Senior Brand Partnerships Lead at Pinterest | $247K+ in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
Seniority & Scope: This is a senior individual contributor role (8+ years required) with high cross-functional visibility — spanning creative, production, experiential, sales, and operations. It's a strong fit for someone transitioning from agency-side account leadership or in-house integrated marketing into a scaled platform brand environment.
Compensation vs. Market: The $120K–$248K range is competitive for a senior brand partnerships or experiential marketing lead. For context, similar roles at large tech platforms typically range $130K–$180K base at the senior level; the upper bound here suggests a principal/staff-level ceiling, making this role attractive for those seeking upward mobility within the band. Equity eligibility adds further value.
Skills You'll Build:
- AI-augmented workflow and marketing operations — a rapidly in-demand skill set
- Cross-functional program leadership at scale in a global consumer tech brand
- Integrated go-to-market strategy tied directly to revenue KPIs
- Experiential and partnership marketing tied to platform monetization
Culture Signals: Pinterest's PinFlex model, explicit AI philosophy, and pay transparency indicate a maturing tech company with progressive HR practices. The emphasis on "judgment over AI reliance" suggests a thoughtful, quality-driven culture rather than a pure output-volume shop.
Green Flags: Clear business impact metrics, equity upside, remote-first structure, and room to influence future partnership strategy. Watch for: The broad salary range may indicate significant variation based on geography or internal leveling — it's worth negotiating toward the upper band given the seniority requirement.
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
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.
Pinterest is looking for a Brand Partnerships Lead to shape and lead high-impact client partnerships and pop-up programs that connect brands with our platform in creative, meaningful ways. You'll work across creative, production, experiential, sales and operations partners to bring integrated programs from concept through launch. This role sits at the intersection of marketing strategy, creative development, and execution, with clear visibility into business impact and room to grow your influence over time.
What you'll do:
- Lead end-to-end marketing strategy and execution for mid-to-large client partnership and pop-up programs from concept through launch.
- Establish program frameworks, planning rhythms and decision points that align business priorities, partner needs and Pinterest brand standards across multiple high-visibility initiatives.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration across creative, production, experiential, sales, and operations teams to keep high-visibility programs moving forward.
- Manage communication and expectations across assigned programs, building strong relationships and ensuring alignment on timelines, deliverables, feedback, and overall program execution.
- Establish goals, track milestones, and measure performance against KPIs tied to program success, package volume, and incremental revenue.
- Turn program learnings into strategic recommendations that influence future partnership offerings, operating models and market-facing opportunities.
- Use AI to speed early planning, briefing and concept development, while applying judgment and verification to maintain quality.
- Use AI to summarize learnings, streamline repeatable reporting and help identify opportunities to improve future programs.
What we're looking for:
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in integrated marketing, brand partnerships, experiential marketing or program leadership.
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, a related field or equivalent experience.
- Experience in leading complex partnership or pop-up programs from planning through launch, with clear ties to business and revenue goals.
- Experience in partnering across creative, production, experiential, sales, and operations to move cross-functional work forward.
- Experience in translating business priorities into clear plans, timelines, and integrated go-to-market approaches.
- Experience ideating on and reviewing creative work, upholding brand standards, and giving clear feedback that strengthens ideas and execution.
- Experience in using performance insights and business context to recommend changes that improve future partnership strategy, planning and execution.
- High integrity and ownership in handling sensitive information, avoiding over-reliance on AI and staying accountable for final decisions and deliverables.
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 recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6 months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
US based applicants only
Salary Range: $120,321 — $247,718 USD
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.
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