Sr. Programmatic Tech Operations Specialist

Pinterest Pinterest · Consumer · New York, NY · Programmatic Sales

This role focuses on the operational and technical aspects of programmatic advertising on Pinterest, acting as a liaison between clients and internal teams. While the role mentions "AI-enabled operational excellence" and using AI-assisted tools, its core function is not building or directly deploying AI/ML models but rather managing and optimizing ad campaigns using existing platforms and tools, some of which may be AI-enhanced.

What you'd actually do

  1. Act as a key point of contact for clients, supporting programmatic deal creation, campaign setup, and ensuring smooth campaign launches.
  2. Diagnose and resolve technical issues, monitor campaign performance, and proactively optimize to achieve client goals and address problems quickly.
  3. Partner with internal teams (Sales, Product, Engineering) to communicate client needs, share best practices, and contribute to ongoing process improvements.

Skills

Required

  • 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).

Nice to have

  • 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.

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-enabled operational excellence