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About the Role

The Director of Regulatory Compliance is a key strategic member of Pinterest’s Legal & Compliance team, leading and strengthening the enterprise regulatory compliance program. This role leads a team responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing compliance programs related to major platform regulations, including the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and the UK Online Safety Act (OSA). The team assesses compliance risk, drives audits and risk assessments, documents controls, and partners across the business to promote accountability and integrity. This leader will own compliance readiness and execution for regulatory audit, risk assessment, transparency, governance, and assurance obligations, requiring deep expertise in technology/platform regulation, operational compliance, cross-functional program leadership, and risk governance. The Director will collaborate with Legal, Product, Trust & Safety, Public Policy, Internal Audit, Engineering, Data Science, Privacy, Security, and executive stakeholders to translate regulatory obligations into practical, scalable, and defensible compliance programs. This role reports to the Sr. Director & AGC, Privacy, Regulatory & Risk.

Responsibilities

Lead Pinterest’s regulatory compliance program, strengthening and evolving a durable governance framework, policies, controls, monitoring, reporting, and trainings
Design, develop, and operationalize an AI-forward regulatory compliance program to accelerate maturity, efficiency, and scale
Develop and maintain a master control library and requirements library for existing and new regulatory compliance
Build and oversee ongoing post-implementation compliance, including monitoring controls and organizing other assurance work
Audit compliance implementation and verify ongoing compliance with approved implementation plans
Evaluate audit reports, identify potential compliance gaps, and recommend remediation/mitigation strategies
Work closely with Legal SMEs to evaluate enhanced compliance proposals
Partner with internal and external auditors to evaluate compliance measures
Lead required ad hoc and annual risk assessments and audits, including for the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and UK Online Safety Act (OSA)
Advise leadership and cross-functional stakeholders on regulatory obligations and compliance risks
Support Regulatory Legal on regulatory inquiries and investigations
Promote a strong culture of accountability and proactive risk management across Pinterest
Manage and develop a team of compliance professionals, consultants, and outside counsel

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of experience in compliance, legal, risk, audit, or related functions, with significant experience in regulated environments (such as technology, digital platforms, financial services, or healthcare), with in-house legal experience preferred
Minimum of 5 years of people leadership experience, including managing and mentoring a team, setting clear priorities and expectations, and supporting team growth
Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks and control environments
Demonstrated ability to interpret complex legal and regulatory requirements and operationalize them effectively
Strong experience working cross-functionally across Legal, Internal Audit and Business functions
Proven ability to influence senior leaders, drive cross-functional alignment, and manage stakeholders
Thought leadership and sound judgment, with an ability to clearly communicate our compliance posture both internally and externally
Detail-oriented, comfort managing ambiguity, and ability to pivot quickly amidst multiple priorities in an ever-evolving fast-paced environment
Experience building or scaling and maturing compliance programs in a global organization
Proficient in conducting risk assessments, control testing, remediation management, and compliance reporting
Demonstrated ability to use AI to streamline, scale and evolve the regulatory compliance program
Experience with regulations on content moderation, online safety, and/or privacy strongly preferred
J.D. from an accredited law school, or equivalent experience
US based applicants only

Skills

AI-forward compliance program design
Regulatory compliance frameworks
Control environments
Risk assessment
Control testing
Remediation management
Compliance reporting
Cross-functional collaboration
Stakeholder management
Influencing senior leaders
Content moderation regulations
Online safety regulations
Privacy regulations

Location

Remote (situated anywhere in the country)

Work Type

Remote
Hybrid (1-2 times in office every 6 months for in-person collaboration)

Experience Level

Director level
10+ years of experience in compliance, legal, risk, audit, or related functions
5+ years of people leadership experience

Education Level

J.D. from an accredited law school, or equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

$210,161—$432,684 USD

Benefits

Eligible for equity

About the Company

Millions of people around the world come to Pinterest to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime.
Pinterest’s mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.
AI is a powerful partner that augments creativity and amplifies impact at Pinterest.
Pinterest believes the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee.

Equal Opportunity

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit.
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.
Pinterest also considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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