Senior Strategic Finance Manager, Retailer @Instacart

Overview

The role of Senior Strategic Finance Manager at Instacart involves leading financial strategy for retailer partnerships, focusing on deal flow and pricing philosophy, within a strategic finance team aimed at driving growth and value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Set financial strategy and shape pricing across the full lifecycle of retailer partnerships.
• Develop decision frameworks and robust financial models to advise senior leaders during high-stakes negotiations.
• Establish financial modeling standards for retailer partnerships, delivering executive-ready outputs.
• Define and operationalize pricing philosophy and guardrails throughout the negotiation process.
• Create partner- and portfolio-level P&Ls with clear KPIs for performance reviews.
• Implement a scalable deal desk process and pricing architecture across the Retailer organization.
• Develop self-serve dashboards for quantifying tradeoffs and accelerating investment decisions.
• Evaluate portfolio-level investments and establish measurement plans to aid decision-making.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or management consulting.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
• Extensive hands-on deal experience managing complex commercial agreements.
• Experience serving as the finance partner in negotiations with senior executives.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including multi-scenario analyses.
• Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals and ability to present financial impacts effectively.
• Excellent communication skills for conveying complex analyses to executives.

Benefits

Instacart offers competitive compensation and benefits, including eligibility for equity grants. Specific base pay ranges vary by location.

Location

Remote - United States.

How to Apply

For more details on compensation and to apply, please visit Instacart's career page.