Senior Compensation Program Manager

Role Description

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.

Key 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Benefits

• In California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $118,600.00 - $189,400.00 annually.
• In Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia the standard base pay range for this role is $112,700.00 - $179,900.00 annually.
• This position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance, and location.
• Employees in this role will not be paid below the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state where they reside.

Company Description

At Zillow, we’re reimagining how people move—through the real estate market and through their careers. As the most-visited real estate platform in the U.S., we help customers navigate buying, selling, financing, and renting with greater ease and confidence.

• Zillow was named one of FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2025.
• Included on the PEOPLE Companies That Care® 2025 list, reflecting our commitment to creating an innovative, inclusive, and engaging culture where employees are empowered to grow.