Principal product researcher Job at Pinterest, San Francisco, CA

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  • Pinterest
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

About Pinterest :

Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It's where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you'll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You'll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.

Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.

Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that's uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more.

Pinterest is looking for a Principal Quantitative Researcher (Quant UXR) to lead quantitative research at the intersection of our consumer- and advertiser-facing orgs. We're looking for a seasoned quantitative researcher ready to identify the most important ecosystem-level questions and to create and execute a learning agenda to address them. In this role, you'll bring expertise in behavioral analysis, statistical modeling, and survey methods to design, execute, and communicate strategic research on a deadline in a fast-paced environment. You'll uncover opportunities and solutions that balance engagement and revenue goals, present your results to senior audiences, and partner with other leaders to develop strategy that executes on our learnings. With this role, you'll have ownership of a broad problem space, autonomy to set and execute the learning agenda, and impact over the holistic Pinner experience.


What you'll do:

  • Partner with research managers to develop the quantitative research discipline
  • Own the development of user-centric metrics
  • Define and address complex, ecosystem level-questions with implications for the business and overall user experience
  • Proactively guide teams to the most important questions and problems to address for users and/or the business; set the learning agenda and decide on the best approaches to address it
  • Bring together a holistic understanding of the problem space from behavioral analyses, experiment learnings, qualitative insights, and own work to inform product and business decisions
  • Lead strategic initiatives and actively engage in the development of strategy with Product, Design, Engineering, and Data Science partners
  • Mentor junior designers and researchers

What we're looking for:

  • Expert in data analysis, statistical modeling, survey methods, data visualizations, and relevant data tools (R/Python and SQL)
  • 7+ years of experience conducting user experience research with large data sets, at least in part on consumer facing digital experiences, preferably with experience on content distribution and/or ads
  • Understanding of experimentation at scale, ML approaches
  • Experience working horizontally across multiple teams and presenting to senior leadership
  • Experience developing strategy in partnership with xfn stakeholders
  • Proactive–someone who identifies important questions and problems to address even when stakeholders aren't asking about them
  • PhD preferred, in computational social sciences (e.g,. Economics, sociology, psychology), statistics, computer science, related field, or equivalent practical experience

Relocation Statement:

  • This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

In-Office Requirement Statement:

  • We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
  • This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times per quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

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Our Commitment to Diversity:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. 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 an accommodation during the job application process, please notify accessibility@pinterest.com for support.

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