Senior Compensation Program Manager

Zillow

1d•$112,700 - $189,400•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Compensation Program Manager designs, analyzes, and administers complex global compensation programs that align pay practices with Zillow’s business strategy. The role leads advanced market benchmarking, data-driven insights, and cross-functional consultation with HR and Finance to support competitive, equitable, and compliant compensation decisions across a variety of roles and programs. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
8+ years of experience in compensation, rewards, or closely related HR analytics roles supporting program design and administration.
Experience conducting market benchmarking, participating in or leading salary survey submissions, and applying survey data to develop or maintain salary structures and incentive programs.
Experience analyzing large data sets to generate compensation insights and recommendations, using spreadsheets and reporting tools to inform decisions for HR and business stakeholders.
Experience working with HRIS or HCM systems (such as Workday) to support compensation processes and maintain data integrity.
Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience managing or co-leading an annual compensation planning cycle end-to-end, including timeline coordination, data integrity validation, system configuration, and communications to HR and executive stakeholders.
Experience in equity compensation program management, including plan design, award administration, vesting schedule oversight, and coordination with Legal, Finance, and equity platform vendors.
Experience in administering and supporting global compensation programs.
Project management experience in an HR or compensation context, such as managing workstreams, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and delivering initiatives on tight timelines.

Responsibilities

Design and refine global salary structure, frameworks, and other compensation programs using advanced market benchmarking, internal equity analysis, and compensation analytics to maintain competitive and fair pay practices.
Manage equity compensation programs, including plan design, administration, and analysis, ensuring alignment with overall compensation strategy and market practices.
Own end-to-end program management of the recurring compensation planning cycle—including project scoping, timeline coordination, data validation, system configuration, and executive delivery—, serve as the dedicated compensation liaison to People Product and Technology teams and lead other complex initiatives such as incentive plan updates and job architecture projects.
Build trusted partnerships with HR Business Partners and the HR Shared Services team, serving as the primary point of contact for escalated employee compensation inquiries.
Develop and maintain compensation policy and process documentations, tools and models (e.g., offer tools, survey submissions, dashboards, job evaluation guidelines) to support scalable compensation governance and decision-making.
Ensure data quality, compliance, and alignment with compensation policies by auditing compensation data, enforcing data governance standards, and identifying process improvements across systems such as Workday and external survey platforms.