Director, Support Automation and Tooling

About Pinterest: 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. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible. 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. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. 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. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here . Pinterest Support Operations (PSO) is the primary customer support function at Pinterest and a key part of the customer experience with our consumer and ad products. We are seeking a passionate, strategic, and experienced Director of TPM (Technical Program Management) Support Operations to lead our rapidly evolving TPM Support organization. In this role, you will: Understand the end to end customer journeys that exist at Pinterest and develop a unified, future-ready toolset for support operations, prioritizing top issue types, worst experiences and revenue impacts Create and execute against a detailed 2026/2027 roadmap that reduces internal tooling, entry point and other complexities while improving customer/seller experience and operational efficiency. This work will be conducted in close collaboration with the CIO organization and other key stakeholders across the company, including those from Trust and Safety, Sales, Pinterest Support Operations, etc Improve self service adoption and effectiveness, as measured by percent of issues effectively resolved through automation, cost to serve and other KPIs Ensure the continuous health and reliability of all support entry points, routing systems, and our overall support tech stack (and enact contingency plans in the event of disruptions) Lead well, directing the work of a team of TPMs, and outsourced Engineering resources, ensuring goal alignment while demonstrating Pinterest values Together, you’ll help us build the future of support at Pinterest —driving changes that will impact Pinners, Advertisers, Merchants, Creators, and Business Partners at scale. What you’ll do: Develop and execute the vision, strategy, and roadmap for TPM Support Operations aligned with Pinterest’s business objectives. Identify what best in class automation rates and support experiences are, and create a plan for Pinterest to achieve parity. Lead, mentor, and grow a team of talented program managers, enabling them to deliver impact and drive their professional development. Partner with cross-functional leaders (Engineering, Product, Operations, HR, and others) to identify and address gaps in support tooling, process, governance, and reporting. Design and implement scalable processes, frameworks, and tools to support TPMs in their project delivery, GTM (Go To Market), and stakeholder engagement. Drive automation, and operational efficiency, focused on improving customer experience, and resolution velocity. Establish and track critical metrics for TPM operations, delivering insights, action items and outcomes to leadership. Act as a change agent, helping teams navigate transformation and championing a culture of operational excellence and continuous learning. What we're looking for: 10+ years of experience in technical program management, support operations, or a rela ... (truncated, view full listing at source)