Instacart · 15 hours ago
Partner Intelligence Lead II - Ads
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$153K/yr - $170K/yr
4+ years expInstacart is transforming the grocery industry by providing essential services for grocery delivery. As a Partner Intelligence Lead II - Ads, you will own the intelligence behind Ads agents, designing AI-driven solutions to analyze and optimize advertising campaigns.
Delivery ServiceE-CommerceGroceryShopping
Responsibilities
Define Ads ontologies and metrics for campaigns, budgets, bids, creatives, audiences, and placements
Build dbt models and curated marts in Snowflake with clear data contracts, tests, and SLOs
Ingest and enrich unstructured Ads content and publish retrieval‑ready datasets using our managed search/vector services
Design and evaluate retrieval workflows (RAG) with existing services for hybrid search and re‑ranking; set quality/latency targets and iterate via experiments
Design agent reasoning and policies on ads, including tool definitions and human‑in‑the‑loop approvals
Establish evaluation suites covering precision/recall, calibration, hallucination rate, latency, and cost
Run A/B or uplift experiments to quantify impact and guide iteration
Translate Ads problems into agent behaviors and own KPIs such as ROAS lift, pacing accuracy, RCA precision/recall, forecast MAPE, and time‑to‑insight
Qualification
Required
4–7 years in analytics engineering, data science, or applied AI with strong SQL and Python
2+ years of domain expertise in ads, retail, or e-commerce data
Advanced Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience using dbt and Snowflake or BigQuery, including skills in data modeling, testing, and managing data contracts
Deep Expertise in orchestrating data pipelines using dbt and Airflow
Experience with at least one data visualization tool (Tableau, Mode, Power BI, Looker, or similar)
Ability to design offline/online evaluations and run A/B or uplift tests
Fluency in Ads analytics concepts such as ROAS, CPA, CTR, CVR, LTV, pacing, auction dynamics, and incrementality
Strong stakeholder communication with a track record of shipping production data or AI systems that drove business impact
Understanding of ML models to drive recommendations on bid, keywords, and budgets
Experience with evaluation and guardrail frameworks and human‑in‑the‑loop QA
Preferred
Strong understanding of AI and machine learning concepts, with experience creating AI-driven products
Deep expertise in advertising products, including leading and driving automation projects
Proven ability to improve operational efficiency through automation initiatives in fast-paced environments
Applied experience in modeling techniques for Ads, including forecasting, anomaly detection, uplift modeling, and causal inference
Hands-on experience with workflow automation and low-code development platforms (Zapier, n8n, Gumloop, Superblocks)
Familiarity with retail media or ad platforms, including Amazon, Google, Meta, Shopify, or DoorDash
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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