HR Business Partner

About Instacart: 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.

Overview of the HR Business Partner Role

As an HR Business Partner supporting our Engineering organization, you’ll operate at the intersection of people strategy and business objectives, driving programs that foster scalability, engagement, and diversity.

This role offers the unique opportunity to design people-oriented processes from the ground up while working through complex challenges in a fast-paced and purpose-driven environment. Together, we’ll build a workplace where engineers thrive, aligned with our mission of creating a world where everyone has access to the food they love—and more time to enjoy it together.

Our Engineering team is the heart of Instacart’s technological innovation. We’re dedicated to delivering seamless, customer-centric solutions while embedding trust, ownership, and collaboration into every layer of our culture. As a strategic partner to Engineering leadership, you’ll work closely with cross-functional teams and leverage our core values to align people-first solutions with business priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to Engineering leadership, advising on key areas like organizational development, succession planning, and performance management.
• Champion our employees by fostering growth opportunities, designing career development initiatives, and offering expertise in areas like learning, total rewards, and employee relations.
• Create and execute innovative people strategies aimed at attracting, engaging, and retaining top-tier, diverse talent in a competitive environment.
• Lead by example as a culture advocate, promoting Instacart’s values to guide decision-making and navigate change management in a dynamic workplace.
• Collaborate with various People Team Centers of Excellence (COEs) and client groups to deliver initiatives and process improvements that drive meaningful impact.

What You Bring

At Instacart, we’re looking for people who take ownership, act with empathy, and thrive in environments where collaboration is key to success.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience as an HR Business Partner in a high-growth technology company and 7+ years of overall HR or related work experience.
• Proven track record in designing and implementing impactful people programs and strategies.
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to communicate and influence effectively at all organizational levels.
• In-depth knowledge of employment laws and their application in day-to-day people operations.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to think strategically and execute effectively in ambiguous environments.
• BA/BS degree in a relevant field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting Engineering, Product, or Design organizations.
• Passion for working in environments undergoing rapid growth and change.

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits. This role is remote.

Key Skills/Competency

• HR Business Partnering
• Organizational Development
• Performance Management
• Succession Planning
• Talent Acquisition
• Employee Relations
• Change Management
• HR Strategy
• Employment Law
• People Analytics