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Yield Management & Strategy Manager

InstacartUnited StatesRemote

We're transforming the grocery industry


At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward.

If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

Instacart is a Flex First team


There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.

Overview


About the Role


We are hiring a Yield Manager to join our Yield Management & Strategy team and support the ad sales organization in managing our credit and incentive programs. This individual will partner closely with our sales leaders and commercial excellence org to develop and GTM short & long term programs to help accelerate revenue growth from our partners. This role will also partner closely with the Sales Operations, Strategic Finance, Accounting and Billing team to ensure our incentives and credits are forecasted and allocated accurately across our internal systems.

This individual will continue to iterate and streamline our existing processes to build a more sustainable incentive framework we can execute across partners. 

About the Team


The Yield Management and Strategy team sits within our Commercial Excellence organization. Its mission is to optimize Instacart ads revenue and long-term profitability through strategic pricing, inventory management, and data-driven insights.  We collaborate with Sales, Finance, Product, Insights, Media Analytics, Legal and Marketing teams to shape the product roadmap, develop innovative offerings, and provide objective guidance to do what’s best for our company and partners. We also facilitate seamless transactions via our ads deal desk, ensuring mutual success for our clients and sustained growth for our advertising business.

About the Job


  • Manage our ad credits programs across all ad sales teams, and track KPI’s to understand efficacy 
  • Monthly pacing and reporting of credit revenue to our XFN stakeholders
  • Develop budget proposals with sales leaders and get approval from finance
  • Apply credits into our Ads Manager system
  • Partner with Product, Billing, Accounting, Deal Desk to improve existing credit capability 

About You


Qualifications


  • Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, or related field
  • 3 years of experience in finance, sales operations/support, or deal desk role
  • Demonstrated cross-functional influence, and a track record of leveraging data for business impact. 
  • High attention to detail, and strong bias to action
  • Ability to deep dive into data, identify and quantify opportunities, and design creative and sustainable solutions. 
  • Polished communication skills
  • A self-starter with the ability to quickly respond to problems independently and operate in a fast paced environment

Preferred Qualifications


  • Working knowledge of Salesforce system
  • Experience working with Finance/Accounts Receivable teams, invoices, order forms, and general contracts

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.

For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.CA, NY, CT, NJ$122,000—$135,000 USDWA$117,000—$130,000 USDOR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI$112,000—$124,000 USDAll other states$101,000—$112,000 USD

Life at Instacart

Instacart (YC S12) is building the best way for people everywhere in the world to shop for groceries. Using your phone or the web, you can order groceries and have them delivered to your door in minutes. You can choose from a variety of local stores including Whole Foods, Safeway, Costco, Mariano's and many more, as well as being able to mix items from multiple stores into one order. Every day, we solve incredibly hard problems to create an experience for our customers that is nothing short of magical. We are located in San Francisco, and well-funded by some of the greatest investors in the world, like Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Andreesen Horowitz, SV Angel, and Y Combinator. Check out www.instacart.com/locations to see our delivery coverage maps.
Thrive Here & What We Value1. Collaborative Team-Focused on Customer Obsession2. Flexible Work Environment Choice3. Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package4. New Hire Equity Grant Eligibility5. Contribution to Transforming the Grocery Industry6. Innovative Technology Solutions Development (Smart Shopping Carts)

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