About the Role
Pinterest is seeking a Sr. Director, Corporate Communications to lead the team responsible for shaping how the business, leadership, and long-term trajectory are communicated to investors, policymakers, advertisers, media, and the broader market. This leader will oversee various communication functions and play a key role in protecting and strengthening Pinterest’s reputation during critical company moments. The role involves translating communications priorities into a clear, integrated strategy and leading execution for high-stakes business, financial, and reputational matters.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a high-performing corporate communications organization with clear goals, strong accountability, and a culture of excellence.
- Translate the CCO’s company-wide communications vision into an integrated corporate communications strategy, ensuring coherence and alignment across all practice areas.
- Lead Pinterest’s financial communications strategy, partnering closely with the CFO and Investor Relations team to shape the company’s financial narrative, earnings approach, and engagement with financial media.
- Lead the Ads & Monetization communications practice, setting the narrative vision for Pinterest’s advertising platform and driving strategies that resonate with brands, agencies, and the trade press.
- Lead the executive communications practice, setting the strategic messaging framework for Pinterest’s senior leaders and serving as a senior editorial partner on high-stakes content and moments.
- Provide strategic oversight for trust, safety, and policy communications, ensuring clear and credible external narratives on platform safety, content governance, and related legislative and regulatory issues.
- Serve as the CCO’s primary partner on corporate reputation, issues management, and crisis communications, leading the team’s response.
- Work with the CCO to establish measurement frameworks across the full communications portfolio, using data and reporting to demonstrate impact and continuously refine strategy.
- Leverage AI-enabled tools and workflows to accelerate market intelligence, briefing development, monitoring, and strategic recommendations.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in corporate communications or a related field, with significant experience at a publicly traded technology company.
- 5+ years leading communications teams, including direct experience managing other managers and building high-performing organizations.
- Deep experience in financial and investor relations communications at a public company, including earnings cycle management, financial narrative development, and media relations with the financial press.
- Experience developing B2B communications strategies for advertising, monetization, or revenue-focused audiences, including engagement with the trade press.
- Deep experience advising senior leaders through high-stakes reputational issues, sensitive announcements, and crisis communications.
- Proven track record building and overseeing executive communications programs for C-suite leaders, including speeches, presentations, op-eds, and thought leadership content.
- Experience in trust & safety and policy communications, with the ability to guide teams in translating complex technical, legislative, and regulatory matters into clear, compelling narratives.
- Experience using AI tools to improve the speed, quality, and insight of communications work, paired with strong judgment and accountability for accuracy, nuance, and final outputs.
- US based applicants only.
Skills
- Corporate Communications
- Financial Communications
- Investor Relations Communications
- Ads & Monetization Communications
- Executive Communications
- Trust & Safety Communications
- Policy Communications
- Reputation Management
- Issues Management
- Crisis Communications
- AI Tools
Location
- Los Angeles
- New York
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 15+ years of experience
- 5+ years leading teams
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or equivalent experience.
Salary/Compensations
- $256,001—$448,002 USD
Benefits
- Equity
About the Company
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
