Role overview

Strategic Partner Manager

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  • Launch new partners, and manage relationships with existing Instacart retail partners
  • Establish a deep understanding of Instacart's business operations, including internal processes, functional group strategies, and competitive context
  • Develop strategic plans to meet retail partners’ needs
  • Work with cross-functional teams to guide implementation of strategic plans and accomplish goals on tight deadlines
  • Lead launch process for new partners joining the Instacart marketplace, overseeing catalog setup, marketing and PR, and operations
  • Perform data analysis to drive key business insights, scalable growth strategies, and detailed execution plans
  • Establish processes and reporting to help streamline the team’s operations and add value to retailer relationships
  • Devise strategies to help retail partners grow their business on Instacart
  • Engage, educate, collaborate, and problem solve with external partners at all levels of the organization
  • 5-7 years previous account management experience; MBA preferred, but not required
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex issues
  • Experience with large data sets and ability to extract business insights from analysis
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Comfort with ambiguity and a rapidly evolving business landscape
  • Solid stakeholder management skills, both for internal and external stakeholders
  • Quick communication response times
  • Ability to manage across functions and present to leadership
  • Creative and structured problem-solver
  • Experience in negotiating sophisticated deals with retail, CPG or other commerce based partnerships to drive revenue
  • High level of overall business acumen and understanding of a variety of partner business models.
  • Inventive self-starter and creative problem solver who can manage multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously and hit deliverables with minimal direction
  • Outstanding deck and presentation skills and ability to create succinct and structured presentations capable of engaging executive-level stakeholders.
  • Excellent project management, communication, and analytical skills
  • Thrives in ambiguity and can chart a course with limited direction
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