Director, International Strategy & Planning

EngineersOfAI; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EngineersOfAI is seeking a Director, Strategy & Planning (International) to lead the international go-to-market strategies for the Instacart Platform. This role is pivotal in driving our retailer strategy and ensuring effective collaboration across various departments.

The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in the grocery or retail sector, a strong track record of impactful business strategies, and the ability to navigate complex international environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in grocery, retail, enterprise SaaS GTM, or strategy consulting.
• Experience building operational frameworks for cross-functional teams.
• Comfort with international regulatory and competitive contexts.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive international retailer strategy for Instacart.
• Lead collaboration across functions to define operating model.
• Build the international commercial enablement system.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Executive communication

International market strategy

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

OVERVIEW

We are hiring a Director, Strategy & Planning (International) to drive international go-to-market strategy for our Instacart Platform. In this role, you will have responsibilities including, but not limited to, overseeing the International pillar of the Strategy & Planning team, setting Instacart’s retailer go-to-market strategy for these initiatives across the full span of our Instacart Platform solutions, supporting the ongoing success of these initiatives, and communicating results to Instacart’s executive team.

ABOUT THE JOB

• Define Instacart’s international retailer strategy for launching and growing our suite of Instacart Platform solutions by driving vision, commercialization strategy, and go-to-market planning of complete range of retail enterprise opportunities available to retailers outside North America
• Lead Strategy & Planning pillar responsible for collaborating with Engineering, Product, Corporate Development, Operations, Legal, Finance, and other cross-functional stakeholders to define our international operating model and new market entry strategy
• Own long-range planning for the international commercial business, turning our business momentum into clear targets that focus our efforts on the highest-impact opportunities to support our long-term growth
• Build the international commercial enablement system, including ROI models, GTM materials, and competitive intelligence. Partner with sales teams to bring these resources to bear to support both multi-solution platform partnerships and point-solution opportunities
• Work closely with our Strategic Partnerships team to identify opportunities to accelerate our retail GTM strategy through growth and product partnerships
• Deliver clear and compelling content to senior leadership, both internally and at retail partners

ABOUT YOU

• 10+ years previous experience in the grocery, retail, enterprise SaaS GTM, or strategy consulting serving the grocery industry with demonstrated cross-functional and collaborative project experience, and a track record of significant business impact.
• Experience building and running an operating cadence and governance framework for a complex, cross-functional and multi-region business.
• Experience operating in an international environment, including comfort with varying regulatory and competitive contexts, new-market entry strategy and planning, and distributed teams.
• Comfort with both risk and ambiguity, and skilled at creating organized and structured details even in ambiguous contexts. Ability to work in a fast-changing environment, with an entrepreneurial approach.
• Executive-level written and visual communication skills serving cross-functional teams, management, and external stakeholders. Ability to sell a big-picture story to a variety of audiences, and credibility to get into