Staff Technical Program Manager – ML/AI Platform

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Staff Technical Program Manager leading cross-engineering strategic initiatives on ML/AI Platform at Pinterest. Responsible for AI-first execution and complex technical decision-making across teams.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $145,747 - $300,067 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As a Staff Technical Program Manager focusing on cross-engineering special projects, you will identify, scope, champion, and land key strategic projects important to advancing Pinterest’s platform and underpinning.
Identify, scope, champion, and deliver high-impact, cross-engineering initiatives critical to advancing Pinterest's ML/AI Platform.
Use GenAI as the default operating model for program execution.
Leverage AI coding assistants to build lightweight solutions that improve decision-making.
Follow Pinterest's AI guidance for risk, governance, and compliance.
Partner closely with technical domain owners across MLP, Agent Platform (Helix), Core Infra, and Ads.
Convert strategic platform priorities into structured, milestone-driven execution plans.
Serve as a thought leader to cross-functional stakeholders during annual and quarterly planning cycles.
Define, institutionalize, and continuously improve program management processes, frameworks, and tooling.
Build transparent, adaptive communication channels across Engineering, ML Research, Data Science, Product, Security, and Legal.
Take full accountability for the success of high-impact programs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of TPM or related experience, with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
Demonstrated ability to use GenAI to meaningfully accelerate program planning, operations, and stakeholder communication.
Experience turning repeatable program work into durable, low-toil mechanisms;
Comfortable operating within AI governance expectations, including risk assessment, sensitive data handling, model output validation, and auditability.
Working understanding of Machine Learning, GenAI, LLM serving and inference, AI Agent architectures, DevOps, and systems engineering principles;
Strong ability to analyze organizational context, anticipate future scenarios, and shape program roadmaps aligned to company-level strategy and OKRs.
Demonstrated success influencing senior and executive leadership.
Strong analytical and decision-making skills with a track record of using data, innovative approaches, and structured frameworks to navigate complexity.
Demonstrated experience creating and driving efficient, scalable processes and best practices that increase organizational agility.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

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Hard Skills & Tools

GenAIMachine LearningAI Agent architecturesLLM servinginferenceDevOpssystems engineeringprogram managementdata analysisrisk assessment

Soft Skills

analytical skillsdecision-makinginfluencingcommunicationorganizational agilitystrategic planningstakeholder managementthought leadershipadaptabilityproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science