Recruiting Associate, Instacart

• 2+ year of experience in a sourcing or recruiting capacity
• 1-3 years of professional experience, preferably within HR/Talent Acquisition or an operations role
• Experience conducting recruiter phone screens and documenting structured feedback
• Experience reviewing and prioritizing high-volume inbound applicants across multiple roles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a professional, candidate-centric approach
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; able to manage multiple requisitions and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proven ability to problem-solve and execute solutions in a timely manner
• Remote-eligible within the United States and Canada

Desirable

• Instacart’s Recruiting Operations & Enablement team is building a modern, tech-enabled recruiting engine that blends human expertise with automation to connect exceptional talent to meaningful work
• As a Recruiting Associate, you will enable a healthy, high-velocity top-of-funnel and help shape how we attract, evaluate, and engage candidates across the company
• In this role, you’ll partner closely with recruiters to open jobs in Greenhouse, review inbound applicants, referrals, and internal candidates, conduct recruiter phone screens, and proactively source talent - while also ensuring strong ATS hygiene, building candidate materials, and championing a best-in-class candidate experience that reflects our culture and values
• You will also operationalize and scale the use of our recruiting tech stack (like Covey, Brighthire, Modernloop, LinkedIn) to ensure processes are structured and data is accurate, leveraging AI & automation to allow the team to move more efficiently and effectively
• It will blend core recruiting skills (managing top of funnel) with operational rigor and tooling expertise
• This role is remote within the United States and Canada and collaborates cross-functionally with recruiters, recruiting coordinators, operations partners, and hiring managers
• Please note: This is a contract role starting with an hourly 6-month contract, and must be based in the US or Canada
• Manage the job opening process from Workday to Greenhouse
• Calibrate hiring profiles with recruiters and hiring managers to translate requirements into screening criteria and/or sourcing strategies
• Own the top of funnel review process, including high-volume inbound applicants, referrals, and internal candidates within defined SLAs
• Conduct / facilitate recruiter phone screens to evaluate skills and role alignment and determine fit for role
• Proactively source and engage top talent through Covey, LinkedIn, Gem, and other platforms and generate pipeline insights
• Ensure operational excellence with meticulous ATS hygiene
• Build candidate-facing materials and prep guides that clearly communicate process, expectations, and the Instacart story
• Identify process gaps and pilot improvements within our tech stack to help the broader team work smarter, faster, and at scale