Description:
As the VP of Engineering, Business Interfaces & Growth Engineering you will lead a high-performing team to build and deliver our suite of partner-facing products. Provide strategic oversight and manage talent, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous learning. Drive experimentation and data-driven product development, ensuring robust quality standards. Actively participate in product strategy and design reviews, leveraging domain expertise to enhance user experiences and align with business goals.
What You’ll Do
- Lead a high-performing team to build and deliver our suite of partner-facing products
- Inspire and Guide Teams: Provide leadership and vision to full-stack, product-oriented engineering organizations.
- Strategic Oversight: Develop and execute strategic plans to drive engineering initiatives and align with company goals.
- Manage and Develop Talent:
- Hire and Grow Talent: Manage, hire, and develop engineering managers and individual contributors (ICs), fostering a culture of high performance and continuous learning.
- Coach and Mentor: Provide coaching and mentorship to engineering managers and senior ICs to enhance their skills and advance their careers.
- Drive Product Development:
- Experimentation and Innovation: Lead experimentation and data-driven product development initiatives to continuously improve product performance and user experience.
- Quality Assurance: Champion engineering quality efforts, including testing, monitoring, and deployment processes to ensure robust and reliable products.
- Participate in Strategy and Design:
- Product Strategy: Actively participate in product strategy and design reviews, offering technical insights to ensure feasibility and alignment with business objectives.
- Domain Expertise Application: Leverage domain knowledge in Ads, Shopping, or other e-Commerce products to inform product development and strategic decisions.
- Enhance Domain and Product Understanding:
- Liaise with Product Teams: Serve as a liaison between the organic and ads product experiences on platforms like Pinterest, ensuring cohesive user experiences across the board.
- Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to inform strategic decisions and maintain a cutting-edge engineering organization.
By performing these responsibilities, you will play a pivotal role in driving the technological and product success of the company, ensuring high-quality, innovative solutions that align with our business goals and user needs.
What We’re Looking For
- Leadership and Experience:
- 10+ Years of Leadership Experience: Leading full-stack, product-oriented engineering organizations.
- Team Management: Proven experience in managing, hiring, and growing engineering managers and individual contributors (ICs).
- Coaching and Development: Experience in coaching engineering managers and senior ICs to improve their skills and career growth.
- Hybrid Team Management: Experience in managing hybrid teams is a plus.
- Technical Expertise:
- Full-Stack Engineering: Technical expertise in full-stack engineering, encompassing mobile, web, backend, and infrastructure.
- Quality Engineering: Passion for engineering quality, including testing, monitoring, and deployment processes.
- Product Development:
- Experimentation and Data-Driven Development: Experience in experimentation and data-driven product development to continuously improve product performance.
- Product Strategy Participation: Ability to actively participate in product strategy and design reviews to ensure technical feasibility and alignment with business goals.
- Domain Knowledge:
- Ads and E-Commerce: Domain knowledge and product understanding in Ads, Shopping, or other e-Commerce products.
- Pinterest Familiarity: Familiarity with the Pinterest product to effectively liaise between the organic and ads Pinner experience.
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.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.