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Zillow · 1 day ago

Principal Technical Program Manager

Zillow is reimagining how people move through the real estate market. As a Principal Technical Program Manager, you will lead high-impact initiatives for Follow Up Boss, driving clarity in complex challenges and influencing architectural and product direction.

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Responsibilities

Define and drive strategic initiatives and technical investments across multiple engineering teams, creating clarity in ambiguous problem spaces and ensuring alignment with product and engineering leadership
Collaborate with leaders and cross-functional partners to translate business objectives into clear technical program structures, execution plans, and measurable outcomes
Serve as the connective tissue across engineering, product, design, operations, and customer support, fostering strong cross-team partnerships
Partner with engineering and technical leaders to influence architectural direction, identify risks, recommend scalable solutions, and guide teams toward sound technical decisions
Lead program execution from concept through delivery, shaping scope, breaking work into milestones, anticipating risks, and enabling teams to deliver reliably
Drive process and operational improvements that enhance visibility, reduce coordination costs, and strengthen platform reliability and maturity
Champion AI adoption by identifying opportunities to incorporate AI into agent-facing products and engineering workflows, and modeling effective use of AI tools
Mentor TPMs and other program leaders, share best practices, and help scale program leadership capabilities across Follow Up Boss Engineering

Qualification

Technical Program ManagementAI tools experienceEngineering collaborationSoftware development lifecycleRisk managementExceptional communicationMentoring skills

Required

8+ years of Technical Program Management experience leading complex, multi-team engineering initiatives
Strong technical fluency across modern engineering practices and the software development lifecycle, with the ability to engage in technical discussions and drive quality improvements
Demonstrated ability to partner with engineering leaders to influence long-term technical and platform strategy
Proven track record of driving clarity, alignment, and execution across engineering, product, and operational teams in high-ambiguity environments
Skilled at translating ambiguous or competing requirements into structured, measurable programs, anticipating risks, and recommending pragmatic, scalable solutions
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders confidently and concisely
Experience using AI tools to accelerate analysis, decision framing, and productivity, with a strong interest in applying AI to product and engineering workflows

Preferred

Experience and perspective of candidates with non-traditional backgrounds

Benefits

Equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location

Company

Zillow is an online real estate marketplace for finding and sharing information about homes, real estate, and mortgages. It is a sub-organization of Zillow Group.

H1B Sponsorship

Zillow has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (179)
2024 (150)
2023 (171)
2022 (256)
2021 (239)
2020 (195)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$96.63M
Key Investors
Legg MasonPAR Capital Management
2016-08-01Post Ipo Equity
2014-04-01Post Ipo Equity
2012-12-12Post Ipo Equity· $4.13M

Leadership Team

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Lloyd Frink
Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chair
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Rich Barton
Co-founder and Co-Executive Chair
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