Zillow Group
Principal, Workforce Management
Remote-USA · Principal
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About the role
- We are seeking a Principal, Workforce Management to evolve our strategic capacity and workforce planning across the organization.
- This role combines deep expertise in capacity planning, forecasting, and resource optimization with broader leadership in workforce strategy and WFM best practices.
- You will act as a thought leader and subject matter expert, shaping how we forecast demand, allocate resources, scale operations efficiently, and measure the effectiveness of both digital and human-led initiatives on our operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and execution of demand forecast and scenario-based capacity planning models for nascent products, new lines of business, and non-traditional contact center scenarios to predict future staffing requirements, considering factors like seasonality, business growth, evolving technology integration and project pipelines
- Engage with program and business partners, data science, operations, vendor management and finance teams to align on assumptions, inputs, and outputs for capacity planning models
- Drive WFM Excellence
- Develop and implement strategic workforce plans that align with organizational goals across different time horizons, including identifying opportunities for AI and automation to enhance efficiency
- Drives continuous improvement of WFM practices, with a focus on the application of AI/ML to improve accuracy and efficiency
- Influence and lead across teams
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in workforce management, capacity planning, or contact center analytics
- Deep expertise in forecasting, staffing models, and contact center operations
- Experience operating in complex, high-volume, multi-product, multi-channel environments
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Operations, Finance, Business Administration, or a related quantitative field
- Background in financial planning or operations strategy
- Experience introducing new methodologies or transforming WFM functions
- Experience in measuring the impact of new processes on contact center operations and customer experience metrics
- Ability to travel up to 15% as needed.
- Zillow is honored to be recognized among the best workplaces in the country.
- Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees.
- Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law.
Compensation
- In California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $131,700.00 - $210,300.00 annually.
Company info
- At Zillow, we're reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life's next chapter.
- Our CX Operations team is a critical part of that experience-supporting customers and partners at key moments with speed, care, and expertise.
- The Workforce Management team ensures we have the right people, in the right place, at the right time to deliver a seamless customer experience.
- We partner closely with Operations, Product, Finance, and People teams to balance service quality, efficiency, and employee experience at scale.
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- al employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status
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