Sr. Programmatic Tech Operations Specialist
Drive the success of Pinterest’s programmatic ad products as a key client contact for campaign management.
Posted by employer 2 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Support programmatic deal creation
- Campaign setup
- Ensure smooth campaign launches
- Diagnose and resolve technical issues
- Monitor campaign performance
Must have
- 5+ years of experience in brand or performance advertising
- Understanding of programmatic advertising platforms
- Hands-on experience with programmatic campaign setup
- Ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
Nice to have
- Familiarity with ad servers
- Experience with tag management
- Knowledge of data integrations
- Experience with measurement/attribution tools
Practical constraints
- In-office collaboration 2 times per week
- Not eligible for relocation assistance
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Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Sr. Programmatic Tech Operations Specialist at Pinterest is responsible for managing client interactions related to programmatic ad campaigns, including deal creation and campaign launches. The position requires expertise in programmatic advertising platforms and hands-on experience with campaign optimization and troubleshooting. Ideal candidates will have over five years of experience in performance advertising, particularly within tech environments. The role emphasizes collaboration with internal teams to enhance client outcomes and streamline processes.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday on Joblaze — tracked directly from Pinterest's career page.
- Pinterest has 195 other open roles including Lead Ads Product Marketing Manager, Sr. Client Account Manager, Home, Staff Software Engineer, Ads & Core Serving Platform.
- 7 active programmatic advertising roles on Joblaze right now.
- 4 active Google Ad Manager roles on Joblaze right now.
- 2 active DV360 roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Sales/Marketing roles (median ~$140,000).
Quick facts
- Is the Sr. Programmatic Tech Operations Specialist role remote?
- It's hybrid — Pinterest expects some on-site time in New York, NY, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Pinterest lists $110,494–$227,486 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Sr. Programmatic Tech Operations Specialist role.
- Where is the role based?
- Pinterest is hiring for this position in New York, NY, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: DSPs, DV360, Google Ad Manager, SSPs, The Trade Desk, programmatic advertising.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Pinterest targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Sr. Programmatic Tech Operations Specialist role at Pinterest.
From the original posting
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 is on a mission to improve the comprehensiveness and shoppability of ads on our platform. We’re accomplishing this by expanding our advertising demand sources through partnerships with third-party ad platforms and working closely with Agencies and media companies who manage performance marketing budgets.
As a member of the Programmatic Technical Operations team, you will drive the success of Pinterest’s programmatic ad products by serving as the primary client contact for deal creation, campaign setup, and launches. You’ll troubleshoot technical issues, optimize campaigns for performance, and collaborate closely with cross functional teams to elevate client outcomes and enhance internal processes.
What you'll do:
- Act as a key point of contact for clients, supporting programmatic deal creation, campaign setup, and ensuring smooth campaign launches.
- Diagnose and resolve technical issues, monitor campaign performance, and proactively optimize to achieve client goals and address problems quickly.
- Partner with internal teams (Sales, Product, Engineering) to communicate client needs, share best practices, and contribute to ongoing process improvements.
What we’re looking for:
- 5+ years of experience in brand or performance advertising within a fast growing tech company.
- Understanding of programmatic advertising platforms (DSPs, SSPs), deal types (PMP, PG, open auction), and related technologies.
- Hands-on experience with programmatic campaign setup, optimization, troubleshooting, and performance analysis.
- Familiarity with ad servers, tag management, data integrations, and measurement/attribution tools (e.g., Google Ad Manager, DV360, The Trade Desk).
- Ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues related to campaign execution (e.g., creative specs, data flows, latency, tracking, troubleshooting discrepancies).
- AI-enabled operational excellence: Builds AI-assisted templates, checklists, and lightweight automations to reduce manual work and improve consistency across deal creation, campaign setup/QA, troubleshooting, reporting, and in-flight optimizations.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as digital media or SaaS sales, or equivalent professional experience.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
- We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
- 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 Chicago or New York Offices.
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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity and incentive compensation. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
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