Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Instacart is transforming the grocery industry and is seeking a Senior Strategic Finance Manager to lead the finance strategy for their growth partnerships portfolio. This role involves managing a significant investment portfolio, collaborating with various teams, and driving decision-making to optimize ROI and business impact.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end finance support for our growth partnerships portfolio (~$100M/year), creating ROI guardrails and performance frameworks tied to GTV, Instacart+ membership growth, and user acquisition
- Build and maintain driver-based forecasting and scenario models for Consumer Revenue and partner investments; translate insights into clear recommendations for senior leadership
- Lead annual and quarterly planning, monthly forecast and close routines, and KPI instrumentation in partnership with Partnerships, Product, Data Science, and Accounting
- Evaluate and structure new partnership opportunities, including diligence, unit economics, incrementality, and payback analysis; prepare executive-ready materials to inform decisions
- Design and operationalize robust measurement with Data Science (e.g., attribution, experimentation, incrementality) to continuously optimize spend and outcomes
- Establish an operating cadence and OKRs for your portfolio, ensuring cross-functional alignment and accountability against targets and timelines
Skills
- 7+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, corporate development, investment banking, or management consulting with a heavy focus on financial modeling and decision support
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
- Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, including building driver-based and scenario models (e.g., 3-statement, cohort/LTV, CAC/payback); proficiency in SQL to independently query and analyze large datasets
- Proven experience owning or advising on a portfolio of growth or partnership investments of $50M+ annually, with frameworks to track ROI and business impact
- Experience leading planning and monthly forecasting/close processes and building KPI dashboards for consumer, marketplace, or technology businesses
- Demonstrated ability to present findings and recommendations to senior executives and influence cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Partnerships, Product, Data Science)
- MBA or CFA
- 2+ years in growth, marketing, or partnerships finance within consumer technology, marketplace, or subscription businesses
- Hands-on experience with cohort analytics, CAC/LTV modeling, payback/ROI frameworks, and revenue attribution
- Familiarity with experimentation and incrementality methodologies; experience partnering closely with Data Science to interpret results
- Experience with financial planning systems (e.g., Anaplan, Adaptive) and BI tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau); advanced SQL or Python is a plus
- Background operating in high-growth, fast-paced environments and influencing product or go-to-market roadmaps through business cases
Benefits
- Instacart is a Flex First team allowing employees to choose where they work—home, office, or coffee shop—with regular in-person events
- Eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants
- Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where employees work
Company Overview
Instacart is an online grocery platform that offers same-day delivery and pickup services for retailers and consumers. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.instacart.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Instacart has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 23 in 2026, 152 in 2025, 173 in 2024, 109 in 2023, 159 in 2022, 170 in 2021, 59 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.