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 work—whether 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. [https://www.instacart.careers/flex-first]
OVERVIEW
Instacart’s People Analytics & Research (PAR) team delivers trusted insights
that help leaders make better, faster decisions and create an environment where
every employee can do the best work of their career. Embedded within People
Services Delivery, we partner across the People org and the business to build
the data infrastructure, dashboards, analytical frameworks and research that
power workforce planning, organizational health, and strategic HR initiatives
for all Instacart employees. In addition, our mission is to bring these insights
to life through close partnerships with partner teams across Instacart.
We’re hiring a Senior People Data Scientist (L5) to serve as an enterprise‑wide
people analytics thought partner—blending data engineering, analytics,
consulting, and data product ownership. You will own complex, multi‑quarter
analytical workstreams, shape company‑level people metrics, and help leaders at
all levels use data to make better, more equitable decisions about our
workforce.
This is a high‑visibility IC role with significant exposure to senior HR and
business leaders, ideal for someone who is equally comfortable in Snowflake,
extracting insights from employee data, executive‑level storytelling, and in
shaping how HR and business leaders across Instacart use data at scale.
ABOUT THE JOB
* Help to evolve the enterprise people analytics agenda across key domains
(e.g., organizational health, performance, hiring), including cross
functional partnerships to align metrics to Instacart’s priorities and
providing insights which help solve our more complex people problems.
* Contribute to high‑stakes, enterprise‑wide projects, such as:
* Drivers of retention across functions
* Implementation and analysis of people surveys across Instacart
* Organizational Health and design metrics
* Engagement survey insights and action effectiveness
* Implementation of AI in analysis workflows
* Design and mature self‑serve people data products (dashboards, standardized
views, metric layers) that scale across HR and the business—standardizing
definitions, partnering with People Tech and Finance on data architecture,
and driving adoption through enablement and training.
* Own Data Warehousing and Data Architecture design decisions spanning across
data ingestion, ETL/ELTs through BI Tools and LLMs.
* Bring analytical rigor to enterprise People programs (e.g., performance
cycles, comp reviews, workforce planning, AES) by defining success metrics,
segmenting impact, and recommending changes based on evidence and HRBP‑style
judgment about feasibility and change management.
* Apply and interpret advanced methods where needed, such as predictive
attrition models, cohort/survival analysis, and simple causal frameworks to
evaluate program effectiveness, while keeping methods transparent and
explainable to HR and business audiences.
* Serve as a partner to HRBPs, People leaders, and analysts on data literacy,
metric interpretation, and responsible use of HR data. Contribute
meaningfully to the team’s move from ad hoc requests to thought partnership
and guidance on the appropriate use of people data for decision making.
* Champion data governance, privacy, and role‑based access across Workday,
Snowflake, BI tools, and Qualtrics, partnering with People Tech and vendors
to ensure HR data is accurate, secure, and fit for sensitive people
decisions.
* Contribute to PAR’s roadmap, operating model, and culture—refining intake and
prioritization, setting bar‑raising standards for analysis and storytelling.
ABOUT YOU
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
* 5+ years of experience in analytics, data science, business intelligence, or
a closely related field, with at least 2–3+ years in People Analytics / HR
data (HCM, recruiting, comp, retention, DEI, engagement, or workforce
planning).
* Experience designing and maintaining executive‑facing dashboards and data
products in a BI tool (e.g., OneModel, Tableau, Looker), including metric
design, documentation, and stakeholder enablement/training.
* Advanced proficiency in SQL and experience with a modern cloud data warehouse
such as Snowflake, including working with large, complex datasets,
performance‑tuned queries, building data pipelines, and developing
analytics-ready models.
* Demonstrated ability to translate complex analytical findings into clear
stories and actionable insights for HR/business leaders, including writing
talking points and delivering live presentations.
* Demonstrated expertise in multivariate analysis, including the design and
interpretation of regression models, comparison testing, and natural language
processing techniques applied to large-scale text data.
* Strong foundation in research methodology and psychometrics, with the ability
to design, validate, and interpret survey instruments and other qualitative
measures with rigor.
* Experience handling sensitive HR data with strong judgment around privacy,
security, and role‑based access controls.
* Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or relevant field (e.g., Statistics,
Economics, Data Science, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Computer
Science) or equivalent practical experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Experience in People Analytics or Workforce Analytics teams that moved a
function from ad‑hoc reporting to scalable, self‑serve analytics (e.g.,
standard dashboards, templates, data education programs).
* Depth with Workday, Greenhouse, OneModel, Qualtrics, or similar tools,
including how data flows between systems and how to design analytics‑ready
data structures.
* Experience designing and analyzing employee survey programs (engagement,
lifecycle surveys, program evaluation, pulsing), including segmentation and
action‑planning support for HRBPs and leaders.
* Background operating in a fast‑paced, high‑growth, or public‑company
environment with multiple senior stakeholders and competing priorities.
* Demonstrated influence in cross‑functional settings, partnering with HRBPs,
Total Rewards, Recruiting, Finance, and People Tech to land complex
initiatives with both technical and change‑management components.
* Availability to work West Coast hours (PT) strongly preferred
Masters degree in a quantitative or relevant field (e.g., Statistics, Economics,
Data Science, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Computer Science) or
equivalent practical experience.
#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
[https://instacart.careers/flex-first/].
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 [https://instacart.careers/taste-of-instacart/].
For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are
listed below.
CA, NY, CT, NJ
$194,000—$204,500 USD
WA
$185,000—$195,500 USD
OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI
$177,000—$187,000 USD
All other states
$161,000—$170,000 USD
