About the team
Join our industry-leading Economic Research team bringing innovative analysis, creativity and excellence to the U.S. housing market! We create, productionalize, analyze, and share a full suite of housing data products and analysis for an audience inside and outside of Zillow. Our work contextualizes Zillow’s unparalleled living database of all homes and hundreds of millions of customers to provide insight to everyday consumers and open data to hundreds of researchers and policymakers across the country. You’ll work in an informal, fun, collaborative atmosphere with a dynamic team with a diverse range of interests and skills.
Learn more about what we are doing at https://www.zillow.com/research
About the role
We are seeking an experienced leader in applied data science and machine learning to join a growing team focused on applying quantitative methods (ranging from statistics/econometrics to ML/AI) to produce real estate market intelligence. As a Senior Manager, you'll be spearheading our efforts in researching and implementing new models that measure the housing economy. You will be crafting a high resolution picture of housing market activity from the national all the way down to below neighborhood level! This is a high visibility and impact position for someone who loves to see the output of their data pipelines and models to be used for strategic decisions.
You will manage a team of data and applied scientists to:
- Develop novel methodologies to summarize the housing market at a regional level, using data from our database of 100M+ homes, transactions, and users (think nowcasting, time series modeling, hierarchical modeling, clustering etc.)
- Identify and curate new data sources (both internal and external) that can help improve our housing market indicators
- Write whitepapers and methodology briefs on how our housing data and models can improve decision-making
- Create diagnostic and suppression models to ensure data quality at scale (over millions of models for different geographies/home type cuts)
- Create vision for our data products suite
- Work closely with our engineering team to productionalize models
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. Employees may live in any of the 50 US States, with limited exceptions. In certain cases, an employee in a remote-designated job may need to live in a specific region or time zone to support customers or clients as part of their role.
Who you are
- Advanced degree (PhD preferred) in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics, or Finance)
- 5+ years of experience in a quantitative or technical field, including experience working with real world datasets
- Experience hiring, managing and mentoring data and applied scientists
- Familiarity with Python/Spark and best practices for ML code development
- A demonstrable track record of delivering reliable, scalable, and trusted ML models that are used by internal and external partners
- A passion for tracking the results of your models in the real world
Get to know us
Zillow Group, the largest portfolio of real estate brands on mobile and the web, is building a safe, on-demand real estate experience. Whether selling, buying, renting or financing, customers can turn to Zillow's businesses to find and get into their next home with speed, certainty and ease.We are on a mission to help people unlock their next chapter and are building transformational tools and services that create an on-demand real estate transaction experience. Millions of people visit Zillow Group sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help them finish it — and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making this vision a reality.At Zillow Group, we're powered by our inclusive work culture, where everyone has the support and resources to do the best work of their careers. Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction is supported by our passion to empower people and enrich lives around everything home, a deep-rooted culture of innovation, a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging, and world-class benefits. But, don't just take our word for it. Read our reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index, Fortune Best Workplaces for Technology, Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials, Fortune Best Workplaces for Parents, Fatherly's Best Workplaces for New Dads, JUST Capital 100 Company, and the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index constituent.
Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. Therefore, we provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. If there are preparations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.