Director Corporate Strategy, Ads
New York, NY · Remote · New York · USD 192,929-397,206 · Remote · Posted Oct 15, 2026
At a glance
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- New York, NY · Remote · New York
- Salary
- USD 192,929-397,206 · Base salary
About Pinterest
- Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.
- Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
- At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
- Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.
- The Corporate Strategy team sits at the center of Pinterest within the Strategy & Growth organization, helping to shape and communicate the company's multi-year growth strategy. We serve as the connective tissue between key product, engineering, sales, marketing and other cross-functional teams to accelerate Pinterest innovation and business growth.
- This is a rare opportunity to join a company undergoing rapid transformation in a high-impact role, working on the most critical company-wide efforts. The Director of Corporate Strategy will stand up a new team from the ground up, carving out a new muscle for Pinterest that brings clarity and alignment around the existing strategy, shapes future strategic investments and identifies net new business growth opportunities for Pinterest.
About the role
- The Director of Corporate Strategy, Ads will lead the development of a new team focused on shaping and communicating Pinterest's multi-year advertising strategy.
- This role serves as a central point of connection between product, engineering, sales, and marketing teams to drive innovation and business growth.
- The position involves identifying new revenue opportunities, conducting competitive intelligence, and presenting strategic narratives to senior leadership and the Board of Directors.
Responsibilities
- Define the 3- to 5-year strategic vision for Pinterest’s global advertising business.
- Identify and prioritize growth opportunities across upper-funnel brand advertising and lower-funnel performance and shopping solutions.
- Assess and prioritize market expansion opportunities for first-party and third-party advertising businesses.
- Partner with Business Development and Corporate Development to evaluate build, buy, and partner pathways.
- Drive ongoing analysis of the competitive and industry landscape.
- Synthesize market trends, competitor performance, and external benchmarks into actionable insights for senior leadership.
- Develop strategic narratives, executive presentations, and board-level materials.
- Build and lead a new Corporate Strategy team from the ground up.
Requirements
- Multiple years of experience in Corporate Strategy, Finance, or a comparable role in high-growth tech companies.
- Data-driven with the ability to identify and synthesize game-changing insights.
- Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills.
- Strong business judgment and an owners’ mindset.
- Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and influence senior stakeholders.
- Experience navigating a global organization structure and building cross-functional relationships.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration or equivalent experience.
- Must be US-based.
Benefits
- Equity
Workplace
- Remote role based in the US.
- Requires in-office collaboration 1-2 times per quarter.
Skills
- Corporate Strategy
- Ad Tech
- Ecommerce
