[Hiring] Sales Executive @Instacart

Role Description

Instacart is growing its advertising business at pace, and our CPG brand partners need more than account management — they need a strategic partner who can connect the dots between retail media investment and real business outcomes. Without this role, a growing portfolio of mid-market brands won't get the dedicated attention needed to accelerate their growth on the platform. Twelve months from now, this person will have become the trusted advisor for 5–10 fast-growing brands, helping them unlock the full potential of Instacart's platform and becoming a critical driver of our ads revenue growth.

What you'll cook up in your first year

• Own and grow a portfolio of 5–10 mid-market CPG brands, building relationships deep enough with executive stakeholders that you become their first call when they're thinking about retail media investment.
• Hit and exceed quarterly and annual revenue targets by translating data-driven insights into compelling investment cases that move clients from transactional spend to strategic partnerships.
• Deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual business reviews that go beyond reporting — identifying growth opportunities and influencing how brands allocate their advertising budgets on Instacart.
• Build a library of differentiated sales collateral, case studies, and brand-specific narratives that make it easier for your clients to say yes — and for the broader team to replicate your wins.
• Become a recognized voice at the intersection of CPG and retail media, bringing insights from the field back to product, marketing, and insights teams to improve how Instacart serves this client segment.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in advertising sales, with a track record of managing and growing accounts.
• 1+ year of experience working with CPGs, with working knowledge of KPIs and campaign performance.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, extract business insights, and use them to influence client decision-making.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills — able to communicate clearly to both day-to-day contacts and C-suite stakeholders.
• Comfortable working across tools like Excel/Google Sheets and familiar with CRM or sales tracking platforms.
• High attention to detail with strong execution skills.

Requirements

• You're a consultative seller who leads with insight, not pitch decks.
• You know how to navigate complex organizations, build trust with senior stakeholders, and translate platform capabilities into outcomes that matter to CPG brands.
• You're comfortable in ambiguity, energized by a fast-moving environment, and motivated by the idea of building something that hasn't existed before.

Benefits

• Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits.
• Remote work flexibility.
• Sales Incentive Plan based on individual sales performance.
• Eligibility for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.