Experiential Lead

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 . We’re looking for an Experiential Lead to join the team within the House of Creative, Pinterest’s in-house creative team. Our team brings the Pinterest brand to life through events, experiences, and programming. In this role, you’ll lead the development and execution of high-impact experiential programs that drive comprehension of Pinterest, deepen brand love, and build advocacy for Pinterest as a content, advertising, and shopping platform. To be successful in this role, you’ll be a senior experiential leader with deep production expertise, strong creative instincts, and the ability to confidently lead large, complex, high-visibility programs from concept through execution. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and bring the judgment, presence, and leadership needed to navigate ambiguity, drive alignment, and deliver exceptional work at scale. What you’ll do Lead large-scale experiential programs end-to-end, from strategy, concepting, and planning through production, on-site execution, post-event debriefs, and reconciliation; ensuring every touchpoint aligns to key messaging, brand standards, and business goals. Lead some of the team’s most complex and high-visibility programs, including major tentpoles, executive-facing moments, and multi-market activations. Establish and uphold a high bar for creative and executional excellence, helping teams and partners deliver distinctive, high-quality, on-brand experiences. Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, Comms, Policy, and other teams to shape attendee journeys, uncover insights, and translate business and brand priorities into impactful activations. Manage agencies, vendors, project teams, timelines, budgets, and workstreams across complex programs with multiple stakeholders and dependencies. Oversee production craft across key elements including venues, fabrication, staging, technical production, activations, merchandise, partnerships, logistics, and on-site operations. Own and manage complex, multi-million-dollar budgets, ensuring strong decision-making, accountability, and stewardship across scope, cost, time, and quality. Build clarity and alignment across large cross-functional working teams, driving momentum, resolving issues, and surfacing risks and trade-offs early. Present plans, concepts, and recommendations to senior stakeholders, including executive audiences, with clarity, confidence, and strong strategic rationale. Help lead project teams or pods by setting direction, coordinating resources, and supporting strong collaboration across disciplines and regions. Mentor and support teammates where needed, sharing expertise and raising the overall capability of the team. Leverage AI tools to improve planning, efficiency, and operational effectiveness, while helping build smarter and more scalable way