Director Corporate Strategy, Ads

Responsibilities

• Define the Multi-Year Advertising Strategy : Lead the 3- to 5-year strategic vision for Pinterest’s global advertising business, identifying and prioritizing the most important growth opportunities across upper-funnel brand advertising and lower-funnel performance and shopping solutions.
• Identify and Evaluate New Revenue Opportunities : Assess and prioritize opportunities for market expansion across Pinterest’s first-party and third-party advertising businesses. Partner closely with Business Development and Corporate Development to evaluate build, buy, and partner pathways.
• Lead Competitive Intelligence for the Ad Tech Landscape: Drive ongoing analysis of the competitive and industry landscape, synthesizing key market trends, competitor performance, and external benchmarks into actionable insights for senior leadership.
• Own Strategic Communications for Pinterest’s Advertising Vision : Develop compelling strategic narratives, executive presentations, and board-level materials to communicate Pinterest’s advertising strategy and key initiatives to the Head of Advertising, Chief Product Officer, and Board of Directors.

Requirements

• Data driven and highly skilled in identifying and synthesizing game-changing insights
• Excellent (verbal, written, visual) communication skills, with proven ability to develop and present compelling narratives to broad audiences
• Strong business judgment, with an owners’ mindset and the ability to navigate ambiguity
• Experience in building trusted relationships and influencing senior stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization; including getting into the details to “become the expert” on an area of focus, then upleveling and clearly articulating the “so what” for others.
• Curious and knowledgeable about the ads, ecommerce, and broader technology industry
• Self-starter and excited about the prospect of building a team/function from the ground up
• Multiple years of experience in Corporate Strategy, Finance, or a comparable role in high-growth tech companies
• Proven ability with navigating a global organization structure and building strong collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Business Administration, or equivalent experience.