Payroll Manager

About the teamThis position offers the opportunity to join Zillow’s highly tenured and accomplished Payroll team, recognized for its deep expertise, operational excellence, and unwavering commitment to accuracy and compliance. This is an opportunity to grow your career as a Payroll Manager while helping shape the future of payroll operations at Zillow. You’ll lead a high-performing team dedicated to ensuring accuracy, compliance, and an exceptional employee experience in every pay cycle. Collaborating closely with partners across multiple departments, you will drive process improvements, strengthen controls, and optimize systems that support Zillow’s continued growth. As a Payroll Manager at Zillow, you’ll bring strategic leadership, operational excellence, and a people-first mindset to a team that values integrity, precision, and continuous improvement. 

About the role

Join Zillow as a Payroll Manager and lead a high-performing team dedicated to delivering an exceptional pay experience for every employee. Your leadership will drive innovation, streamline processes, and shape the future of payroll excellence at Zillow.

You Will Get To:

• Manage and oversee all aspects of payroll processing for U.S.-based employees using Workday Payroll (with ADP banking), ensuring accuracy and compliance.

• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations, including taxation, wage and hour laws, garnishments, and benefits deductions.

• Partner with HR, Finance, and Accounting to ensure data integrity, proper general ledger posting, and accurate reporting.

• Serve as the Workday Payroll subject matter expert (SME) — manage system configurations, audits, testing, and process updates.

• Lead or support payroll-related projects, including system enhancements, integrations, and policy or process improvements.

• Reconcile payroll accounts and prepare reports for internal audits, external audits, and regulatory agencies.

• Monitor multi-state requirements for new state tax registrations, rate changes, and filings.

• Train and mentor payroll specialists or analysts, ensuring team alignment with best practices and company policies.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to streamline workflows and enhance employee experience related to payroll operations.

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 exceptions.

In California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $100,900.00 - $161,100.00 annually. This base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations. In Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont the standard base pay range for this role is $95,900.00 - $153,100.00 annually. The base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations.

In 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

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 5+ years of payroll experience, with 3+ years managing Workday Payroll in a multi-state environment.

• Strong understanding of multi-state payroll laws, tax withholdings, and compliance regulations.

• Demonstrated experience managing or contributing to system implementations, upgrades, or process improvement projects.

• Proven leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to partner across departments and levels of the organization.

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation

Preferred Qualification

• Experience with Workday integrations (HRIS, timekeeping, and accounting systems).

• Familiarity with Canadian or global payroll.

• Proficiency with Excel and payroll analytics.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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 customers 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 that's reshaping an industry and helping more people make home a reality.

Zillow is honored to be recognized among the best workplaces in the country. Zillow was named one of FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2025, and included on the PEOPLE Companies That Care® 2025 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.