Senior Strategic Financial Analyst – Growth at Instacart

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 Instacart’s Strategic Finance team partners across the company to drive clarity, decisions, and results. Within our Growth pillar, we lead forecasting and insights for our Core grocery business. We are hiring a Senior Strategic Financial Analyst to own topline forecasting, deepen understanding of revenue and unit economics, and translate insights into actions that accelerate growth. In this role, you’ll join a small, high-impact team within a 25-person Strategic Finance org. You’ll partner closely with Product, Marketing, Business Development, and Data Science, and you’ll regularly develop materials for and engage with senior leadership. If you thrive on rolling up your sleeves, diving into data, and shaping strategy with executive stakeholders, this role offers meaningful scope and visibility. This is a remote role open to candidates across the U.S. and Canada; West Coast time zone preference is helpful but not required. About the Job • Own topline forecasting for Instacart’s Core grocery business, building and maintaining driver-based models that clearly tie to business performance and operational levers. • Lead proactive deep dives on revenue and unit economics (e.g., LTV, CAC, conversion, AOV, contribution margin) to identify growth opportunities, surface risks, and recommend experiments that improve forecast accuracy and business outcomes. • Partner cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, Business Development, and Data Science to align assumptions, improve data quality, instrument new metrics, and operationalize insights into roadmaps. • Develop executive-ready materials for leadership, including narrative memos, dashboards, and scenario/sensitivity analyses that inform strategic priorities, resource allocation, and trade-off decisions. • Own initiative reporting across marketing, product, and enterprise programs; standardize measurement, track incremental impact, and ensure clear readouts for weekly growth reviews, monthly business reviews, and ad hoc deep dives. • Collaborate with other Strategic Finance teams to assess the impact of retailer, supply, and marketing initiatives on Core business performance; support investor relations, Board materials, and company-wide Planning. • Continuously refine and automate models and reporting to improve speed, accuracy, and decision-making, balancing near-term deliverables with long-term scalability. About You Minimum Qualifications • 3+ years of experience in strategic finance/FP&A, investment banking, or management consulting. • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field. • Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including building driver-based financial models, revenue forecasts, and scenario/sensitivity analyses. • Experience preparing and presenting executive-ready materials to VP/C-suite stakeholders, with the ability to distill complex data into clear business narratives. • Track record of owning end-to-end forecasting and performance reporting for a product line, business segment, or revenue stream. Preferred Qualifications • Experience in a two-sided marketplace or consumer internet business (e.g., on-demand, e-commerce, advertising, or subscription models). • Proficiency with SQL for self-serve analysis; familiarity with BI tools such as Looker or Tableau. • Experience partnering cross-functionally to define metrics, align on assumptions, evaluate experiments, and operationalize insights. • Background creating materials for Board meetings, investor relations, and quarterly/monthly business reviews in a high-growth environment. • MBA, CFA, or other relevant advanced credential. • Ability to collaborate effectively across time zones; availability to align to West Coast hours when needed is a plus. #LI-Remote 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$152,000—$160,500 USDWA$146,000—$154,000 USDOR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI$140,000—$147,500 USDAll other states$127,000—$134,000 USD