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Senior Contracts Procurement Manager

Instacart· Accounting & Finance
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Hybrid (Remote)$152k - $193kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Strategic leadership role overseeing Instacart's contract management function, driving enterprise-wide procurement contracting strategy, governance, and negotiations with emphasis on risk-adjusted, cost-optimized agreements to support scalable growth.

Responsibilities

  • Governance: Develop and enforce procurement contract policies, playbooks, and templates in coordination with Legal, TPRM, and Finance; maintain documentation for SOX and internal audits.
  • KPIs: Track and report contract cycle time and compliance rates; provide routine performance updates to stakeholders.
  • Business-Term Negotiations: Lead strategic, high-value, and complex contracts through full lifecycle; secure optimal outcomes across SLAs, scope, exit clauses, payment terms, and auto-renewals.
  • Requirements gathering: Translate internal stakeholder needs into enforceable contract language while maintaining supplier relationships.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership: Develop criteria with Legal for pre-approved contracts to reduce redline cycles; maintain fallback positions and escalate redlines outside approved positions for Legal review.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, or related field; JD strongly preferred
  • 10+ years in procurement/contract management
  • Proven track record closing complex, multi-year deals with global Tier-1 suppliers
  • Deep experience embedding information security and data privacy terms into commercial agreements
  • Prior in-house collaboration with General Counsel and CISO offices
  • Master negotiator comfortable at the executive table; able to articulate ROI of contractual positions
  • Proficiency with CLM platforms (Ironclad), Procurement platforms (Zip)
  • Executive presence with exceptional communication, influence, and change-management capabilities

Skills

Required:Contract negotiationContract lifecycle management (CLM)Procurement platformsInformation security & data privacy terms

Benefits

  • Compensation and benefits in each location; remote-friendly policy; new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants; detailed benefits described on company site
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Instacart is the North American leader in online grocery and one of the fastest-growing companies in e-commerce. Instacart’s same-day delivery and pickup services bring fresh groceries and everyday essentials to busy people and families across the U.S. and Canada in as fast as an hour. Since its founding in 2012, Instacart has become an essential service for millions of families, while also serving as an immediate, flexible earnings opportunity for hundreds of thousands of shoppers across North America. The company partners with more than 350 retailers and delivers from more than 25,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Today, Instacart is accessible to more than 85% of households in the U.S. and more than 70% of households in Canada.

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