Product Research Manager II, Monetization

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.
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Pinterest is looking for a Manager of Monetization Product Research to lead our team of researchers that are designing the future of our ads products and tooling. We are looking for a leader, ideally with experience in the ads/enterprise/B2B software space — a cross-functional, cross-organizational team player who thrives on teams that bias for action and results so teams ship fast at a high-quality bar. In this role, you will apply your passion for users and pinner, research and UX craft to guide research, mentor talented members of your team, and collaborate with leaders of cross functional teams to create innovative experiences across all of Pinterest’s ads products.

• Manage, build, mentor, and inspire a team of qualitative and quantitative product researchers, providing product direction and pushing the quality of the user experience
• Influence stakeholders across functions to gain support for research-based, user-centric solutions
• Lead your team in prioritizing, planning and executing research with a high strategic impact in accruing to the monetization organization’s goals
• Contribute beyond the Monetization pillar to the Design team as a whole (Product Design, Product Research, Content Design, Foundations, DesignOps)
• Contribute to planning and strategy discussions through research by synthesizing and curating existing insights on user (Pinner and advertiser alike), product, industry