Pinterest Technical Program Managers deliver critical & strategic outcomes by directing and scaling engineering effort across organizational and functional boundaries.

Pinterest is looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Technical Program Manager to join our team and take on the responsibility for capacity and cloud vendor management. In this role, you will be responsible for leading and coordinating capacity planning efforts with internal stakeholders, defining the hardware roadmap with capacity engineering teams, and ensuring optimal hardware utilization through various optimization strategies.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate with capacity engineering teams to define and execute hardware roadmap
• Coordinate capacity planning efforts with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless operations
• Lead holiday forecasting to ensure capacity meets peak demand requirements
• Own and manage capacity fleet protection strategy for at-risk instances, such as GPUs
• Drive EC2 efficiency initiatives to improve overall performance and cost-effectiveness
• Implement hardware optimization strategies, including fleet migrations, instance lifecycles, right-sizing, load testing frameworks, and profiling tools
• Drive product vision and execution plans for capacity management tooling
• Ensure that cloud vendor relationships are managed consistently, both in terms of feature delivery, escalation management, executive programming, and cross-organizational engagement/partnership
• Ensure that the AWS account team, allocated to support Pinterest, is effectively managed and appropriately engaged. Responsibilities include:
• Keeping track of feature asks and delivery
• Ensure that agendas are programmed, participation is coordinated, and pre-meeting artifacts are generated to maximize the value of meeting impact.
• Drive accountability for action items from executive meetings.
• Keep track of new product offerings and coordinate meetings internally with Pinterest Engineering stakeholders for whom the offering would be valid

What we’re looking for:

• 5+ years of experience in technical program management and vendor management
• Entrepreneurial spirit with strong leadership, who can develop and lead a new initiative from the ground up and thrive in ambiguity
• Passion for execution and getting things done with a focus on streamlining process across disparate groups
• Solid technical background and ability to quickly understand technical designs, challenges, and risks
• Experience breaking down complex problems and driving decision making
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities across teams
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive projects to completion
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Preferred experience with infrastructure management, either on-prem or cloud-based (cloud-based is preferred)

If you are a talented and driven Technical Program Manager with a passion for cloud infrastructure, we want to hear from you. Join our team and take on the challenge of optimizing hardware resources and driving efficiency initiatives to support our growing business.

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

In-Office Requirement Statement:

• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

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