Instacart
Mid
Program Manager II driving AI-enabled cross-functional execution on Instacart's Commercial team
Interview for Instacart's Commercial Program Management team, supporting cross-functional programs across Ads Product, Brand Partnerships, Retail, and Engineering from concept through launch. Expect emphasis on program management fundamentals — risk/dependency tracking, GTM execution — plus explicit AI fluency using tools like Claude and Gemini to automate documentation and workflows.
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What this interview tests
- Cross-functional program execution
- Risk, dependency, and issue tracking
- AI-enabled workflow automation (Claude/Gemini)
- GTM strategy and launch readiness
- Stakeholder alignment without direct authority
- Process design and scalable operating rhythms
Common question themes
Describe a cross-functional program you owned — how did you track risk, dependencies, and escalate issues?
Give a specific example of using Claude or Gemini to automate documentation, triage, or a repeatable workflow
Walk me through a go-to-market launch you supported — readiness tracking, milestones, partner coordination
Tell me about a time you influenced stakeholders across teams without having authority over them
How have you built a framework, tracker, or process from scratch to bring structure to an ambiguous initiative?
Describe a time you had to help a team prioritize or resequence work under competing constraints
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