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Overview
At Instacart, our ad team’s vision is to connect consumers with the brands they love. We believe in the power of advertising to drive significant results for brands, consumers, and our shareholders alike. As a Senior Sales Systems & Tools Manager within the Commercial Excellence organization, you will play a key role in building the tools and processes needed to scale our business, and ultimately contributing to Instacart’s growth and success.
About the Role
As a Senior Sales Systems & Tools Manager, you will act as a liaison between the technical and non-technical departments. You will partner cross-functionally with IT, Product, Marketing to design, implement, and maintain best-in-class technology solutions for Instacart’s Ads businesses. You will drive long-term Sales and Marketing transformation projects, as well as day-to-day operations of the tools platform. You will also help influence the strategy and roadmap to scale Instacart’s tools ecosystem to meet the growing needs of the business.
About the Team
Systems & Tools (S&T) sits within Commercial Excellence, and is responsible for defining and executing the tooling strategy for sales enablement and effectiveness programs at Instacart. S&T is uniquely positioned to provide centralized tooling support to the sales organization by leveraging our partnerships, harnessing our technical skills, and tapping into our program management expertise. We aim to empower our sales teams by leveraging technology, data, and strategic insights to achieve operational efficiency and revenue growth.
About the Job
- Drive the vision, scope, and strategy of the Ad Sales roadmap for Salesforce and related tools.
- Work with Sales and Marketing leaders to analyze and document requirements on tooling initiatives.
- Partner with technical teams in IT and Product to implement high quality solutions on Salesforce.
- Manage end-to-end change management for Ad Sales, Order-to-Cash, integration and AI projects.
- Balance tasks independently in a fast paced, dynamic environment with superior problem-solving skills.
- Run the day-to-day support and operations of the tools platform, and perform other tasks as needed.
About You
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or Computer Sciences.
- 7-8 years of applicable experience, preferably in a digital advertising or e-Commerce organization.
- Salesforce Admin 201 Certification or equivalent.
- Proven track record leading complex Salesforce and digital advertising initiatives from concept to execution.
- Aptitude with sales and marketing automation tools, vendor evaluations.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior CPQ experience.
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.
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