Best place I've worked - Principal Product Manager Zillow Employee Review

5.0
7 Jun 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Perfect balance of start-up culture with big-company respect for optimizing for longevity (great culture, work/life balance). Spencer is a great leader and inspires greatness in others. Market leader but doesn't act in the risk-averse way you might expect. Location can't be beat.

Cons

Rapidly growing and feeling growing pains of having to build better systems for communication and collaboration. (but this seems well-recognized and we're working on it)

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Zillow Response
7y
Thank you for your comments and your enthusiasm for Zillow Group and the great work and culture you are helping create. As we grow and reach various levels of success, we certainly need to be mindful of the need to invest in clear and consistent communication and not becoming complacent or afraid to take calculated risks. Hopefully you see our willingness and embracing of that challenge with the things we are doing on the business and supporting our great culture. Again, thanks for all you do to make Zillow Group successful and adding to our culture.

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5.0
2 May 2026
Anonymous intern
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Pros

Very collaborative team, encouraging team members and managers. Great experience overall.

Cons

Because most people work remote, sometimes it can be hard to meet immediately to chat.

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Zillow Response
1mo
Thank you for sharing your experience as an intern at Zillow. We’re glad to hear that your team felt collaborative and supportive, and that your managers helped create a positive environment overall. We also appreciate your perspective on remote work and the challenges that can sometimes come with connecting quickly in a distributed environment. Feedback like yours helps us continue improving how teams stay connected through Cloud HQ.
3.0
8 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You can make good money here.

Cons

In sales, job can change often. For example: I was making good money and excelling because I am a relationship Sales person. Then they changed it to where you get the sale, and instead of being able to grow that account via that relationship you just broke into, you have to pass it to an account manager and go back to cold/robo calling. You "book" of business you recive to prospect from is a lottery. I received a book of prospects/accounts that most of the were low income, or senior living properties. They don't have a budget and have a line of renter on a waitlist. No way to convince them to spend money on advertising but you still have the same quota.

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Zillow Response
1mo
Thank you for sharing such a detailed perspective. We understand that frequent changes to roles, account ownership and business priorities can have a real impact on relationship-building and the day-to-day experience in sales. We’re glad to hear compensation was a positive part of your time at Zillow, and we appreciate you being candid about where the model and structure felt frustrating. Feedback like yours helps us better understand how these changes are experienced across teams as the business evolves.
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