Senior Sales Strategy Manager, New Construction
Required skills
- revenue performance
- sales execution
- forecasting rigor
- revenue drivers
- performance trends
- growth opportunities
- sales processes
- sales plays
- market opportunities
- funnel insights
Nice to have
- marketplace
- SaaS
- media
- proptech
- business case development
- performance insights
Role summary
Zillow's New Construction team is seeking a Senior Sales Strategy Manager to enhance revenue performance, sales execution, and forecasting rigor. This remote role involves partnering with sales leadership and cross-functional teams (Product, Finance, Analytics, Operations) to translate business goals into actionable strategies. Responsibilities include analyzing sales performance, identifying process improvements, designing forecasting methods, and communicating insights to senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience in sales strategy, operations, or related fields, with strong analytical, communication, and technical skills (Excel, Google Sheets, SQL, AI tools). Experience in marketplace, SaaS, media, or proptech is a plus.
About the team
Zillow’s New Construction business is building a differentiated marketplace that helps homebuilders connect with high-intent buyers and market new and under-construction homes more effectively. The Strategy & Operations team partners across Sales, Product, Finance, Analytics, and Operations to turn business goals into action, improve sales performance, and support sustainable growth across the business.About the role
We are seeking a Senior Sales Strategy Manager to help Zillow’s New Construction sales organization improve revenue performance, strengthen sales execution, and bring greater rigor to forecasting. In this highly cross-functional role, you will partner with sales leadership and key stakeholders to turn insights into action by shaping recommendations, driving alignment, and helping implement scalable ways of working across the organization. This role reports to the Senior Director, Strategy and Operations.
You Will Get To
- Partner closely with the Senior Sales Director, New Construction to identify revenue drivers, performance trends, and growth opportunities across the sales organization.
- Develop a deep understanding of sales processes and operationalize sales plays based on market opportunities, funnel insights, and team performance trends.
- Analyze seller and segment performance to improve pipeline management, conversion, productivity, retention, and overall sales performance.
- Identify opportunities to improve sales processes and partner with Operations to increase consistency and efficiency across the organization.
- Help design and implement more standardized forecasting processes, including clearer definitions, stronger reporting, and more consistent operating rhythms for pipeline and revenue reviews.
- Partner with Sales leadership, Finance, and Analytics to translate business goals into measurable frontline KPIs.
- Work with Sales Analytics to refine performance frameworks, dashboards, and reporting that show whether sales strategies and plays are driving results.
- Synthesize complex data into clear recommendations and communicate insights, tradeoffs, and risks to senior stakeholders to drive alignment and action.
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in sales strategy, GTM strategy and operations, business operations, consulting, finance, or a related field; experience supporting B2B sales organizations preferred. Marketplace, SaaS, media, or proptech experience is a plus.
- Experience partnering with sales leaders to identify growth opportunities, improve execution, and support revenue planning.
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex business issues into clear recommendations.
- Demonstrated experience developing business cases, performance insights, or planning recommendations that drive measurable business impact.
- Strong communication skills, with experience presenting insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders and influencing decisions without direct authority.
- Highly collaborative and effective in fast-paced, cross-functional environments, with the ability to work across Sales, Finance, Analytics, Product, and Operations.
- Strong technical skills, including Excel, Google Sheets, SQL, and AI tools; experience using these tools for forecasting, pipeline analysis, and sales performance reporting is preferred.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments, building structure where it does not yet exist, and balancing strategic thinking with practical execution.
Get to know us
At Zillow, we’re reimagining how people move—through the real estate market and through their careers. As the most-visited real estate platform in the U.S., we help people navigate buying, selling, financing and renting with greater ease and confidence. Whether you're working in tech, sales, operations, or design, you’ll be part of a company reshaping an industry and helping more people make home a reality.
How we work is a key part of that transformation. Through Cloud HQ, our strategic approach to distributed work, most employees have the flexibility to work from wherever they’re most productive—enabling us to move fast, stay connected and deliver on our people promise.
Zillow is honored to be recognized among the best workplaces in the U.S. Zillow was named one of FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2026, and included on TIME’s America’s Best Companies 2026 list, reflecting our commitment to creating an innovative, inclusive, and engaging culture where employees are empowered to grow.
No matter where you sit in the organization, your work will help drive innovation, support our customers, and move the industry—and your career—forward, together.
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, gender identity or Veteran status. 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.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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