Responsibilities
- Serving as a trusted advisor and execution partner to DESA leadership, translating strategy into clear programs, operating mechanisms, and measurable outcomes.
- Owning cross‑organizational technical programs that span analytics, data engineering, data platform, experimentation, and AI enablement, and ensuring they land with clarity, accountability, and durable impact.
- Acting as a critical liaison between DESA and partner organizations (such as Data Platform, Product Engineering, Tech Enablement, and central platform teams) to enable bi‑directional communication, aligned priorities, and on‑time delivery of shared goals.
Requirements
- Deep experience in Technical Program Management, Product Management, or data‑focused Engineering roles, with significant time spent leading large, complex, cross‑organizational programs in a technology company.
- Operated at Principal‑level scope, driving programs that cut across multiple senior leaders, organizations, and roadmaps.
- Deeply familiar with at least two of the following domains: data platforms and data engineering (for example, Databricks or modern data stacks), analytics/data science/experimentation, or AI/ML and LLM‑enabled products or tooling.
- Strategic and systems thinker who connects organization strategy to concrete programs and operating mechanisms, and can clearly explain the “why,” “what,” and “how.”
- Bar‑raising program leader who has led ambiguous, cross‑functional efforts from zero‑to‑one and through scale‑up, setting clear milestones, owners, and success metrics.
- Exceptional communicator who can write and present clearly to senior executives and technical audiences, and can appropriately own communications on behalf of senior leaders.
- Design lightweight, scalable processes that solve real problems without over‑burdening teams, and you iterate based on feedback and outcomes.
- Build strong, long‑term relationships with leaders and individual contributors across engineering, product, analytics, and platform teams, and people seek you out to bring clarity and unblock decisions.
Benefits
- Equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. Employees in this role will not be paid below the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state where they reside.
Team
Structure: DESA sits within Zillow’s Technology organization and partners across the company to shape critical product, marketing, operations, and business decisions using trusted data, scalable systems, and AI‑enabled insights.
Additional Information
- No matter where you sit in the organization, your work will help drive innovation, support our customers, and move the industry—and your career—forward, together.
- Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact your recruiter directly.
- Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law.
- Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
