The Corporate Strategy team sits at the center of Pinterest within the Strategy & Growth organization, helping to shape and communicate the company's multi-year growth strategy. We serve as the connective tissue between key product, engineering, sales, marketing and other cross-functional teams to accelerate Pinterest innovation and business growth.

This is a rare opportunity to join a company undergoing rapid transformation in a high-impact role, working on the most critical company-wide efforts. The Director of Corporate Strategy will stand up a new team from the ground up, carving out a new muscle for Pinterest that brings clarity and alignment around the existing strategy, shapes future strategic investments and identifies net new business growth opportunities for Pinterest. 

What you’ll do:

• 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.

What we’re looking for:

• 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.

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 recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

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