Senior Strategic Financial Analyst – Growth

Instacart is transforming the grocery industry and is seeking a Senior Strategic Financial Analyst to drive clarity, decisions, and results within their Strategic Finance team. The role involves owning topline forecasting, analyzing revenue and unit economics, and collaborating with various departments to inform strategic priorities and enhance business performance.

Responsibilities:

• Own topline forecasting for Instacart’s Core grocery business, building and maintaining driver-based models that clearly tie to business performance and operational levers
• Lead proactive deep dives on revenue and unit economics (e.g., LTV, CAC, conversion, AOV, contribution margin) to identify growth opportunities, surface risks, and recommend experiments that improve forecast accuracy and business outcomes
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, Business Development, and Data Science to align assumptions, improve data quality, instrument new metrics, and operationalize insights into roadmaps
• Develop executive-ready materials for leadership, including narrative memos, dashboards, and scenario/sensitivity analyses that inform strategic priorities, resource allocation, and trade-off decisions
• Own initiative reporting across marketing, product, and enterprise programs; standardize measurement, track incremental impact, and ensure clear readouts for weekly growth reviews, monthly business reviews, and ad hoc deep dives
• Collaborate with other Strategic Finance teams to assess the impact of retailer, supply, and marketing initiatives on Core business performance; support investor relations, Board materials, and company-wide Planning
• Continuously refine and automate models and reporting to improve speed, accuracy, and decision-making, balancing near-term deliverables with long-term scalability