Instacart · 1 day ago
Senior Technical Program Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$176K/yr - $195K/yr
5+ years expInstacart is transforming the grocery industry by providing essential services for grocery delivery and household goods. The Senior Technical Program Manager will leverage technical expertise and leadership skills to drive programs that enhance products and platforms, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality outcomes.
Delivery ServiceE-CommerceGroceryShopping
Responsibilities
Lead the planning and high quality technical execution of large sized engineering programs with high degree of ambiguity, complexity, and visibility demonstrating a strong sense of urgency, efficiency, and ownership
Work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers, Data Scientists and other cross-functional partners to set project objectives and metric-based success criteria. Drive definition of project requirements and execution plans, and manage an overall program's progress and outcome
Own clear and effective communication with stakeholders, ensuring alignment on and awareness of priorities, risks, and changes
Foster a culture of teamwork and shared goals, creating a collaborative team environment and driving the right level of process to ensure efficiency and high quality delivery within the program team
Contribute broadly to Instacart’s success by suggesting and driving organization-wide initiatives
Qualification
Required
5+ years of work experience post-graduation in a technology field, preferably as a technical program or project manager, product manager, software engineer (technical domain), or related technical discipline
Demonstrated ability to create functional specs, set program structure and influence program strategy
Previous experience in managing complex multi-org programs end-to-end, from definition to launch, throughout a software development lifecycle
A strong communicator with the ability to distill multiple streams of information, convey priorities and risks, and build a narrative for stakeholders
A strong sense of ownership and intellectual curiosity to understand executional and technical problems in depth, identify potential issues and offer actions to prevent them
Excellent collaborator and motivator, able to bring a team together to align and deliver on a common goal
Can build trust and partnerships with senior Engineering and Product leaders
Growth mindset - seeks and is receptive to actionable feedback and growth opportunities
Takes accountability seriously; can operate independently to deliver responsibilities and milestones on time and within budget
Self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced environment
Bachelor's degree in a technology / engineering discipline
Preferred
Master's degree in a technology/engineering discipline
Demonstrated ability to showcase deep technical domain knowledge on the programs that you take on, enabling you to be seen as a strong technical voice in the program and adding significant value towards architecting a program
Demonstrated ability to drive architectural and strategic decisions at the org leadership level
Extensive previous experience around creating innovative program management processes/tools/approaches to deliver company outcomes reliably and efficiently
Benefits
New hire equity grant
Annual refresh grants
Company
Instacart
Instacart is an online grocery platform that offers same-day delivery and pickup services for retailers and consumers.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.92BKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceTiger Global ManagementD1 Capital Partners
2023-09-19IPO
2021-11-01Private Equity· $232M
2021-09-05Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Chris Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
Brandon Leonardo
Co-Founder
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