Zillow · 10 hours ago
Senior Program Manager, HR Compliance
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$109K/yr - $174K/yr
7+ years expZillow is a leading real estate platform in the U.S., focused on delivering exceptional services to its customers. They are seeking a Senior Program Manager for HR Compliance to lead and evolve HR compliance programs, ensuring alignment with employment laws while supporting risk and compliance strategies. This role involves cross-functional collaboration to translate regulatory requirements into effective HR practices and operational solutions.
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Responsibilities
Design, own, and operationalize Zillow’s HR compliance strategy through well-managed programs, roadmaps, and initiatives that scale with business growth across the People organization
Navigate and influence complex stakeholder groups—including People Legal, HR Centers of Expertise, and cross-functional partners—to align on priorities, manage tradeoffs, and drive adoption of compliance initiatives across teams through clear communication, education, and change management strategies
Translate regulatory and compliance requirements into actionable plans, timelines, and deliverables that align stakeholders and minimize business disruption
Identify, assess, and manage change impacts across teams, escalating risks and dependencies as needed to ensure successful execution
Support continuous improvement of HR compliance programs by incorporating stakeholder feedback, lessons learned, and evolving business needs
Monitor, interpret, and operationalize evolving federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations (e.g., FLSA, EEO, HIPAA, and related requirements), including ensuring the accuracy and currency of required workplace posters
Translate regulatory requirements into compliant HR practices, controls, and operational guidance, in partnership with Legal and HR stakeholders
Own Zillow’s global background check program, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, vendor governance, adjudication guidelines, and consistent execution across regions
Lead the preparation, coordination, and submission of required federal employment reports for Zillow, including EEO-1, California Pay Data, and other mandated workforce filings
Support the governance and ongoing maintenance of global HR policies, handbooks, and mandatory guidelines, in partnership with Legal and Centers of Expertise
Collaborate with HR Technology, IT, and Product to ensure HR systems and tools support core compliance needs, including document retention, employment eligibility tracking, training, and required reporting
Drive the rollout and deployment of annual compliance training, coordinating with content owners and the Talent Success team to ensure timely execution
Partner with Enterprise Records Management and relevant stakeholders to support the implementation and operationalization of the People organization’s record management strategy, including governance, retention requirements, and execution across processes and systems
Lead internal HR compliance audits and risk assessments to identify and assess areas of compliance risk
Serve as a primary HR point of contact for internal and external audits, and regulatory inquiries, in partnership with Legal
Partner with People Team COEs to support audit remediation efforts, including tracking corrective actions, monitoring progress, and escalating risks as needed
Partner with control owners, Finance, Internal Audit, Compliance and cross-functional teams to support audit readiness for SOX, SOC 2, and other enterprise audit requirements and activities, ensuring documentation and evidence are audit-ready
Develop and maintain HR compliance dashboards, metrics, and key risk indicators to provide visibility to HR and executive leadership
Analyze compliance data to identify gaps, trends, risks, and root causes, translating insights into actionable recommendations
Lead HR compliance initiatives, including regulatory implementations, system enhancements, and policy or process changes
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience leading or managing compliance programs in complex, fast-paced environments
Excellent communication, project management, and stakeholder management skills
Strong knowledge of U.S. employment laws and regulatory frameworks, with experience supporting global or multi-regional compliance efforts
Proven ability to execute and scale compliance programs, translating regulatory requirements into practical, operational solutions
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret compliance data, identify trends and risks, and translate insights into actionable improvements
Demonstrated experience driving change and adoption through stakeholder engagement, communication, and program delivery
Highly collaborative, with experience partnering across HR, Legal, Finance, IT, and shared services in matrixed organizations
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and bringing structure, prioritization, and clarity to evolving compliance needs
Self-starter with sound judgment and integrity, who thrives with accountability and ownership in a program leadership role
Preferred
Experience supporting global HR or employment compliance programs across multiple regions
Background in change management or leading compliance-related process, policy, or system implementations
Experience working in technology-driven, highly regulated, or high-growth organizations
Benefits
Equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location
Company
Zillow
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.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$96.63MKey Investors
Legg MasonPAR Capital ManagementBenchmark,TCV
2016-08-01Post Ipo Equity
2014-04-01Post Ipo Equity
2012-12-12Post Ipo Equity· $4.13M
Leadership Team
Lloyd Frink
Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chair
Rich Barton
Co-founder and Co-Executive Chair
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