Technical Program Manager

At Zillow our mission is to give people the power to unlock lifes next chapter. The Elevate team powers the advertising experiences that connect brands and service providers to hundreds of millions of Zillow visitors each month.
We operate at the intersection of consumer experience marketplace dynamics and revenue generation. Whether its scaling ad delivery platforms across search and home detail pages integrating on-site and off-site media or enabling experimentation and measurement at scale Elevate plays a critical role in Zillows growth strategy.
This is a high-impact team where programs directly influence revenue customer experience and advertiser value.

Zillow Group is a strategic mission-driven organization focused on delivering exceptional experiences and measurable outcomes. Our work spans cross-functional partnership scalable programs and operational excellence in support of Zillows mission. We bring deep experience working across diverse teams in a dynamic high-growth environment balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution to drive meaningful business impact. We are seeking an experienced professional to support our workforce expansion in India.

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead the delivery and ongoing success of technical advertising solutions. You will partner with Product Engineering Data Science Ad Operations and other cross-functional teams to turn defined goals into clear plans and coordinate programs from planning through launch.

You will bring structure to complex work maintain alignment across stakeholders and help teams identify and address risks dependencies and decisions. You will use established program practices while identifying opportunities to improve how teams plan communicate and execute.

The role focuses three primary areas:

1. Program & Platform Delivery Delivery: Lead the end-to-end execution of defined cross-functional technical programs. Translate product and technical requirements into clear dependency-aware plans; coordinate milestones and delivery activities; and proactively surface risks decisions and tradeoffs. Apply established program practices while identifying opportunities to improve how teams plan and execute.

2. Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with stakeholders across consumer-facing teams revenue teams and shared technical platforms to deliver cohesive advertising experiences. Build shared understanding of scope priorities responsibilities and delivery expectations. Facilitate timely decisions and help teams navigate competing needs and dependencies.

3. Operational Excellence & Experimentation: Support reliable measurable and continuously improving program execution. Partner with Product Engineering and Data teams to coordinate experiment readiness performance monitoring release planning and incident follow-up. Use program and operational insights to identify execution gaps and recommend improvements.

This role has been categorized as an Office position. Office employees regularly work at the Zillow India office for approximately 80 to 100 percent of their time each month. Employees must live within a reasonable commuting distance of the office. Zillow has not defined a reasonable distance and expects employees will use judgment in determining this for themselves and understand the implications re: time commitment and cost of daily commute.

In addition to a competitive base pay employees in this role are eligible for incentive compensation subject to applicable laws and relevant Zillow policies. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience performance and location.

You are an organized and collaborative program leader who brings clarity and structure to complex technical work. You are comfortable leading programs with defined goals managing dependencies across teams and adapting plans as new information emerges.

You combine disciplined execution with a continuous improvement mindset. You are comfortable working within established practices while recommending thoughtful improvements that reduce friction and help teams deliver effectively.

Required Qualifications

• 4 years of experience managing technical programs or complex cross-functional projects in agile environments

• Experience leading technical initiatives from planning through delivery

• Experience coordinating work across Product Engineering Data Operations or other cross-functional partners

• Strong program management skills including planning risk management dependency tracking release readiness and stakeholder communication

• Ability to organize and synthesize complex information into clear plans decisions and updates

• Ability to understand technical concepts system dependencies and their connection to customer or business outcomes

• Experience identifying and implementing continuous improvements to program delivery processes frameworks and operating practices to strengthen execution

• Demonstrated ability to build alignment and influence outcomes without direct authority

• Here at Zillow we value the experience and perspective of candidates with non-traditional backgrounds. We encourage you to apply if you have transferable skills or related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting experimentation measurement or data-informed product development

• Experience working with advertising media or marketplace platforms such as Google Ad Manager Prebid supply-side platforms demand-side platforms data management platforms or programmatic infrastructure

At Zillow were reimagining how people movethrough the real estate market and through their careers. As the most-visited real estate platform in the U.S. we help people navigate buying selling financing and renting with greater ease and confidence. Whether youre working in tech sales operations or design youll be part of a company reshaping an industry and helping more people make home a reality.

Zillow is honored to be recognized among the best workplaces in the U.S. Zillow was named one of FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2026 and included on TIMEs Americas Best Companies 2026 list reflecting our commitment to creating an innovative inclusive and engaging culture where employees are empowered to grow.

No matter where you sit in the organization your work will help drive innovation support our customers and move the industryand your careerforward together.

Zillow Group is committed to fostering an inclusive innovative environment and to providing equal employment opportunities. We comply with applicable laws that prohibit discrimination in employment and recruitment.

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Qualified applicants will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.