Insights Manager II, Retail Insights

Instacart

19h•$128,000 - $161,500•Remote

About The Position

Instacart is hiring an Insights Manager II to own analytics for a set of retail accounts on the Commercial Insights team. The role supports retail partners representing roughly 20% of company GMV, including Walmart US and Canada, Sam's Club, Dollar General, Loblaws, Whole Foods, and New Verticals accounts. The position turns data into decisions that grow retail partnerships, supporting priorities such as price parity, retailer expansion and launches, and recurring business reviews that inform sales strategy and forecasting. The role combines technical analytics with business judgment. Approximately 80% of the work is retailer-focused, including ad hoc analysis, reporting, business reviews, and specific projects; approximately 20% involves internal team work such as scalable analytics. Expected first-year outcomes include retailer wins supported by analysis, quantitative business cases that secure marketing dollars or product resources, AI-enabled workflows and automated reporting, and contributions to team projects such as affordability collateral and anomaly tracking. The role is remote under Instacart's Flex First approach, with limited travel of about 10–15%.

Requirements

Strong SQL skills, including writing complex queries to pull and analyze data.
Strong presentation and communication skills, including experience presenting to senior internal and external stakeholders.
Intellectual curiosity and a drive to identify the root cause of problems.
Hands-on AI experience and knowledge, including applying AI tools to analytical workflows.
Candidates typically bring around five years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Deeper technical experience, such as detailed modeling and dashboarding.
Experience at a technology company.
Experience in consulting or finance.

Responsibilities

Own analytics for a set of retail accounts and turn data into decisions that grow retail partnerships.
Conduct ad hoc analysis, reporting, business reviews, and account-specific projects.
Develop analysis supporting retailer outcomes such as price parity gains and retailer launches.
Build quantitative business cases to secure additional marketing dollars or product resources for supported accounts.
Incorporate AI into analytical workflows and automate previously manual reporting.
Contribute to internal team projects, including affordability collateral and anomaly tracking.
Support scalable analytics and help inform sales strategy and forecasting.