Senior Strategic Planning Manager
Job Description: • Develop a deep understanding of one or more of Zillow’s businesses, key performance drivers, and cross-functional improvement opportunities • Become a subject matter expert • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Sales/GTM, Product, Pricing, Marketing, Service, Finance, etc.) to understand business priorities and shape strategies to achieve our goals • Drive our annual operating plan including goal setting, performance management, and executive-level monthly/quarterly business reviews • Establish and maintain key business metrics (inputs/outputs), and develop sophisticated forecast models to project results and measure gaps to plan • Proactively develop insights and recommendations to improve performance • Present findings and options effectively to an executive audience to drive decisions • Analyze business, operational, or customer data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities • Demonstrate expert proficiency in analytical tools (SQL, Tableau, DataBricks, etc.) • Collaborate with data engineering, BI, and data science to build advanced analytics and real-time performance dashboards • Drive key business operations to serve the needs of our cross-functional partners • Maintain an understanding of competitor or industry trends Requirements: • 7+ years work experience • Recent experience in Strategy, Planning, or GTM in a Technology, Software, or SaaS setting • Background in Management Consulting is a plus • Highly proficient in SQL and visualization software (e.g., Tableau) • Demonstrated expertise in quantitative business analysis and forecasting • Excellent analytical problem-solving skills • Experience driving performance metrics, annual planning processes, and facilitating executive-level business reviews • Outstanding communicator, capable of presenting complex financial and business data and insights to C-level executives • Highly collaborative, thrives working in fast-paced environments with stakeholders across every function (product, engineering, marketing, sales, finance, analytics, etc.) Benefits: • Competitive base salary • Equity awards based on experience, performance, and location Apply tot his job