Manager, Tech Operations

Position: Manager, People Tech Operations
## About the team Zillow Group’s People Technology team partners closely with our People Organization and product teams to design, implement, and optimize the systems and processes that support every stage of the employee lifecycle, helping employees thrive within Zillow.## About the role

As the Manager of People Tech Operations, you will lead and scale our newly established People Technology Operations team. You’ll have a direct impact on building scalable systems, driving operational efficiency, and creating growth opportunities for both the team and Zillow employees. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll mentor a team, solve complex technical challenges, and ensure exceptional service delivery across key HR technology processes.
** You Will Get To**
* ** Operational Excellence**  + Own the operational framework for People Technology, ensuring reliability, scalability, and alignment with business needs.  + Oversee day-to-day operations, manage escalations, and ensure SLA-driven service levels.  + Partner with the product team to design a structured intake and prioritization process for continuous improvement enhancement tickets, following an agile delivery model.  + Implement and refine processes, workflows, and SLAs to drive consistency and efficiency.  

+ Analyze ticket trends to identify themes, proactively recommend automation opportunities, and reduce recurring pain points.  + Track KPIs such as ticket volume, resolution time, satisfaction scores, and system usage to drive data-driven improvements.
* ** System Optimization**  + Lead Workday reporting optimization and establish governance frameworks for reporting.  + Drive Workday security automation, including role-based and user-based access provisioning.  + Continuously identify opportunities to streamline system configuration, reduce ticket volume, and shorten SLAs
* ** Hands-On Technical Leadership**  + Serve as a technical advisor for system analysts, providing guidance on configuration challenges.  + Troubleshoot issues alongside the team and take ownership of complex tickets, triage items, or annual recurring activities as needed.
* ** Team Leadership & Development**  + Lead, mentor, and develop a team of system analysts  + Drive career growth, coaching, and performance management to consistently hold high bar for the team  + Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

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  California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $ - $ annually.

This base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other  Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont the standard base pay range for this role is $ - $ annually. The base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other  addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location.

Actual amounts will vary depending on 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.## Who you are
* 7+ years of experience in HRIS or HR technology, with deep expertise in Workday.
* 3-5 years of experience managing inclusive, high-performing teams in HR technology.
* Proven ability to coach and mentor early-career talent and lead cross-functional teams.
* Strong experience building and scaling operational support models, including ticketing, audits, reporting, and program cycles.
* Demonstrated success in streamlining processes, driving automation, and delivering measurable workflow improvements.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and partner across teams.
* Strong analytical and…