**What You'll Do:** - **Establish Strategic Direction:** Lead in setting the strategic direction and product vision for our most complex challenges, shaping the future look, and feel/design language of our product. You'll bridge the gap between vision and execution. - **Lead Major Design Initiatives:** Be at the forefront of major design initiatives, championing the efforts of the design team throughout Pinterest. - **Set Design Quality Standards:** Define and refine the design quality bar in collaboration with design leadership, ensuring alignment with our principles and design system. - **Mentorship and Talent Growth:** Take responsibility for mentoring and fostering talent within the team, helping individuals grow in their careers. - **Represent Pinterest Design:** Act as a representative of Pinterest Design in the global design community, participating in conferences and speaking engagements. **What We're Looking For:** - **Hands-On Leadership:** You lead by example, actively engaging in the design process alongside your team to foster creativity and innovation. - **Seasoned Designer and Product Thinker:** You are a respected designer and product thinker with a deep understanding of cohesive product strategy. Ideally, you possess diverse skills and endless curiosity. - **Effective Mentor:** You thrive on guiding and developing the careers of others, motivating and inspiring your team to achieve their best. - **Inspiring Communicator:** You excel in communication, effectively representing creative work, building trust, and aligning our creative vision across various departments including marketing, PR, and product. - **Mission Alignment:** You wholeheartedly believe in our mission of providing everyone with the inspiration to create a life they love. - **Extensive Experience:** With over 12 years of experience, you have a proven track record of delivering exceptional, well-built experiences that inspire and delight users.