About the teamThe Platform Infrastructure Engineering team transforms complex infrastructure systems into simple, efficient, and reliable solutions, focusing on scalable operational methodologies to drive business impact and cost savings. Zillow Group Incident Management (ZGIM) drives best practices for change management, manages major incidents, and drives root cause analysis that improves product availability for Zillow customers so they can unlock life’s next chapter. The team plays a pivotal role in the company’s success by driving down incident detection and recovery times. This team works closely with software development engineers while supporting all users and brands. Your work with us will be highly visible throughout Zillow Group and have a significant impact on all parts of the business.About the roleThe Senior Incident Manager plays a key role in maintaining availability of Zillow services. Incident managers drive proactive readiness, change management, incident management, and root cause analysis. This requires working effectively in real-time with highly technical engineers and business leaders. Incident managers identify and build processes, demonstrate calm under pressure, and adaptively work with all types of stakeholders.Areas of responsibility include:Incident ManagementOwn live-site incident management during customer-impacting events, driving immediate engagement where needed and providing executive-facing updatesLead cross-functional teams through detailed incident response in real-timeParticipate in an on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 major incident responseChange ManagementDevelop processes and influence product engineering teams to lower incident occurrence, detection, and resolution timeDrive development to improve resilience through testing, deployment, observability, etc.Monitor various metrics to ensure SLA compliance and drive improvement where neededRoot Cause AnalysisDrive analysis of major incidents through cross-functional teams to uncover root cause and contributing factorsAnalyze trends to gain insight and drive improvements to products and processesLead problem review sessions and drive on-time completion of process stepsProcess ImprovementIdentify and initiate improvement in team processes, including developing standard operating procedures and giving and receiving cross-trainingTranslate technical concepts into business language to clarify issues and impactCreate reports and present data to drive understanding and improvementThis role has been categorized as a teleworker position. Teleworkers 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 part of Mexico, but preferably in Mexico City, as we would encourage attendance for occasional in-office events.In addition to a competitive base salary and benefits, this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location.Who you areYou take initiative when you see an issue and are exhilarated by being in the middle of the action. You effectively communicate with both technical staff and executives under high pressure. You can take control of an urgent situation and coordinate multiple work streams without alienating anyone or missing a crucial input.BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline, or a minimum of 5 years’ related work experience3+ years of experience leading major incident war rooms during live incidentsProficiency driving cross-functional decisions in ambiguous situationsProficiency triaging multiple incoming issues and addressing according to priority and severitySufficient technical background, ideally in networking, systems, and software developmentHands-on experience analyzing incidents, root causes, weaknesses, corrective actions, etc.Proficiency guiding and influencing technical teams and leaders on incident processesProficiency communicating technical updates to non-technical stakeholdersBusiness acumen to understand business issues and align communications strategies to outcomes accordinglyExperience creating Tableau dashboards from operational dataITILv3 Foundation certification a plusProficiency with Google and Microsoft Office documents and co-authoring featuresProficiency working from home and virtually with distributed teamsSelf-starter with a high degree of initiative in scaling programs to large organizationsGet to know usZillow is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life’s next chapter.As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates help movers find and win their home through digital solutions, first class partners, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting experiences. Millions of people visit Zillow Group sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help make it easier to move. The work we do is helping people move from dreaming to transacting and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making this vision a reality.Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction are supported by a deep-rooted culture of innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, and a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging. We’re also setting the standard for work experiences of the future, where our employees are supported in doing their best work and living a flexible, well-balanced life. But don’t just take our word for it. Read recent reviews onGlassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2022 list, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, honoring theBest Places to Work in 2022, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index and Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2022, and TIME100 Most Influential Companies list.Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact your recruiter directly.Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law.