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Business Development, AI Product Partnerships

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San Francisco, CA · HybridJob$110–227K/yrPosted 4 days agoStill listed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$110–227K/yr
Location
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Pinterest’s Business Development Lead for AI Partnerships will source and evaluate new partnerships and manage existing strategic technology partnerships to drive growth and engagement. The role leads partner strategy, deal evaluation and negotiation, and cross-functional execution, working with product, engineering, legal, marketing, revenue teams, and senior leadership. The position can be based anywhere in the country, with in-office collaboration required one to two times per half.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Business DevelopmentComplex Deal LeadershipAI Partnership ManagementStrategic AnalysisQuantitative AnalysisDeal NegotiationCross-Functional CollaborationAmbiguity Navigation

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical Experience8+ Years Work Experience

Full job description

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.

The Business Development team at Pinterest is responsible for developing partner strategy, as well as sourcing, evaluating, executing and managing partnerships that are a critical lever for growth and progress of the company against key strategic initiatives. The team works closely with senior leadership, product, marketing, legal and revenue teams to deliver these partnerships.

The Business Development Lead for AI Partnerships will source and evaluate new partnerships and manage existing strategic partnerships with strategic technology platform companies to help drive growth and engagement on Pinterest.

What you’ll do:

  • Lead partner strategy, business development, and partner management for AI at Pinterest

  • Actively monitor, synthesize, inform, and action the industry landscape to identify opportunities

  • Lead the process of identifying partnerships to pursue, including building the business case through strategic/financial analysis and due diligence

  • Negotiate complex deals

  • Build relationships with leaders at emerging and established companies in the AI space

  • Coordinate deal execution and partner management across relevant teams including product, engineering, legal, and marketing

What we’re looking for:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent practical experience and 8+ years of work experience in business development with demonstrated experience leading complex deals

  • Experience managing AI partnerships and/or a passion for the space

  • Strategic, driven, and analytical with a passion for consumer technology

  • Comfort in navigating the evolving technology landscape and leading through ambiguity

  • Experienced in performing broad quantitative analysis and negotiating complex deals

  • Ability to work effectively with cross-functional senior executives in a rapidly changing environment

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 half, and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

#LI-REMOTE 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 $110,494—$227,486 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 20,962 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$110–227K/yr
  • California median$135–210K/yr2,104 salary ranges
  • US median$123–195K/yr14,682 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $169K, is 4% below the California median midpoint ($176K) — in the middle half of Business Development salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,517 open Business Development jobs in California and 20,962 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (16,403 postings).
Education
6,778 of the 20,962 open Business Development jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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