[Remote] Staff Technical Program Manager, Compute Infrastructure
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pinterest is a platform that inspires creativity and innovation, and they are seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to oversee cross-engineering special projects. The role involves translating strategic priorities into execution plans, influencing product roadmaps, and ensuring successful delivery of high-impact programs.ResponsibilitiesTranslate Strategy into Execution — Convert strategic platform priorities into structured, milestone-driven execution plans; operating at both breadth (big picture vision) and depth (driving granular details with engineering teams) to ensure nothing falls through the cracksShape Planning & Influence Roadmaps — Serve as a thought leader to cross-functional stakeholders during annual and quarterly planning cycles; influencing product and platform roadmap decisions with data-informed perspectives and a deep understanding of organizational priorities and technical tradeoffsBuild Scalable Processes & Best Practices — Define, institutionalize, and continuously improve program management processes, frameworks, and tooling; elevating organizational execution capability and enabling teams to operate with greater agility, consistency, and efficiency at scaleDrive Cross-Functional Alignment & Communication — Build transparent, adaptive communication channels across Engineering, Capacity Eng, Production Eng, Product, Security, and Legal; ensuring stakeholders at all levels; from ICs to executives, have timely, accurate visibility into priorities, status, risks, and decisionsOwn Program Outcomes End-to-End — Take full accountability for the success of high-impact programs, ensuring measurable delivery through rigorous planning, proactive risk mitigation, and relentless follow-through; representing program interests at the highest levels of the organizationSkills8+ years of TPM or related experienceBachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalentProven track record of leading and delivering complex, multi-year initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams and organizationsDemonstrated ability to use GenAI to meaningfully accelerate program planning, operations, and stakeholder communicationExperience turning repeatable program work into durable, low-toil mechanismsComfortable operating within AI governance expectations, including risk assessment, sensitive data handling, model output validation, and auditabilityWorking understanding of cloud architecture, infrastructure and data systems or delivery platformsStrong ability to analyze organizational context, anticipate future scenarios, and shape program roadmaps aligned to company-level strategy and OKRsDemonstrated success influencing senior and executive leadershipStrong analytical and decision-making skills with a track record of using data, innovative approaches, and structured frameworks to navigate complexityDemonstrated experience creating and driving efficient, scalable processes and best practicesOutstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skillsBenefitsThe position is also eligible for equity.Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.Company OverviewPinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.pinterest.com/.