The opportunity
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.
What you'll do
Relationships with key policymakers and influential state and local: government-oriented stakeholders are established across the midwest and central region, with policymakers educated on the value of Instacart's business to their constituents and the ecommerce landscape
Legislative, regulatory and political strategies are crafted and executed to: achieve state and local policy goals, supported by well-prepared hearings, regulatory proceedings and testimony in-person, virtually, or in writing
Instacart is represented in midwestern and central region trade associations: and industry coalitions, and third party political, advocacy and industry allies are built to support strategic policy objectives
State and local policy solutions and comprehensive advocacy campaigns for key: legislative priorities are created with Policy Research and Development, legal partners, other internal stakeholders and the Public Engagement team
Cross-functional stakeholders are regularly educated on legislation and: regulatory matters, with new policy developments reported on a regular cadence through weekly reports and other internal materials, and annual budgets and external consultants managed to reflect changing government affairs needs
You have 5+ years of state or local government, policy or corporate government relations experience
What they're looking for
- Y ou have established policymaker relationships and you confidently interact: with elected officials and executives alike
- Y ou have a deep understanding of state and local lawmaking and regulatory processes
- You are a strategic thinker with polished oral and written presentation skills
- You thrive under pressure and can balance long and short-term priorities to deliver results
