As a Sr. Client Partner CPG at Pinterest, you’ll play a pivotal role in building trusted, long-term partnerships with our Food & Beverage clients. Supporting them in creating value on the only platform intentionally designed to be positive and inspiring. You will define, launch, and drive strategic initiatives, operationalizing a vision that deepens relationships and delivers measurable business results. We’re seeking an exceptional candidate with a proven track record in advertising and media, a talent for building strong connections, and a passion for solving complex, ambiguous challenges. Your ability to communicate with clarity and influence stakeholders, both internally and external, will be key. With Pinterest’s advertising business thriving and our user base expanding, your leadership can help reinforce our position as the platform where brands and people connect for good, powering growth for our business and our partners.

What you’ll do:

• Retain, grow and diversify the value delivered to our partners, ultimately growing Pinterest revenue as a result
• Coordinate negotiations with partners to create joint business plans, learning agendas and have deep understanding of partners' business and media objectives. Responsible for stakeholder management, decision maker relationships. Arrange regular meetings with partners to discuss their requirements, learn about their objectives and remove roadblocks for partners.
• Orchestrate internal support for the client and agency to solve high level strategic challenges, from measurement to creative and technical integration to deliver consistent goals and objectives of the partners on a day to day.
• Track, analyze, and communicate key quantitative metrics and business trends internally and to partners
• Specifically own the “why” Pinterest conversation with advertisers to influence the way they think about the platform’s role in their overarching media mix
• Present tailored digital media strategies to partners that address their specific marketing needs and align with their business goals. Have a deep understanding of partners’ business goals and turn data into compelling stories through actionable insights to help them succeed. Leverage knowledge of the broader digital and advertising landscape, competitive platforms, and industry landscape to provide insights.
• Apply knowledge of customer goals and joint strategy to increase ad investment. Secure and grow revenue for Pinterest through proactive planning, pitching, deal negotiations, and upselling. Unlock new lines of revenue by navigating across multiple lines of business, marketing objectives, regions. Influence and secure budget allocation from Search, Social, Brand, Video, Agency and other relevant teams.

What we’re looking for:

• Extensive experience in marketing/advertising/digital, with specific technical acumen media, search, data and measurement 
• Established industry relationships and experience working with executive level business and marketing leaders within client organizations
• Proven track record of exceeding revenue goals
• Ability to translate partner value across various levels, such as executive, operational, creative, media, and analytics teams
• Strong team player and ability to succeed in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment while maintaining high levels of operational rigor, digital acumen, and business excellence
• Expertise in digital advertising and media sales including campaign optimization, analytical problem solving, and product/platform knowledge
• This role is based in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich

 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 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 per week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from one of our offices.

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As a Sr. Sales Leader reporting into our Managing Director of DE, you will define, launch and drive strategic outcomes and operationalize the vision for the sales team. 

We’re looking for a high-performing candidate with experience building advertising/media sales teams, passion for solving ambiguous problems, excellent communication skills and the ability to influence cross-functionally and globally. Our advertising business is thriving, our user base continues to grow, and we believe the impact of this role can fuel our company to grow in unprecedented ways. 

What you’ll do:

• Lead group of high performing, mix of junior and senior sellers in Auto, Tech & Telco, Entertainment, Travel, Financial Services.
• Build strong relationships externally with senior level decision makers within partners organization (Brands and agencies)  toward trusted partnership as well as drive thought leadership in the area of industry/sector.
• Grow Pinterest revenue sustainably in the Emerging Verticals industry.  Build strategy and action plan for scope of business, for long term and short term success. Drive operational excellence across key metrics. 
• Track, analyze, and communicate key quantitative metrics and business trends to senior leadership as they relate to your team's client partnerships
• Grow, train and lead a diverse, high performing team with a strong inclusive culture to support emerging and established clients
• Achieve revenue targets through effective planning, setting sales goals, analyzing data on past performance, and projecting future performance.
• Use AI-enabled tools and insights to scale your impact—identify growth opportunities across a portfolio, prioritize where to spend time, and make faster, better-informed decisions.
• Apply AI to improve team productivity and operational rigor (e.g., automating prep and follow-ups, improving pipeline hygiene, surfacing risks/opportunities, and strengthening account plans) so you can spend more time with clients.
• Work cross-regionally and cross-functionally to build cohesive partnerships with peers and internal stakeholders, including product, sales operations, and marketing.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience in advertising sales or marketing/brand building or media with an established network in the German market preferably in Auto, Travel, Telco, Finance or Insurance industry.
• Strong people management skills - People manager experience of individual contributors (and ideally managers) required 
• Practical AI fluency and strong adoption mindset: you’re curious, adaptable, and focused on using AI to improve how work gets done (productivity, efficiency, forecasting/pipeline management, and client management)—not “AI for AI’s sake.”
• Demonstrated ability to use data, automation, and tools to drive outcomes: you’ve used technology to improve sales execution (e.g., better prioritization, tighter follow-through, cleaner pipeline, faster insights) and can point to measurable impact in a fast-moving environment.
• Has a strong understanding of how media work and what drives media decisions.
• Demonstrated experience of commercial acumen & analytical mindset
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence effectively
• Remains objective and calm while taking a forward-thinking approach when faced with adversity. Grows from hardships, difficult experiences and setbacks. Manages crises and volatile situations effectively.
• Ready to work in a dynamic and results focused environment. Shows sufficient comfort with ambiguity and change; resolves escalations and keeps people and projects moving forward. Coaches direct reports in navigating ambiguity, finding solutions and accomplishing goals despite incomplete information. Embraces ambiguity and change; recognizes their role as a steward of business-driven changes and helps the team adapt, remain productive and move forward.
• Promptly makes sound decisions while seeking appropriate context and vetting better alternatives when necessary. Synthesizes information, experience and various inputs to determine the best course of action. Willing to make tough decisions, even if unpopular, after considering all relevant inputs and alternative courses of action.
• Facilitates and enables a high performance team culture; challenges poor outcomes or unproductive behaviors for self and others. Shows determination in the face of obstacles and setbacks. Sets high standards for own and team performance and results; consistently delivers tasks to successful completion.

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 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 per week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from the Hamburg, Berlin or Munich office.

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