Principal Product Manager Agentic Commerce
Instacart
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Job Description
Overview
At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food and provide essential grocery delivery and flexible earnings opportunities. The Agentic Commerce team is building innovative AI solutions such as Cart Assistant, an enterprise-grade shopping agent that offers hyper-personalized conversational commerce experiences.
Role Summary
The Principal Product Manager will lead the creation and launch of Cart Assistant, working at the intersection of generative AI, consumer experience, and retailer-facing B2B e-commerce. In this fast-paced 0 to 1 role, you will define a clear vision, set a roadmap, and partner across engineering, machine learning, data science, design, and research teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Set and own the product roadmap based on consumer and retailer needs.
- Lead product discovery by identifying pain points and market opportunities.
- Drive measurable adoption, engagement, and business impact.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute rapid experiments and iterative improvements.
- Represent the product to senior leadership and external retail partners.
- Align product strategy with GTM teams and scale the solution across multiple Instacart surfaces.
About You
You have over 8 years in product management with 5+ years in consumer-focused commerce products. You bring technical fluency in AI/ML, a proven track record launching 0-to-1 products, and exceptional communication skills to engage both internal teams and external enterprise partners. A technical or quantitative background enhances your ability to translate complex needs into effective product strategies.
Compensation & Work Arrangement
Instacart offers market-competitive compensation, including equity and annual refresh grants. This role is remote and currently available for candidates based in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia, Canada.
Key Skills/Competency
- Product Management
- Generative AI
- Consumer Experience
- E-commerce
- Roadmap Strategy
- Data Science
- Machine Learning
- Experimentation
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Retail Partnerships
How to Get Hired at Instacart
- Customize your resume: Highlight AI and product management experience.
- Research Instacart: Understand their flexible work culture and mission.
- Showcase results: Use metrics and case studies in your application.
- Prepare for interviews: Emphasize cross-functional project leadership.
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