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Pinterest is looking for a Performance Solutions Lead. This role is responsible for enabling advertisers and sellers to drive success on the Pinterest platform, through the adoption of priority products and the development of new / innovative best practices. The Performance Solutions Lead will closely partner with cross-functional leadership in sales, product, and engineering. This is a multi-faceted, fast-paced job in a start-up environment so flexibility, a data-driven mindset, a strong work ethic, and a good sense of humor are a must. The right candidate will be a strategic thought leader who is driven by learning and solving ambiguous problems.

The Performance Solutions team sits within the Go-to-Market Operations & Solutions team. Performance Solutions delivers through strategic guidance, operational excellence and technical expertise to improve the effectiveness of advertising campaigns resulting in increased client ROI. We work to understand, innovate, and scale cross-functional workflows. We are responsible for measuring process impact, making our business more efficient with consistent execution while embarking on building the next generation of data-driven best practices.

What you’ll do:

• Become an expert at Pinterest performance best practices and related performance products, enabling yourself to be Australia’s go to resource for performance related opportunities and represent Pinterest’s performance COE (center of excellence)
• Understand complex processes and products, distilling them down into a digestible format for a less technical audience
• Enable and mobilize sellers to pitch new performance products and campaign best practices at scale, with a focus on products that involves performance automation
• Provide strategic thought leadership to top tier clients within your region
• Identify key issues facing our clients and advertisers, and develop proposed solutions on how Pinterest should solve them through systems, processes and / or people
• Work with your region to adapt best practices to fit the market your are supporting, and relay that feedback to internal and external stakeholders

What we’re looking for:

• 8+ years of relevant work experience within digital marketing, ad tech and ad operations
• Expertise in digital advertising and media sales including campaign optimization, analytical problem solving, sales facing experience, and product/platform knowledge
• Deep knowledge of performance products on ad buying platforms, with proven experience on product adoption strategy and narrative building
• A self starter who’s able to influence decision makers both internally and externally to drive adoption of performance products and initiatives
• A structured and detail-oriented thinker. You’re as comfortable solving conceptual problems and creating frameworks to refine a team’s thinking as you are getting into the weeds to understand how things work.
• Strong communication skills. You can move seamlessly between conversing with engineers or frontline sales employees and lead presentations with senior leads.
• An individual that thrives in a fast-moving environment and is independently capable of seeking information, corralling resources, and delivering results without waiting for direction.
• Technical foundation with relevant experience in Search/Shopping/Display/Social advertising technologies
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience

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.
• As such, this role will need to be in the office or in front of our customers for in-person collaboration, typically 2 days per week, and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance to our Sydney City based office.

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.