Director, People Development

Director, People Development

US Remote

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 workwhether 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

At Instacart, we believe that investing in our employees’ development sets them up for success. We are looking for a Senior Director of People Development and Talent Management who is passionate about developing people to do their best. This role is a key leader on our People team and will report to the VP of HR.

You will be owning the People Development team and building out the Talent Management team over time. Partnering closely with the both People team and business leaders, you will have the opportunity to systematically build a high-performance culture that scales through effective leaders and engaged, inclusive teams.

You will need to organize effectively, communicate clearly, think creatively, challenge convention, and in some cases reinvent how work is done. While direct prior experience is valuable, you are fundamentally a problem solver and enjoy finding and applying the right solution for the situation at hand.

This role is remote-eligible.

About the job

• Own the People Development and Talent Management functions at Instacart, which includes all programs and offerings related to Learning & Development, Performance Management, and Engagement.
• Drive a high-performance culture by iterating our performance management philosophy and strategy and implement company-wide performance programs
• Drive the future of leadership by leading our work on management philosophy, assessment criteria, strategy, and training
• Build upon the foundation of our work to date; cyclical programs like onboarding and manager development programs, job architecture, company-wide competencies, and individual development opportunities
• Partner with business leaders, HR Business Partners, DEB, People Analytics, Recruiting, People Ops, Compensation and Benefits to ensure programs are effectively designed and implemented to achieve broader People Team goals
• Manage team resourcing and prioritization

About you

Required qualifications:

• 10+ years of leadership experience in HR, including talent management, organizational development, performance management and/or learning and development
• 5+ years as a people manager and team builder
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable programs across multiple business verticals
• Deep understanding of learning theory and training principles, tools, and methodologies
• Experienced in translating business needs and requirements into educational resources and learning experiences
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with all levels of employees, management, and leadership
• High levels of ownership and initiative to drive results

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of design thinking strategies, instructional design, resource creation, and communications for optimal adoption
• Skilled in instructional design and learning content curation
• Program and process leader who thinks holistically about the talent lifecycle
• Possess a growth mindset and seek out feedback for improvement; practices radical candor when communicating new ideas and/or challenging others

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All other states

$176,000$196,000 USD

OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI

$194,000$214,000 USD

WA

$203,000$225,000 USD

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

$212,000$235,000 USD