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.
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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
About the Role
As a Senior Compensation Business Partner at Instacart, you will be integral in developing and executing compensation strategies that attract and retain top talent. You will work closely with HR Business Partners and business leaders to ensure our compensation practices are competitive, equitable, and aligned with our company objectives. This role requires a deep understanding of the tech industry’s compensation trends and best practices.
About The Team
You will be a senior member of Instacart’s compensation team, reporting to the head of compensation. The team’s scope covers: executive, broad-based, sales and equity compensation.
About The Job
Be the primary compensation point of contact to recruiting teams, HRBPs and business unit leaders by combining in-depth knowledge of compensation principles, understanding of the business and market landscape
Draw from your deep understanding of industry norms and market trends to advise on: new hire offers, promotions, internal transfers, international employees/contractors, and performance cycles
Review functionally specific job architectures and evolve in ways that enable us to better support hiring, career growth, and performance management.
Provide subject matter expertise in compensation strategy, policy development, and program design.
Develop and implement compensation structures and pay ranges
Play a key advisory role in the annual compensation review process
Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations regarding employee compensation
Assist in the development and communication of compensation policies and procedures.
Advise on compensation matters related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
About You
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
5 - 10 years of experience specifically in a business facing compensation business partner role
Deep experience within companies that use equity as a component of compensation in executive and broad-based compensation
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels, including executive
Strong analytical skills with proficiency in compensation benchmarking tools and software.
Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations regarding compensation.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with compensation design for M&A and acquihires
Prior rotations in supporting a variety of business units: R&D, G&A, Customer Care, Operations, etc
Experience with supporting sales organizations as a comp partner or in sales design
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
$203,000—$225,000 USD
WA
$194,000—$216,000 USD
OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI
$186,000—$207,000 USD
All other states
$168,000—$187,000 USD
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Business Development and Sales
Industries
Software Development
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