Trust & Safety Associate, Critical Response

Remote from
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USA
Salary, yearly, USD
62,000 - 83,000
Employment type
Full Time,
Job posted
Apply before
4 Oct 2025
Experience level
Midweight
Views / Applies
356 / 92

About Instacart

Instacart invites the world to share love through food. This is how homemade is made.

Actively Hiring
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We’re transforming the grocery industry

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. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

Instacart is a Flex First team

There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.

Overview

About the Role –The role will include a blend of areas from real-time emergency response coordination, tactical evidence gathering, and thorough investigations pertaining to misconduct and compliance on the Instacart platform. This is a full time role and may include off-hours. You may be scheduled to work 1 or 2 weekend days, your manager will assign your schedule based on your availability.

About the Team – Instacart’s Trust & Safety team takes data-driven, customer-first approaches to identifying patterns of fraudulent or other risk related activity and taking appropriate action. In this role you will be responsible for executing on processes critical to ensuring the Instacart platform remains secure, safe, and stable for all users.

About the Job 

  • Resolve customer & shopper account issues through timely email or phone responses
  • Conduct investigations to detect misconduct and enforce compliance initiatives
  • Complete live/ historical data reviews with a detail-oriented approach
  • Execute on repetitive operational tasks while maintaining attention to detail and having an eye for process improvements

About You

Minimum Qualifications

  • 1-2+ years experience in Investigations, Customer Support, or Hospitality related fields OR strong academic record
  • Strong communication and writing skills with strong attention to detail, grammar, brand tone, and voice
  • Positive attitude and fortitude to work through ever-changing and dynamic operational conditions
  • Understanding of the gig economy
  • Ability to make critical and sensitive issues quickly in a fast paced environment
  • Operate within a high degree of confidentiality
  • Proficient in Excel/ Google Sheets
  • Weekends, evenings or holiday availability

Preferred Qualifications

  • Basic understanding of SQL is a plus

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.
For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CA, NY, CT, NJ$75,000—$83,000 USDWA$72,000—$80,000 USDOR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI$68,000—$76,000 USDAll other states$62,000—$69,000 USD

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