Senior Compensation Analyst

Instacart; Canada; Remote; CAD 104,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A grocery delivery service is hiring a Senior Compensation Analyst to enhance their compensation programs. In this remote role, you will manage data processes, develop tools, and provide insights to drive compensation strategies. Ideal candidates should have over 3 years of experience in compensation analytics and strong technical skills. The position offers a competitive salary range of $104,000 to $115,000 CAD.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Market-competitive compensation

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in compensation or HR/people analytics.
• Demonstrated skill in tool-building or automation.
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain datasets and tools for compensation programs.
• Update HR systems with current data and compensation changes.
• Analyze data to provide actionable recommendations.

Skills

Data analysis

Tool-building automation

Technical skills in Excel/Sheets

Communication

Tools

SQL

BI platforms

Job description

Canada - Remote (ON, AB, BC, or NS Only)

We're transforming the grocery industry

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.

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

Instacart is a Flex First team

There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. 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. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.

Overview

About the Role

As a Senior Compensation Analyst at Instacart, you'll play a key role in building the infrastructure, intelligence, and innovations that power our compensation team. You’ll take ownership of core compensation data processes, help evolve our tools, and provide insights that drive important program decisions. You’ll act as an internal consultant, supporting both day-to-day operations and longer-term projects to improve how we work.

This role, will report to our Manager, Compensation, will have the opportunity to work across all aspects of compensation programs, and work closely with a team of compensation professionals, people analytics, and people technology partners. This person will have a unique opportunity to inform and shape our compensation practices through market data analysis, modeling, and process and tool development.

About the Team

Join a high-impact team at the center of Instacart’s people strategy. The Compensation team sits within the broader Total Rewards & Workplace umbrella and is responsible for delivering competitive, equitable, and data-driven compensation programs. We cover all aspects of compensation - including executive, broad-based, sales, and equity - and stay at the forefront of market trends to help attract, retain, and motivate top talent. As our business evolves, we are constantly innovating our approach, offering unique opportunities to shape outcomes and drive impact at scale.

About the Job

• Build, refine, and maintain datasets, dashboards, and tools that underpin compensation programs, market analysis, and job architecture.
• Work with the HR Tech/Operations teams to update our systems with current data and compensation changes; audit workforce data on a recurring basis and lead process improvement initiatives addressing operational pain points, “tech debt,” and data hygiene.
• Partner with compensation team members and technology partners to migrate manual processes into sustainable, scalable systems.
• Analyze data, identify trends, and synthesize findings into actionable recommendations for the comp team and partners.
• Develop and document best practices for recurring compensation processes and analytics.
• Serve as a resource for complex, ad hoc comp analyses and special projects.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in compensation or HR/people analytics
• Demonstrated skill and curiosity in tool-building, automation, or process improvement, ideally with experience using or experimenting with new technologies (AI/automation, BI platforms, or scripting).
• Strong technical skills in Excel/Sheets and willingness to learn and apply new data tools (e.g., SQL, R, BI platforms).

Preferred Qualifications

• AI-curious: interested in leveraging AI and automation to improve compensation processes, data analysis, or tool development
• Effective written and verbal communicator; able to translate data into clear, actionable presentations.
• Comfortable working independently but energized by collaboration across teams.
• Curious, resourceful, and a drive for continuous learning and improvement.

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. 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. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings.

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

CAN

$104,000 - $115,000 CAD

At Instacart, we like to think of ourselves as a potluck—where everyone brings something new, different, and flavorful to the table. We believe our team’s wide range of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds enable us to build a better product for our customers. Instacart is for everyone, and we’re committed to fostering diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Individuals seeking employment at Instacart are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.