Senior Product Manager, Instacart
Catalog
CA$158-175k
Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
Online grocery marketplace and grocery tech platform
Open for applications
Online grocery marketplace and grocery tech platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
CA$158-175k
Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where everyone has access to the food they love and have more time to enjoy it together.
Role
Who you are
- Relevant experience in Catalog, including ownership of complex, cross-functional programs with measurable impact
- Demonstrated strength in our core competencies: Drives Results, Communicates Effectively, Solves Creatively, and Embraces Citizenship
- Proven ability to set strategy, prioritize ruthlessly, and deliver high-quality outcomes in fast-paced, dynamic environments
- Proficiency in using data to drive decisions (e.g., defining KPIs, partnering with Analytics, interpreting experiments); comfortable navigating ambiguity to find clarity
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a track record of building trust, aligning stakeholders, and leading through influence
Desirable
- Experience in marketplaces, logistics, e-commerce, or consumer technology; familiarity with balancing multi-sided incentives
- Hands-on experience with experimentation and analytics (e.g., A/B testing, SQL, dashboards); ability to partner deeply with Engineering and Data teams
- History of building 0→1 products or scaling 1→N systems; comfort with technical trade-offs and systems thinking
- Prior exposure to growth, monetization, fulfillment, or operations workflows and their associated metrics and levers
- People leadership experience (direct or cross-functional) with a passion for coaching, feedback, and inclusive team culture
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Product Manager to own high-impact initiatives that shape how people get the food they love—and the time back to enjoy it
- In this role, you’ll partner closely with cross-functional teammates across Product, Engineering, Design, Analytics, Operations, and Go-To-Market to define strategy, build and launch solutions at scale, and deliver measurable outcomes for customers, shoppers, and retail partners
- You’ll thrive here if you love rolling up your sleeves, are energized by complex systems, and can align diverse stakeholders to a clear path forward
- Own the end-to-end strategy and roadmap for Catalog, aligning cross-functional partners around clear outcomes, success metrics, and milestones
- Translate ambiguous, complex problems into structured plans; drive execution from discovery and prioritization through launch, iteration, and scale
- Use data and customer insights to understand root causes, design creative solutions, run experiments, and inform high-quality decisions that balance speed and quality
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Design, Analytics, Operations, Sales, and Support; communicate transparently to drive clarity and commitment
- Establish and continuously improve mechanisms for operational excellence (e.g., rituals, metrics, dashboards, postmortems) to ensure reliability, learning, and sustained results
Our take
Instacart is an online grocery marketplace that operates a pick-up and delivery system in the US and Canada. Unlike standard grocery shopping, Instacart sends a “personal shopper” to your local store to buy your products, who then delivers them straight to your door on the same day via their own car. The company also supplies the Instacart Platform, with services for stores encompassing eCommerce, fulfilment, in-store, ads, and insights.
The increased modernization of society has meant more than ever that consumers are looking to buy their groceries online, making space for apps like Instacart to become daily life staples for years to come. Although the company must compete with other grocery store delivery services, such as Walmart’s own, it has expanded to cover large percentages of US and Canadian households, and is now aligned with over 1,500 retail banners across more than 85,000 locations.
With an expanding partnership with Kroger, Instacart continues to demonstrate why it's a leader in the gorcery delivery space. By powering fast, reliable delivery from neary 2,700 stores and introducing tools like the AI-powered Cart Assistant, Instacart isn't just enhanceing the way millions of families shop but also shaping the future of personalized, convenient grodery expericnes. This deepening collaboration underscores Instacart's ability to drive growth and deliver value to both customers and partners.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 15 rounds)
Nov 2021
$232m
LATE VC
Mar 2021
$265m
LATE VC
Total funding: $2.9bn
Company benefits
- Wellness Tailored to You: Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life & disability coverage right alongside physical & mental wellness programs, memberships and stipends to keep you and your family feeling your best.
- Family Building Benefits: No matter where you are in your family journey, we support you. Our plans cover modern family planning for all. We offer leave for all parents, flexible working schedules and an active Parents@ community.
- Work From Home Stipend: We help outfit your WFH setup and offer reimbursements so you can be your most productive while at home.
- Flexible Time Off: We all recharge differently. Take the time you need with our flexible time off policy and company-wide Self-Checkouts where we encourage everyone to sign off.
- Learning & Development: Whether you're just starting your career or leading teams, we provide customized L&D programs to help you grow and an annual allowance to pursue your development.
- Future Planning: We have you covered as you plan for your future. 401(k) matching in the US and RRSP in Canada, student loan assistance through Peanut Butter, free Rocket Lawyer membership, SoFi & First Republic financial planning and more.
- Four Year Fill-Up: We encourage our tenured employees to take longer breaks and truly unplug by doing something they love – typically four consecutive weeks around the four year mark.
- Community Connection: Support the communities you care about with volunteer weeks and get involved with our social impact program, Instacart Serves.
- Instacart Express Membership: We help keep your fridge stocked. Unlock grocery discounts with our Instacart Beta app while testing our latest features.
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Apoorva Mehta
(Co-Founder & Chairman)Studied Electrical Engineering at University of Waterloo. Worked in Fulfillment Optimisation SDE at Amazon.com before going on to co-found Instacart.
Brandon Leonardo
(Co-Founder)Interned at Cisco Systems as an IT Engineer. Later became a Senior Web Developer at Webs and then a Venture Hacker at Angel List.
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