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Account Executive

Instacart is the North American leader in online grocery delivery.

Instacart

Employee count: 5000+

Salary: 153k-205k USD

United States only
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We're transforming the grocery industry

At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

Instacart is a Flex First team

There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.

Overview

As an Account Executive at Instacart, you will be the primary relationship holder with our retail partners. You’ll nurture relationships, negotiate critical agreements, and drive strategic partnerships that fuel our mutual growth. Every day, you’ll engage in work that amplifies our overarching business goals, demonstrating a keen understanding of Instacart’s strategic position and trajectory. You’ll join the Retail Business Development team, a pivotal group within Instacart that spearheads the development and deepening of our partnerships with retailers across North America. This team's innovative strategies and dynamic industry relationships directly contribute to the shaping of our market presence and commercial success.Specifically, this role is on the WAVE team (Walmart, Ahold, Verticals).

About the Job

In this critical role supporting one Major retailer and one Emerging retailer, your responsibilities will include:
  • Insightful Analysis: Leveraging large data sets to extract key business insights, shaping scalable growth strategies and actionable execution plans.
  • Critical Thinking: Anticipating problems and their causes prior to or as they occur. Identifying a range of visible and ambiguous issues, driving solutions across them.
  • Strategic Planning: Building partnership plans that cover the full relationship, while developing longer-term plans that align internal and external strategies.
  • Developing Strategic Narratives: Simplifying complex situations into digestible client-ready stories and materials.
  • Communication and Stakeholder Management: Owning day-to-day relationships across internal/external organizations, and growing relationships with senior stakeholders. Proactively communicating as the voice of the business.

About You

Minimum Qualifications
  • 7+ years of relevant experience, with a robust background in business development or relationship management.
  • Ability to engage with and influence mid-level executives.
  • Mastery in communicating complex ideas effectively, tailored for all audiences.
  • Skilled in large-scale data analysis and able to derive actionable insights from it.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving business landscapes.
  • Proven stakeholder management skills, capable of managing relationships both internally and externally.
  • Excellent time management and rapid response capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
  • An MBA is preferred but not required.
  • Experience in the retail or e-commerce sector is a plus.
  • Demonstrated resilience and creativity in problem-solving.
  • Natural ability to inspire and energize partners and team members alike.
  • Willingness and ability to travel as needed to meet strategic goals.

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.

For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CA, NY, CT, NJ
$185,000$205,000 USD
WA
$177,000$197,000 USD
OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI
$170,000$189,000 USD
All other states
$153,000$170,000 USD

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About the job

Apply before

Jul 09, 2024

Posted on

May 10, 2024

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Executive

Salary

Salary: 153k-205k USD

Location requirements

Hiring timezones

United States +/- 0 hours

About Instacart

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Instacart is the North American leader in online grocery delivery. Instacart shoppers offer same-day delivery and pickup services to bring fresh groceries and everyday essentials to busy people and families across the U.S. and Canada. Instacart has partnered with more than 500 beloved national, regional and local retailers to deliver from nearly 40,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Instacart’s delivery service is available to more than 85% of U.S. households and 70% of Canadian households. The company's cutting-edge enterprise technology also powers the ecommerce platforms of some of the world's biggest retail players, supporting their white-label websites, applications and delivery solutions. Instacart offers an Instacart Express membership for unlimited free delivery on orders over $35.

Our teams are small, nimble, and cross-functional in nature. We are looking for folks who are looking for a high-impact role, and able to jump in right away and help us shape the future of Instacart.

Equal Opportunity

Instacart is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression , sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employee benefits

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Disability insurance

We have disability insurance.

Life insurance

We offer life insurance so you don't have to worry.

Equity benefits

Every employee gets equity, so you are rewarded for your best work.

Community Connection

Support the communities you care about with volunteer weeks and get involved with our social impact program, Instacart Serves.

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Company size

5000+

Founded in

2012

Chief executive officer

Fidji Simo

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