Senior Talent Intelligence Analyst

Zillow’s Talent Intelligence team provides objective external market research and intelligence to inform talent, workforce, and organizational decisions. We serve as internal consultants to executives and leaders, bringing a vital “outside-in” perspective to complex business questions. Our engagements may include talent and skills market analysis, competitive and organizational intelligence, leadership research, location strategy, and emerging workforce trends. By translating external data into clear implications and recommendations, we help Zillow’s leadership make more informed decisions in a distributed, CloudHQ environment. As a Senior Talent Intelligence Analyst, you are a strategic research partner to Zillow’s leadership, owning the team’s most complex and highest-visibility engagements. You sit at the intersection of external market intelligence and business strategy, helping leaders frame ambiguous questions, understand relevant market dynamics, and evaluate potential paths forward. You will design and lead a range of research engagements across evolving talent, workforce, and organizational priorities, bringing sound judgment, analytical rigor, and clear recommendations with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

Lead complex, ambiguous Talent Intelligence engagements from initial scoping through executive delivery, determining the appropriate research approach, data sources, analysis, and outputs for each business question; Build external market intelligence across a range of evolving topics, which may include talent and skills markets, competitive and organizational insights, leadership profiles, location strategy, and broader workforce trends; Use advanced intelligence tools and diverse external sources to identify market patterns, benchmarks, risks, and opportunities relevant to Zillow’s talent and organizational priorities; Conduct competitive and organizational research to help leaders understand how other companies build, structure, scale, and evolve their teams and capabilities; Translate complex quantitative and qualitative research into clear implications, options, and recommendations that support informed decision-making; Synthesize findings into executive-ready narratives, briefings, and visualizations, presenting directly to VPs and senior stakeholders; Act as a strategic thought partner to executives, business leaders, and Talent Acquisition, advising on how external intelligence can inform both near- and long-term priorities; Help evolve the Talent Intelligence function by identifying new use cases, methodologies, data sources, tools, and offerings while mentoring and raising the bar for the broader team.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in talent intelligence, market research, management consulting, or a high-level recruitment strategy role, including experience independently owning complex, ambiguous projects end-to-end; Use generative AI, advanced intelligence platforms, and diverse external sources to identify market patterns, benchmarks, risks, and opportunities; You have a “detective” mindset and know how to combine intelligence tools, public information, and sound research judgment to answer ambiguous, high-stakes business and talent questions; You can distill complex research into high-level themes and narratives that resonate with C-suite and executive audiences; You have a high bar for data integrity and are comfortable navigating large, diverse datasets to find clear, actionable insights; You build trust by providing objective, high-quality research that helps leaders solve complex organizational problems; You are an experienced, credible partner to senior stakeholders, able to manage up and negotiate scope without formal authority; You enjoy mentoring and developing the skills of less experienced analysts.

Benefits

Equity awards