Sr. Counsel, Product

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.

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 the inspiration to create a life they love. As a member of our Legal team, you'll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward.

We're looking for an experienced, self-motivated, practical, and creative lawyer to join our small and nimble team. In this role, you'll support product and engineering teams across Pinterest's core consumer experience and/or ads ecosystem-serving as a subject matter expert and influential advisor to senior business and legal leadership alike. You'll drive strategy on cutting-edge legal issues in generative AI, privacy, IP, digital advertising, and beyond.

We're also looking for someone who embraces AI as a core part of how they work-bringing curiosity, sound judgment, and an experimental mindset to using AI tools to drive efficiency, accelerate problem-solving, and operate with greater speed and impact.

What you’ll do:

• Partner with strategy, engineering, product management, communications, and legal teams to identify and manage legal issues and risks during all stages of product development; become embedded with those teams to provide pragmatic and strategic advice as the product areas evolve.
• Advise teams on key emerging areas including privacy, digital advertising, AI, IP/copyright, content acquisition, and data use.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex strategic product partnerships and commercial agreements critical to Pinterest's growth.
• Translate complex legal frameworks into simple, actionable guidance that empowers teams to innovate with confidence.
• Monitor and interpret relevant laws and regulations (GDPR, CCPA, FTC rules, and others); help teams implement compliant processes.
• Build deep, trusted relationships with senior leaders across product, engineering, and business development, influencing decisions and shaping Pinterest's strategy.
• Develop scalable legal processes, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to deliver high-quality guidance with greater speed and consistency.

What we’re looking for:

• Juris Doctorate with a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in a demanding and innovative legal environment; at least 1-2 years in-house at a tech company preferred.
• Experience counseling on digital advertising/ad tech or core consumer product legal issues-some exposure to both is ideal. Some privacy background required (GDPR, CCPA, FTC rules, and related).
• Experience leading the negotiation of major technology and commercial deals, especially those tied to advertising, data, commerce or other tech partnerships.
• Exceptional judgment and impeccable integrity with excellent communication and client-service skills.
• Proven ability to build lasting, collaborative relationships across product, engineering and business teams.
• Strategic thinking with a track record of delivering creative and pragmatic solutions to novel issues.
• Proven ability to pick up new areas of law and technical product knowledge quickly.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to build sustainable programs and drive cross-functional initiatives to completion.
• An AI-forward mindset, with experience using AI tools to accelerate analysis and deliver more effective legal advice.
• Bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

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 approximately 1-2 times per year and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

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. 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.

US based applicants only

$158,765—$326,870 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

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 a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete  this form for support.

By submitting this application, I certify that all information submitted in my application and throughout the hiring process is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false statement, omission, or misrepresentation may disqualify me from employment consideration or result in termination if discovered after hire.