Instacart is hiring a
Senior Sales Executive

Summary

Join Instacart's Canadian Brand Partnerships team as an experienced advertising sales executive to develop partnerships with consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and leverage Instacart's advertising solutions to accelerate brand growth.

Requirements

• 8+ years experience in a sales environment
• 5+ years experience in digital advertising
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and take initiative in a high paced environment
• Proven ability to influence strategy and foster alignment with sr. stakeholders
• High attention to detail with strong execution skills
• Metrics orientated with the ability to understand and effectively story tell with retail and digital ads metrics
• A solid understanding of the CPG environment either through direct sales experience or similar exposure
• Client service orientation - fast follow ups, a strong sense of ownership
• A collaborative team player who is comfortable working with multiple cross functional stakeholders to unlock new opportunities

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with advertisers, managing all aspects of the sales cycle for a book of business between 5-10 accounts
• Lead monthly, quarterly, annual planning and budgeting process with partners
• Identify and build relationships with executive contacts within your clients
• Develop data driven sales collateral, case studies, and custom ‘stories’ to translate benefits of Instacart’s platform to CPG advertisers business needs
• Partner with Internal teams such as: account management, analytics, product and engineering to shape the future of our brand partnership strategy
• Leverage prior experience or interest in the intersection of CPG, Digital & Sales to drive meaningful growth

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of paid search, CPG or e-commerce
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Google Drive, Salesforce, and Tableau

Benefits

• Market-competitive compensation
• Sales Incentive Plan
• New hire equity grant
• Annual refresh grants