I'm heading into a Pinterest PMM (product marketing manager) interview in about three weeks and the signal I've found online is heavily skewed toward engineers. Makes sense, that's most of who writes this stuff up.
Would love to hear from anyone who's done a non-eng loop there recently: PMM, growth, design, research, anything. Specifically curious about: how many rounds / how much total time whether there's a case study or written component how much they probe on Pinterest-specific product knowledge vs. general marketing thinking
Drop even a single data point if you have one, it helps.
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ux_uma
did a UX research loop there about 8 months ago so maybe slightly stale but: five rounds, one was a 30-minute research challenge where they gave me a prompt in advance and I had to present a study design. the bar for methodology rigor was high. they cared a lot about how I'd handle ambiguous briefs and stakeholder pushback.
laidoff_lena
PMM loop at Pinterest was about 4 rounds when I went through last year. one was a live case on a Pinterest product area (messaging/creator tools, can't remember exactly). they wanted to know how I'd position it, who the audience was, what the launch narrative looked like. general marketing thinking mattered more than deep Pinterest knowledge but knowing their creator strategy helped me frame things. no written component for me but i've heard it varies by role level.
brand_ben
designer here: my loop had a portfolio review where they specifically asked me to walk through one project that failed or changed direction significantly. not a gotcha, they seemed genuinely curious about how I navigate ambiguity. the vibe was warmer than I expected for a company that size.