Instacart
eCommerce • Transport • Retail
Instacart is a company that offers a flexible approach to work while transforming the grocery industry. It provides an essential service by delivering groceries and household goods to customers' doors in as little as 30 minutes. Instacart offers safe and flexible earning opportunities to personal shoppers and tackles challenges such as rerouting deliveries during snowstorms and connecting customers with coupons and deals. It aims to be the operating system for the grocery industry, thus helping customers save time for other activities. Instacart emphasizes diversity, equity, and belonging in its work culture.
Senior Manager, Design Systems – Foundations
November 14
Instacart
eCommerce • Transport • Retail
Instacart is a company that offers a flexible approach to work while transforming the grocery industry. It provides an essential service by delivering groceries and household goods to customers' doors in as little as 30 minutes. Instacart offers safe and flexible earning opportunities to personal shoppers and tackles challenges such as rerouting deliveries during snowstorms and connecting customers with coupons and deals. It aims to be the operating system for the grocery industry, thus helping customers save time for other activities. Instacart emphasizes diversity, equity, and belonging in its work culture.
📋 Description
• Own the end-to-end strategy, roadmap, and vision for the Instacart Design System • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 8 designers and design technologists • Anticipate trends and proactively adapt IDS to emerging needs • Refine and iterate on scalable systems and processes for governance • Build partnerships with Product, Engineering, and Brand teams • Champion design excellence and ensure accessible user experiences • Provide transparency and education to stakeholders for adoption
🎯 Requirements
• 10+ years of experience in digital product design • 3+ years of experience leading teams • Proven track record of evolving design systems at scale • Expertise in Figma, design tokens, multi-platform systems • Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) • Exceptional collaboration and communication skills • Ability to balance functional design with visionary thinking • Passion for fostering a community of practice in design
🏖️ Benefits
• Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work • Eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants • Flexible work arrangements
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