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Director of Strategy, Experience & Operations

ZINC Zillow, Inc.
Full-time
Remote friendly (Remote-USA United States of America)
Worldwide
All

About the team

Zillow Group’s mission is to give people the power to unlock life’s next chapter. The Contact Center Operations team plays a pivotal role in evolving our customer experience to seamlessly align with our product strategy. The Director of Strategy, Experience & Operations will bring these product strategies to life with our customer facing teams through outstanding execution and change management.

About the role

Zillow Group is seeking an experienced strategist to lead innovation in contact center operations and customer experience. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience driving enhancements in customer experiences across B2C and B2B products while reducing costs. Ideally through interaction elimination, simplification, process improvements, and automation efforts. Responsibilities include evaluating current CX and support models and developing plans to enhance customer experience and optimize effectiveness through labor model enhancements.

The successful candidate will be analytical, articulate, and collaborative, excelling in a high-performance, fast-paced, and dynamic environment. Zillow Group is looking for candidates with high integrity, intelligence, and initiative.

Collaboration with Customer Insights, Finance, Data Science & Analytics, Program & Product, Marketing, and frontline leadership teams is crucial for implementing and supporting new business initiatives, fostering product innovation, and driving operational improvements in alignment with ZG's scaling objectives.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to

  • Architect variable labor models that maximize customer experience and scalability

  • Spearhead comprehensive operations analyses that unlock new experience and cost-saving opportunities and guide strategic investments

  • Synthesize and frame analyses into recommendations for senior executives

  • Create data-backed proposals to highlight potential ROI across various initiatives and present financial and customer experience benefits to senior leaders

  • Improve holistic customer experience by bringing together customer insights and driving change through people, process, and technology

  • Build strategic frameworks that align ZG strategy with known operating gaps and customer market requirements with resource capacity

  • Facilitate cross-functional working sessions, identify and influence partners, and quickly drive consensus on decisions

  • Lead high-stakes initiatives that directly impact Zillow's profitability, customer perception, and revenue growth using program/project/change management techniques

  • Adapt and re-calibrate plans as the situation evolves; achieve high performance in ambiguous environments; build order out of uncertainty

  • Mentor and develop junior team members to build a high-performing strategy organization

This role has been categorized as a Remote position. “Remote” employees do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice, which must be identified to the Company. U.S. employees may live in any of the 50 United States, with limited exceptions.

In California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $192,500.00 - $307,500.00 Annually. This base pay range is specific to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington state, and Washington DC and may not be applicable to other locations.

In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location.

Who you are

  • Strategic Excellence

    • Deep expertise in creating and executing strategies that drive measurable results

    • Proven ability to identify experience and cost-saving opportunities and translate them into actionable business plans

    • Track record of leading complex, high-impact initiatives from conception to successful implementation

  • Analytical Mastery

    • Advanced capability in analyzing large, complex datasets to extract meaningful business insights

    • Expertise in creating financial models and conducting rigorous operational analyses

    • Proficiency in translating data into compelling visualizations and clear recommendations

  • Leadership & Communication

    • Exceptional ability to influence and align stakeholders across organizational levels

    • Strong track record of leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects

    • Outstanding presentation skills with experience communicating to executive audiences

    • Demonstrated success in coaching and developing junior talent

    • Experience creating and implementing structured mentorship programs

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Analytics, Finance, or related quantitative field

  • 10+ years of professional experience, including 10+ years in contact center environments and 5+ years in operations/business strategy or similar data-driven roles

  • Proven track record of developing and implementing successful business strategies across complex organizations

  • Demonstrated excellence in customer experience, contact center operations, data analysis, and financial acumen with ability to translate complex analyses into actionable insights

  • Strong project management skills with experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple high-stakes initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA or advanced degree in a related field

  • Experience in consulting roles

  • Expertise in advanced operational strategies and customer experience methods

  • Previous experience building and leading high-performing teams

Get to know us

Zillow is reimagining real estate to make home a reality for more and more people.

As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates help movers find and win their home through digital solutions, first class partners, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting experiences. Millions of people visit Zillow Group sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help make it easier to move. The work we do helps people get home and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making home a reality for more and more people.

Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction are supported by a deep-rooted culture of innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging, and world-class benefits. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverages as well as parental leave, family benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. We’re also setting the standard for work experiences of the future, where our employees are supported in doing their best work and living a flexible, well-balanced life. But don’t just take our word for it. Read recent reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index, and TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

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.

Applicants who receive job offers from Zillow Group will be asked to sign a Proprietary Rights Agreement which includes confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, customer and employee non-solicitation, and non-competition provisions. If you are contacted for a role at Zillow Group and wish to review a copy of the Proprietary Rights Agreement prior to receiving an offer, you may request a copy from your Recruiter.