Data Science Manager, Shopper

at  Pinterest

About Pinterest:
Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.
Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.
Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more.

WHAT MAKES THIS ROLE SPECIAL/EXCITING?

• Shopping is one of Pinterest’s biggest product bets, a massive focus area for the exec team, and has cutting edge innovation on both the front end and back end of the product.
• You will work with world class data science talent in measuring, understanding, and building the next generation of shopping products for pinners.
• You can become a leader of leaders, developing a best in-class team of technical data scientists.
• The team is responsible for new and existing end-to-end shopping experiences across the platform, touching every major surface and part of the tech stack. Each of them brings its own complexity and challenges which will provide exposure to a wide variety of data science problems to solve.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Build, inspire and grow a high performance team of data scientists that are thought partners to the team that builds Pinner facing Shopping Experiences.
• Strong business acumen with a deep understanding of key business metrics and the ability to leverage data insights to drive growth and achieve tangible business outcomes.
• Work with product and eng partners help identify and answer important “why” questions. Lead the team to structure ambiguous business challenges into actionable plans. Ensure that your team is producing consistently trustworthy and high-quality technical outputs that influence the business. Drive data-driven decision-making aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives.
• Communicate complex analytical findings and insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Be a champion for building highly talented and diverse teams with an inclusive culture.