Optical Transceiver Program Manager / Optics Commodity Manager
Ciena
Senior Program Manager
Instacart
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 $140,000 - $155,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Lead complex, cross-functional programs that enable Instacart to enter new markets, onboard new retailers, and operationalize new legislation—owning scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, and success metrics from inception through launch and scale.
- Stand up regulatory readiness and compliance workstreams across the U.S. and Canada by partnering with Legal and Policy & Government Affairs to translate requirements into product changes, operational playbooks, and training at scale.
- Establish clear program governance and operating cadences, including RACIs, decision logs, and exec-ready status reviews that Put it all on the Table and drive decisive, data-informed tradeoffs.
- Identify and resolve cross-team blockers across Product & Engineering, Business Development, and Operations; proactively manage risks and scenario plans, and ensure teams stay aligned to OKRs that Drive Results.
- Continuously improve how we launch: codify repeatable processes and tooling, build dashboards that make progress and health visible, and Serve Generously by sharing learnings and best practices across the company.
Requirements
- 7+ years of program management experience driving cross-functional launches in technology, marketplace, retail, logistics, or operations environments.
- Proven track record leading regulatory, compliance, or market expansion programs across multiple states or provinces, with the ability to translate policy into product and operational change.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills; you tailor messages to diverse audiences, facilitate alignment, and Communicate Effectively with transparency and respect.
- Strong problem-solving and systems thinking; you Solves Creatively by identifying root causes, exploring options, and using data to prioritize and measure impact.
- Comfort with ambiguity and change; you adapt quickly, manage multiple concurrent workstreams, and deliver high-quality outcomes under tight timelines.
Benefits
- new hire equity grant
- annual refresh grants
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
program managementregulatory compliancemarket expansionoperational changedata analysisprocess improvementrisk managementstakeholder managementOKRsdashboard creation
Soft skills
communicationproblem-solvingsystems thinkingadaptabilityalignment facilitationtransparencyrespectcreativitytime managementcollaboration
