[Remote] Director Corporate Strategy, Ads
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pinterest is hiring a Director of Corporate Strategy, Ads to shape the company’s multi-year advertising strategy and identify opportunities for business growth. The role leads strategic planning, market and competitive analysis, and executive communications while partnering across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Define the Multi-Year Advertising Strategy: Lead the 3- to 5-year strategic vision for Pinterest’s global advertising business, identifying and prioritizing the most important growth opportunities across upper-funnel brand advertising and lower-funnel performance and shopping solutions
- Identify and Evaluate New Revenue Opportunities: Assess and prioritize opportunities for market expansion across Pinterest’s first-party and third-party advertising businesses. Partner closely with Business Development and Corporate Development to evaluate build, buy, and partner pathways
- Lead Competitive Intelligence for the Ad Tech Landscape: Drive ongoing analysis of the competitive and industry landscape, synthesizing key market trends, competitor performance, and external benchmarks into actionable insights for senior leadership
- Own Strategic Communications for Pinterest’s Advertising Vision: Develop compelling strategic narratives, executive presentations, and board-level materials to communicate Pinterest’s advertising strategy and key initiatives to the Head of Advertising, Chief Product Officer, and Board of Directors
Skills
- Data driven and highly skilled in identifying and synthesizing game-changing insights
- Excellent (verbal, written, visual) communication skills, with proven ability to develop and present compelling narratives to broad audiences
- Strong business judgment, with an owners' mindset and the ability to navigate ambiguity
- Experience in building trusted relationships and influencing senior stakeholders
- Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization; including getting into the details to “become the expert” on an area of focus, then upleveling and clearly articulating the “so what” for others
- Curious and knowledgeable about the ads, ecommerce, and broader technology industry
- Self-starter and excited about the prospect of building a team/function from the ground up
- Multiple years of experience in Corporate Strategy, Finance, or a comparable role in high-growth tech companies
- Proven ability with navigating a global organization structure and building strong collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in a relevant field such as Business Administration, or equivalent experience
Benefits
- Eligible for equity
- Can be situated anywhere in the country; in-office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter
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