Pinterest · 23 hours ago
Sr. Strategy & Operations Lead
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$147K/yr - $302K/yr
8+ years expPinterest is a platform that inspires people to create a life they love. The Sr. Strategy & Operations Lead will manage the People organization budget, oversee portfolio management, and ensure effective organizational processes to support strategic goals.
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Responsibilities
Own end-to-end management of the People organization budget, including partnership with People leadership and Finance on monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario planning for a $70M+ portfolio of investments
Own quarterly year‑to‑go (YTG) forecast and reporting for the People budget, ensuring clear visibility into risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs for senior stakeholders
Design and evolve our People “Book of Work” frameworks and processes, ensuring all projects and programs are prioritized, resourced, and sequenced to deliver intended outcomes
Establish and maintain standards for governance, tools, and resource utilization across the People portfolio (e.g., intake, prioritization criteria, status reporting, and decision forums)
Own the People Portfolio of Projects in Asana, including end‑to‑end setup, taxonomy, templates, workflows, and ongoing governance
Build, maintain, and continuously improve the People roadmap and related reporting in Asana, ensuring clear visibility into commitments, dependencies, and progress for leaders and stakeholders
Project manage the process for People QBR preparation and roadmap reviews: define timelines, owners, inputs, templates, and follow‑through on decisions and actions
Set the operating cadence, formats, and follow‑up mechanisms for portfolio and roadmap reviews (e.g., monthly portfolio reviews, quarterly deep dives), using recognized portfolio, program, and project management methods to ensure sound governance and effective resource utilization
Design and lead the People team’s annual planning process in partnership with S&O partners, People leadership and Finance, including timelines, tools, and forums for decision‑making
Own the capacity planning framework for the People organization as part of annual and ongoing planning—model workloads, resourcing scenarios, and tradeoffs across teams to ensure alignment with strategic priorities
Integrate headcount and non‑headcount investment forecasts into the function’s strategic plan, ensuring budget and capacity are aligned with goals and objectives
Build, govern, and continuously improve standard reporting dashboards for the People team in Asana (and related tools as needed), enabling leaders to track execution, capacity, and outcomes at a glance
Lead the design and execution of complex, cross‑functional analyses across the People portfolio (e.g., spend vs. plan, program ROI, capacity vs. demand), and translate findings into actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Business Operations, or 8+ years experience in Business Operations, Strategy & Operations, FP&A, or related roles supporting senior leaders in a complex, cross‑functional environment
Demonstrated ownership of large, complex budgets; experience managing and forecasting a portfolio of spend of at least ~$25M, including monthly/quarterly forecast cycles and variance analysis
Proven track record in portfolio, program, and project management: setting operating cadences, defining success metrics, sequencing work, and driving cross‑functional execution to outcomes
Deep, hands‑on expertise with Asana, including designing and maintaining portfolios, custom fields, templates, workflows, and dashboards for large teams or organizations
Experience designing and running capacity planning processes and annual planning cycles (headcount and non‑HC), ideally within a People/HR or G&A function
Strong strategic planning skills: ability to connect functional strategy to a multi‑quarter roadmap, translate strategy into a Book of Work, and manage year‑to‑go (YTG) investment decisions
Advanced analytical and business data modeling skills; comfortable structuring ambiguous problems, building models, and turning data into clear insights, recommendations, and executive‑ready narratives
Demonstrated ability to design and govern reporting frameworks and dashboards that provide ongoing visibility into initiatives, resources, spend, and outcomes (e.g., Asana dashboards plus Sheets/Slides)
Strong stakeholder management skills and experience aligning senior leaders across functions; able to influence without authority and drive decisions in ambiguous environments
Experience leading complex change, including piloting and scaling new ways of working, tools, and processes (for example, migrating a Book of Work from spreadsheets into Asana)
Company
Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.49BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Brandtech VenturesSV Angel
2022-07-14Post Ipo Equity
2020-01-01Post Ipo Equity
2019-04-18IPO
Leadership Team
Bill Ready
Chief Executive Officer
Julia Brau Donnelly
Chief Financial Officer
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