Merchant Presence, you will spearhead the strategy for how merchants and their brands appear on Pinterest. This includes overseeing the inspirational content they share, the ways they leverage boards and collages, and the overall curation of their brand profiles. Your work will be instrumental in shaping the overarching vision for how brands engage and inspire Pinners on Pinterest.
What you’ll do:
- Define vision and strategy for how we want merchants and their content to show up across the Pinterest experience. Socialize, iterate, and align downstream teams and their work with this vision.
- Partner with algorithmic and editorial teams on Merchant profiles and content showcases.
- Lead V1 work on merchant boards and collages. Build the merchant tools and content creation suggestions that enable merchants to showcase content and products in the most compelling ways.
- Deeply understand the merchant lifecycle so you can ensure merchants are investing in their Pinterest presence at the right time and seeing clear payoff.
What we’re looking for:
- Demonstrated experience working on consumer experiences at scale, especially within algorithmic contexts.
- Exceptional relationship-building skills, organizational awareness, and ability to persuade others to accomplish program objectives while holding yourself and your team to a high standard of accountability.
- Demonstrated success as a product manager at fast-growing companies.
- Proven ability to lead in ambiguous environments, aligning across functions, teams, and orgs to deliver on time in a highly collaborative environment.
- Strong analytical skills to define product strategy and drive decision making, making appropriate trade-offs based on data analysis and qualitative feedback from Pinners.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with clear communication of complex topics.
- Experience working in B2B2C experiences or platforms/business tooling is a plus.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
In-Office Requirement:
- 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/quarter, 1-2 times per half and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
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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.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
US based applicants only$148,049—$304,496 USDOur Commitment to Diversity:
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In-office collaboration required for key moments In-office requirement Not eligible for relocation Not eligible for relocation assistance US based applicants only
Benefits/PerksCollaborative environment Equity Remote-first company
Tasks- Align teams with vision
- Define product strategy
- Define vision and strategy
- Lead merchant tools development
- Understand merchant lifecycle
Advertising Analytical B2B2C Platforms Collaboration Communication Consumer Experience Data analysis Decision making Diversity Editorial Equity Organizational Product Management Product Strategy Relationship building Strategic planning Strategy Verbal communication
Experience5 years
Education Certifications TimezonesAmerica/Anchorage America/Chicago America/Denver America/Los_Angeles America/New_York Pacific/Honolulu UTC-10 UTC-5 UTC-6 UTC-7 UTC-8 UTC-9