About Pinterest:
Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.
Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.
Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more.
You’ll own the regional product market strategy for the full Pinterest ads portfolio acting as the voice of the region to ensure product-market fit, while localizing and driving market comprehension & adoption of our product solutions to deliver international expansion and revenue growth. You’ll also influence our product roadmap by providing key inputs on regional nuances into the product strategy to help maximize product adoption and comprehension in the region.
What you’ll do:
- Build the ads product go to market strategy for your region in close collaboration with Regional Product Marketing, Product Marketing, Business Marketing, and Sales teams
- Assess the capabilities and opportunities of your region through strategic, qualitative, and quantitative analysis
- Serve as an advocate and represent the voice of region; ensure broad awareness of and empathy for regional pain points internally
- Drive cross-functional alignment throughout the regional go-to-market strategy, tracking success metrics accordingly
- Be accountable for ongoing product adoption and revenue targets
- Use data and insights to drive adoption of strategic product priorities and influence our overall as product strategy to ensure product-market fit in your region
- Educate and inspire internal and external teams on Pinterest’s ads product solutions for advertisers
- Develop product stories and represent those externally in priority regional advertiser engagements
What we’re looking for:
- 5+ years of regional product marketing and/or product marketing experience
- Autonomously build and execute local strategies
- Strong communicator at both executive and team levels
- Strong analytical skills leveraging qualitative and quantitative data to inform strategies
- Understanding of the Japanese digital marketing scape
- A trusted collaborator with a gift for building relationships across teams and functions and creatively solving problems
- A passion for Pinterest!
THIS IS A 12 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT POSITION
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 2 times per week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from our Tokyo office.
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Our Commitment to Diversity:
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
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