Sr. Systems Engineer

About Pinterest:

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 their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.

Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.

Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more.

Are you passionate about building impactful products for procurement teams? Come join the IT Enterprise Systems team at Pinterest where you will have the responsibility for creating the future to evolve our technology stack for procurement.

What you’ll do:

• Work with a team of talented system engineers and analysts to build systems to support scaling our procurement function.
• Evolve our architecture and design solutions to address the growth needs of the business.
• You possess a mix of technical strength, business strength, and the ability to navigate stakeholders across different business areas and have experience building cross-functional relationships across engineering and business peers to ensure objectives are well defined and clearly understood.
• You will partner with the strategic product leader and systems manager to develop a detailed product roadmap and execute on the roadmap.
• You will evaluate the current state of our solutions, develop and identify opportunities to drive efficiencies and continuous improvement.
• You will build and maintain strong working relationships with various internal stakeholder groups, including IT, Accounting, Procurement, Legal and Security teams.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years systems engineering experience with minimum 3+ years with increasing responsibility in a global organization.
• Strong understanding of core procurement processes - procurement lifecycle (purchase request, purchase order management, invoice processing, vendor management etc.) accruals, payments, and workflow management.
• Zip, Coupa, Ariba, and/or Oracle EBS (E-Business Suite) implementation experience for intake to procure and experience building custom solutions is required. Experience integrating with Ironclad, Jira, Oracle E-Business Suite or Oracle Fusion Cloud is a plus.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and leadership skills, with the ability to navigate cross-cultural and cross-functional environments
• Nimble to deliver for stakeholders: You know how to navigate hurdles and stay focused on great customer experience and scalability.
• Proficiency in understanding business challenges, developing perspective and shared understanding with the business, working with technical teams focused on delivering timely solutions.
• Strong understanding of SOX controls, processes and procedures.
• Strong understanding of Agile principles and methodologies
• Outcome oriented: You focus on delivering outcomes compared to outputs by leveraging technology to positively impact key business performance metrics

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/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

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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

$129,818—$267,272 USD

Our Commitment to Diversity:

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.