Instacart

Retail Lead, Sales Development

Instacart$112K — $118K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales goals
  • 3-4 years of experience in sales or business development, ideally in eCommerce
  • Experience in coaching early career professionals
  • Strong analytical skills with a focus on process and data-driven sales optimization
  • Successful implementation of activity metrics to coach cold outreach

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach a team of Retail SDRs to exceed sales targets
  • Monitor industry trends and integrate insights into team coaching
  • Build and maintain relationships with key retail accounts through active sales cycles
  • Enhance sales processes and resources to accelerate outreach
  • Foster cross-functional relationships to streamline retailer acquisition

Benefits

  • Remote work opportunity with a Flex First policy
  • New hire equity grants and annual refresh grants available
  • Access to a competitive sales incentive plan based on performance
Full Job Description
Why this role is on the menu

Instacart's Retail SDR team is scaling fast, and the difference between a team that meets targets and one that consistently exceeds them comes down to who is leading it. Without this role, a growing team of Retail SDRs lacks the coaching, process discipline, and cross-functional coordination needed to identify, qualify, and close independent retailers at the pace our expansion demands. Twelve months from now, this person will have built a high-performing SDR team that is hitting quarterly qualified meeting and sales targets, tightened the sales funnel, and made Instacart a more efficient and effective engine for bringing new retail partners onto the platform.
What you'll cook up in your first year
  • A team of Retail SDRs consistently achieves quarterly qualified meeting and sales targets, supported by hands-on coaching in sales best practices, cold outreach, and the retail and eCommerce landscape.
  • Key business and industry trends are tracked and translated into coaching moments and process improvements that make the team more effective and efficient in a fast-paced, transactional environment.
  • Retailer relationships are built and maintained at the highest value accounts, with direct involvement in calls and all aspects of the sales cycle to close small business opportunities.
  • Sales process, collateral, and prospecting capabilities are improved to enable the team to reach more independent retailers faster and with greater precision.
  • Cross-functional partnerships are strengthened to develop scalable processes that accelerate retailer acquisition and support business growth.
The secret ingredients we're looking for

Must-have pantry staples (Minimum Qualifications)
  • History of exceeding sales goals and quota
  • Experience in a sales management environment, or 3 to 4 years of experience in a sales or business development role, preferably in the eCommerce industry
  • History of developing early career professionals
  • Process and data driven, with proven sales funnel optimization success
  • Demonstrated success implementing activity metrics and effectively coaching cold outreach

Optional garnishes (Preferred Qualifications)
  • Creative problem-solver who excels cross-functionally and in a high-growth climate
  • SMB sales experience, with retail or eCommerce background a plus

#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. Currently, we are only hiring in the following provinces: Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. This role also includes a Sales Incentive Plan. The cash variable incentive target is based on individual sales performance. Payout terms will be based on the Sales incentive Plan for this role. OTE range for this role is listed below and is based on salary and fixed paymix for the role. Sales incentive pay is contingent on performance and paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable Sales Incentive Plan.

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.

For Canadian based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CAN

$112,500-$118,750 CAD

OTE Range

$149,000-$157,500 CAD

About Instacart

Instacart is an American company that operates a grocery delivery and pick-up service in the United States and Canada. The company offers its services via a website and mobile app. The service allows customers to order groceries from participating retailers with the shopping being done by a personal shopper. Instacart was founded in 2012 by entrepreneur Apoorva Mehta, a former Amazon.com employee. Apoorva was born in India and moved with his family to Canada in 2000. He studied engineering at the University of Waterloo and graduated in 2008. He was a participant in Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch, which eventually led to the creation of Instacart. In 2013, Mehta was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Apoorva previously worked at BlackBerry, Qualcomm, and then Amazon as a supply chain engineer, where he developed fulfillment systems to move packages from Amazon's warehouses to customers' homes. Before founding Instacart, Apoorva had tried to start at least 20 other services. He tried building an ad network for social gaming companies, and developing a social network specifically for lawyers, among other start-ups. Instacart originally launched in San Francisco. By April 2015, the firm had about 200 employees. It introduced a new policy around June allowing some shoppers to choose to be part-time employees, starting with Chicago and Boston and extending its offer to shoppers in Atlanta, Miami, and Washington D.C. the following month.
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