[Hiring] Director, HR Business Partnership @Instacart

Role Description

Instacart’s People Team is at an inflection point — scaling a world-class HR function while simultaneously partnering with some of the company’s fastest-growing organizations, including Advertising, Commercial, and Supply Chain. We’re hiring a Director, HR Business Partnership to serve as both an executive-level advisor to the CPO and broader People leadership and a hands-on people manager for a team of HRBPs supporting critical growth functions.

• The CPO and People leadership team have a trusted, highly capable thought partner.
• Advertising, Commercial, and adjacent go-to-market organizations have a consistent, high-quality HRBP experience.
• The HRBP team you manage is performing at a higher level than when you arrived.
• Scalable People frameworks, processes, and workflows are in place across critical cycles.
• Complex organizational challenges are navigated with clarity, speed, and minimal disruption to the business.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of progressive HRBP experience, including direct support of C-suite or senior executives, and 12+ years of overall HR or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting senior business leaders in complex, fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Prior people management experience with a track record of hiring, developing, and building high-performing HR teams.
• Proven ability to operate at both strategic and executional levels.
• Strong organizational design, talent management, and leadership coaching capabilities.
• Exceptional judgment, discretion, and ability to navigate ambiguity and sensitive situations with minimal direction.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence across executive leadership, People teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• In-depth knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices, with an analytical mindset and comfort using data to drive decisions.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in a relevant field.
• Experience serving as an HRBP directly to a People or HR function.
• Experience supporting revenue-generating or go-to-market organizations such as Advertising, Sales, or Marketing.
• Background building or scaling People programs in high-growth or transformational technology environments.
• Exposure to M&A, organizational due diligence, or post-acquisition integration.
• Familiarity with international workforce considerations and globally distributed teams.

Benefits

• Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits.
• Remote work flexibility.
• Base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location.
• Eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.