Director, Talent Acquisition Enablement

About the team

The Recruiting Experience and Enablement team at Zillow is a core strategic driver of the company's future success. This team is dedicated to finding the best talent while providing an exceptional experience for candidates, recruiters, and hiring managers. They aim to enable, empower, and mobilize a distributed recruiting team through AI, automation, a best-in-class recruitment technology stack, training, content management, change and communication activities, program design and management, and process improvements or barrier removal.

Zillow leverages advanced technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the real estate industry, making it more digital, integrated, and productive. The company uses AI to streamline recruitment processes, enhance candidate experiences, and improve the quality of candidates progressing through the hiring pipeline. LinkedIn AI and CodeSignal help automate follow-ups, increase candidate responses, and provide realistic remote coding environments. Additionally, Zillow is committed to ethical AI usage, ensuring that AI supports but does not replace human judgment in hiring and other processes. This integration of AI-driven solutions helps Zillow lead the digital transformation of the real estate industry, providing innovative tools and technologies that enhance the experiences of both real estate professionals and home shoppers.

About the role

• Experienced People Leader: Proven track record of leading and developing successful teams in a global, virtual environment.

• Experienced Business Leader: Proven track record of leading end-to-end complex, enterprise-wide programs and initiatives.

• Strategic Thinker: Ability to use research, collaboration, and cognitive skills to identify root causes, think at multiple levels of detail and scope, and assess risks.

• Effective Communicator: Excellent verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills across multiple channels and in multicultural contexts. Able to adjust communication style in alignment with different audiences, needs, and modalities.

• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze complex qualitative and quantitative data to make business cases and informed decisions—strong problem-solving skills.

• Collaborative: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and build trusting stakeholder relationships.

• Innovative: Ability to think creatively and develop creative solutions to complex challenges.

• Love of Learning and Teaching: This role requires ongoing learning and study to stay current and talent and appreciation for teaching people at all levels and through various modalities.
   

Key Qualities:

• Able to toggle between strategy and execution – i.e., thinking big picture about opportunities but then rolling up your sleeves to partner with stakeholders to deliver.

• Able to identify and assess new problems/opportunities across an organization and drive continuous improvement and solutions.

• Able to build strong relationships and teams and lead through influence, embracing cross-functional collaboration to influence peers and executive leadership on complex business topics.

• Adaptable and able to thrive in ambiguous or changing environments with a desire to succeed in an entrepreneurial environment.

• Experience/comfort driving outcomes where the answers are not always well defined but always driving towards structure and solutions.

• Able to leverage multiple data points and perspectives to research, scope, and propose alternatives to accelerate our strategy and vision. Find signal through the noise and distill complex and detailed information into simplified content.

• Able to bring strong project management skills with the ability to set a plan and manage multiple priorities and cross-functional teams.

• Understand what is essential to drive high-value outcomes, and independently prioritizeyour efforts based on strategic value add / ROI.

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, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $167,900.00 - $268,100.00 Annually. This base pay range is specific to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, 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

• 10+ years of experience in recruiting/talent acquisition.
• 7+ years of People Management Experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading Recruiting and/or HR Programs teams.
• 5+ years of experience working with People Product, People Operations, and/or People tech organizations to advance recruiting enablement.
• 5+ years of experience with recruiting life cycle (planning, engagement, selection, onboarding).
• Experience monitoring usage and adoptions of recruiting systems, tools, and processes for improvements, replacement, and/or added features.
• Experience documenting workflows, processes, and procedures.
• Experience building and restructuring recruiting programs.
• Experience working with Centers of Excellence (COEs) as the point of contact and decision-maker for prioritization.
• Demonstrated understanding of the recruitment process and recruiting technology.
• Experience implementing recruiting programs on a global scale.

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.