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Overview
About the Role
We are seeking a strategic and organized Program Manager to help shape and execute key initiatives across five governance verticals. This role will involve establishing a steering committee to drive the Cx Technology roadmap, developing an intake process for product requests, managing resources, and overseeing our technology portfolio. Additionally, you’ll play a critical role in creating a documentation governance framework to support knowledge management, learning & development, and policy oversight.
About the Team
The Cx Tech Governance team is essential in enhancing customer experience through strategic governance frameworks and alignment of technological initiatives. Our aim is to enable efficient operations and improve customer interactions by managing tech governance processes across the organization.
About the Job
- Lead global initiatives to scale and support the Customer Experience workforce through effective tech governance.
- Establish and manage a steering committee with cross-functional stakeholders to align on vision, policies, and budget.
- Develop and implement an intake process for prioritization and resourcing with cross-functional collaboration.
- Oversee the proactive management of the technology budget, invoices, and contracts to optimize resources.
- Program manage the documentation, governance, and audit functions within Cx, BizSys, and Engineering.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Product, Engineering, and outsourced service providers to execute strategic projects and address operational challenges.
- Track and analyze key governance and operational metrics to identify opportunities for optimization and enhancement.
- Utilize problem-solving skills to address complex business and operational challenges.
- Consultation on tooling design to bridge the gap between business needs and technical requirements.
About You
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of professional experience in a related field.
- Experience working in a startup or technology-focused company, or within a consulting firm.
- Proven track record of managing matrixed and globally dispersed teams and vendors.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in Operations, Analytics, Product, Engineering, Consulting, Project Management, or a similar field.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate and drive projects to completion independently.
- Experience in conducting business process analysis.
- Skilled at communicating technical analysis results to non-technical stakeholders to infuence strategic decision-making.
- Familiarity with Project Management tools, particularly Jira.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Periscope.
- Proficiency in SQL queries, with at least 2 years of experience.
- Agile/Scrum certification.
- Resource Management experience.
- Familiarity with Lean or Six Sigma methodologies.
#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
$162,000—$180,000 USD
WA
$156,000—$173,000 USD
OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI
$149,000—$166,000 USD
All other states
$134,000—$149,000 USD
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What We Do
Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, works with grocers and retailers to transform how people shop. The company partners with more than 1,500 national, regional, and local retail banners to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services from more than 85,000 stores across North America on the Instacart Marketplace. Instacart makes it possible for millions of people to get the groceries they need from the retailers they love, and for approximately 600,000 Instacart shoppers to earn by picking, packing and delivering orders on their own flexible schedule.
Why Work With Us
We provide the ingredients & inspiration for you to shape the career that nourishes you. Our team is building innovative solutions to never-before-solved business, technical, logistical, service, and creative challenges. If you're ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.
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