Senior Strategic Planning Manager

Zillow

1d•$103,500 - $174,000•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Strategic Planning Manager to drive Planning, Performance, and Strategy across one or more of our Software and Advertising products. Strategic Planning serves as the connective tissue between Zillow’s top-level operating goals and the cross-functional teams that execute against them. In this role you will drive business performance by leading our critical business rhythms, using data to identify opportunities and trends, and collaborating cross-functionally to drive impact. The ideal candidate blends the strategic perspective of a consultant and the ownership mindset of an entrepreneur. You are equally comfortable presenting business strategy to senior leaders and rolling up your sleeves to uncover and action against performance opportunities deep within our business.

Requirements

7+ years work experience.
Recent experience in Strategy, Planning, or GTM in a Technology, Software, or SaaS setting.
Highly proficient in SQL and visualization software (e.g., Tableau) for large scale data manipulation.
Demonstrated expertise in quantitative business analysis and forecasting.
Excellent analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex problems and synthesize data into clear insights.
Experience driving performance metrics, annual planning processes, and facilitating executive-level business reviews.
Outstanding communicator, capable of presenting complex financial and business data and insights to C-level executives
Highly collaborative, you thrive working in fast-paced environments with stakeholders across every function (product, engineering, marketing, sales, finance, analytics, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Background in Management Consulting is a plus.

Responsibilities

Develop a deep understanding of one or more of Zillow’s businesses, key performance drivers, and cross-functional improvement opportunities. Become a subject matter expert.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Sales/GTM, Product, Pricing, Marketing, Service, Finance, etc.) to understand business priorities and shape strategies to achieve our goals.
Drive our annual operating plan including goal setting, performance management, and executive-level monthly/quarterly business reviews.
Establish and maintain key business metrics (inputs/outputs), and develop sophisticated forecast models to project results and measure gaps to plan.
Proactively develop insights and recommendations to improve performance. Present findings and options effectively to an executive audience to drive decisions.
Analyze business, operational, or customer data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities. Demonstrate expert proficiency in analytical tools (SQL, Tableau, DataBricks, etc.)
Collaborate with data engineering, BI, and data science to build advanced analytics and real-time performance dashboards.
Drive key business operations to serve the needs of our cross-functional partners.
Maintain an understanding of competitor or industry trends.

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