Director, HR Business Partnership

What you’ll cook up in your first year
The CPO and People leadership team have a trusted, highly capable thought partner — one who’s embedded in the day-to-day rhythm of the People function, can translate executive priorities into org-wide action, and helps the CPO show up at their best in every leadership context.
Advertising, Commercial, and adjacent go-to-market organizations have a consistent, high-quality HRBP experience — with talent strategies, org designs, and workforce plans that are proactive, data-informed, and directly tied to business growth.
The HRBP team you manage is performing at a higher level than when you arrived — coaches developed, coverage clarified, and a shared standard of partnership quality that the business can depend on.
Scalable People frameworks, processes, and workflows are in place across critical cycles — performance management, talent reviews, workforce planning, and organizational change — reducing friction and increasing consistency across the function.
Complex organizational challenges — from leadership transitions and capability gaps to workforce changes and potential M&A activity — are navigated with clarity, speed, and minimal disruption to the business.

The secret ingredients we’re looking for
You’re someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution — equally comfortable coaching a C-suite leader through a difficult organizational decision and rolling up your sleeves to build the process that makes that decision easier next time. You bring calm to complexity, judgment to ambiguity, and genuine care to the people you partner with and develop.

Must-have pantry staples

(Minimum Qualifications)

8–12+ years of progressive HRBP experience, including direct support of C-suite or senior executives, and 12+ years of overall HR or related experience.
Demonstrated experience supporting senior business leaders in complex, fast-paced, high-growth environments.
Prior people management experience with a track record of hiring, developing, and building high-performing HR teams.
Proven ability to operate at both strategic and executional levels — advising executives on org strategy while also building and implementing scalable processes.
Strong organizational design, talent management, and leadership coaching capabilities.
Exceptional judgment, discretion, and ability to navigate ambiguity and sensitive situations with minimal direction.
Strong business acumen with the ability to influence across executive leadership, People teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
In-depth knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices, with an analytical mindset and comfort using data to drive decisions.
Optional garnishes

(Preferred Qualifications)

BA/BS degree in a relevant field.
Experience serving as an HRBP directly to a People or HR function.
Experience supporting revenue-generating or go-to-market organizations such as Advertising, Sales, or Marketing.
Background building or scaling People programs in high-growth or transformational technology environments.
Exposure to M&A, organizational due diligence, or post-acquisition integration.
Familiarity with international workforce considerations and globally distributed teams.
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.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. 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 US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CA, NY, CT, NJ

$237,000 - $250,000 USD

WA

$227,000 - $239,500 USD

OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI

$217,000 - $229,000 USD

All other states

$197,000 - $208,000 USD