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About the Role
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.
As a Flex First team, 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.
Why this role is on the menu
Instacart's business depends on navigating an evolving patchwork of state and local policy, and the Pacific Northwest is an active front in that landscape. Without dedicated, expert representation, key policymakers in the region lack a clear picture of how Instacart's platform benefits their constituents and the broader ecommerce ecosystem. This role exists to close that gap: building durable relationships with elected officials and stakeholders, shaping legislative and regulatory outcomes, and ensuring Instacart is never caught flat-footed by policy shifts. A year from now, the northwest region will have a well-developed advocate network, proactive campaign infrastructure, and a consistent voice at the table on the issues that matter most to the business.
This position covers the Pacific Northwest, and the ideal candidate will reside in AK, ID, MT, ND, OR, SD, or WA.
Key Technical Responsibilities
- check_circle Establish a robust policymaker relationship network across northwest state and local government, with clear coverage of key officials and influencers and the potential to expand into additional states based on demand.
- check_circle Craft and execute legislative, regulatory, and political strategies to advance Instacart's state and local policy goals, including hearing preparation, testimony delivery, and regulatory proceeding participation.
- check_circle Build and maintain a coalition of third-party political, advocacy, and industry allies to support strategic policy objectives, including active representation in trade associations.
- check_circle Drive cross-functional collaboration with Policy Development, Legal, and Public Engagement teams to produce integrated advocacy campaigns and coherent state and local policy solutions for key legislative priorities.
- check_circle Manage external consultant relationships and annual government affairs budgets effectively, maintaining regular reporting cadences and internal materials to keep cross-functional stakeholders informed of policy developments.
Prerequisites & Qualifications
- check 5+ years of state or local government, policy, or corporate government relations experience
- check Established policymaker relationships with confidence engaging elected officials and executives alike
- check Deep understanding of state and local lawmaking and regulatory processes
- check Strategic thinker with polished oral and written presentation skills
- check Proven ability to thrive under pressure, balancing long and short-term priorities to deliver results
- check Resourceful and entrepreneurial with a bias towards action, and willingness to travel frequently
- check Collaborative approach with a positive, can-do attitude, and adherence to internal rules and protocols for travel, expenses, budgeting, and tracking
- check Expertise in labor/workforce, ecommerce, or tech policy (Preferred)
- check Experience with Slack (Preferred)
About Instacart Greenhouse Board
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Instacart Greenhouse Board is a remote hiring entity operating within the United States technology and software sector, associated with Instacart's broader recruitment and organizational infrastructure. Instacart is a leading grocery technology company in North America, operating an online grocery shopping and delivery service that connects customers with retailers. The engineering and technology teams at Instacart build and maintain complex distributed systems, logistics platforms, machine learning models for recommendations and search, and scalable web and mobile applications.