Product Manager (Zillow)

Job Description

About the team

Zillow’s mission is to help people unlock their life’s next chapter by empowering them to dream, shop, buy, rent, finance, and transact, all under one roof. The Zillow brand delivers industry-leading tools and experiences to over 150 million users per month, including millions of highly engaged customers on our iOS and Android apps.
The Media Solutions team is responsible for monetization of Zillow Group’s customer traffic. We are a shared service that builds and manages the ad tech that powers the Media, New Construction and Rentals ads on Zillow across web and app experiences.

About the role

Our goal is to deliver relevant ads on the best mobile digital experience in real estate. To achieve this, we are building and integrating new ad infrastructure enabling us to create and manage ads in the app.  We will replicate existing web ads and create new ads that are consistent with the mobile experience.  This role will lead both efforts.

You Will Get To: 

• Own the end-to-end ideation, execution, evaluation, and iteration cycle of ads in the Zillow app

• Be Zillow’s expert on iOS & Android app advertising trends and capabilities, and a thought leader on how to leverage these innovations into industry-leading digital ad experiences for our customers

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  Work across functions (engineering, data science, sales, product) to own Zillow app ad data & metrics reporting. Represent ad data trends & insights to senior leadership.

• Influence other product teams roadmaps to drive ad tests that create an excellent core ad experience.

• Work closely with a talented, highly-motivated cross-functional team, and represent app expertise to 150+ product teams within Zillow Group

• Be the evangelist for your initiatives across the organization to achieve shared prioritization and execution on the most impactful work

• Communicate plans, status and outcomes regularly with partners 

• Adapt quickly in an agile and iterative team environment

This role has been categorized as a teleworker position. Teleworkers 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. Employees may live in any part of Mexico, but preferably in Mexico City, as we would encourage attendance for occasional in-office events.

In addition to a competitive base salary and benefits, this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location.

Who you are

Qualifications

• 2+ years of proficient ability in a product management role in digital media. A focus on building ad technology products with agile product development or ad operations is preferable

• Experience with building for mobile applications at scale

• Prior experience with and knowledge of mobile attribution and ad performance measurement

• High skill and enthusiasm for digging into quantitative and qualitative data, developing and testing hypotheses, and seeking the “why” behind data trends

• Ability to clearly define product objectives, estimated impact, and success metrics that align to business strategy and product vision

• Ability to work successfully with cross-functional teams (engineering, sales, data science, design) and across different product organizations

• Ability to balance strategic priorities, business goals, customer needs, technical feasibility, and time to market to define impactful product solutions

• Proven ability to independently establish relationships, influence others and resolve challenges with internal & external teams

• Humility to question assumptions, seek broad input, and validate iteratively

• Very strong written communication, with an emphasis on high-quality artifacts (product briefs, strategy documents, leadership-facing presentations)

• Either a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a technical/analytical field, equivalent tech work experience, or an MBA

Get to know us

Zillow is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life’s next chapter. 

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 is helping people move from dreaming to transacting — and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making this vision a reality. 

Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction are supported by a deep-rooted culture of innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, and a  fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging. 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 in 2022 list, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, honoring the Best Places to Work in 2022, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index and Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2022, 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, and gender identity. 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.