Senior Program Manager, Rental Ad Manager

Location: Germany

About the team

Zillow Rentals is building a best-in-class, vertically integrated marketplace that connects renters with property owners and managers, making it easier than ever to move from one home to the next, from large-scale multifamily communities to single-family homes. The Ad Products team builds innovative advertising solutions for our property management partners, helping them connect with renters and fill vacancies through the Zillow Rentals Network.

This is a high-growth, high-focus area for Zillow and offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in one of our fastest-growing businesses.

About the role

As the Sr. Program Manager for ZRAM, you will be a driving force behind Zillow offering a multi-faceted and impactful experience for our multifamily advertising partners. You’ll operate at the intersection of product, business strategy, and sales, leading cross-functional efforts to increase adoption and engagement with Zillow Rental Ad Manager (ZRAM). In this role, you will help partners view performance analytics, complete transactions, manage listing data and media, and handle invoicing.

You will establish program structures, decision frameworks, and operating rhythms that create clarity, reduce risk, and sustain velocity. This highly collaborative role requires strong systems thinking, exceptional communication, and the ability to influence across teams.

You Will Get To

• Lead cross-functional execution for key initiatives, ensuring clarity of scope, ownership, and sequencing across Product, Engineering, Finance, and Data Science.

• Run the program rhythm, including steering reviews, retrospectives, and milestone tracking to keep leadership aligned and issues visible early.

• Define program success metrics and use data to drive accountability and continuous improvement across multiple work streams.

• Develop business and product recommendations and build analytical frameworks to optimize strategic decisions and measure business impact.

• Drive end-to-end initiatives and coordinate with cross-functional teams to establish scalable processes that support business growth.

• Contribute to the long-term strategy and vision for ZRAM.

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

• 5+ years of experience in Product Strategy or Strategy and Operations roles within technology companies or consulting firms.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience building models, defining metrics, and synthesizing data for actionable recommendations.

• Experience designing and executing pilots or experiments to drive business growth or product adoption.

• Strong strategic judgment and intuition for market opportunities and customer needs.

• Exceptional cross-functional collaborator, able to align and influence across product, sales, marketing, and analytics teams.

• Able to thrive in ambiguity, drive clarity, and lead complex programs from concept through launch.

• Experience in B2B environments preferred; familiarity with real estate, rentals, or advertising products is a plus.

• Here at Zillow, we value the experience and perspective of candidates…