.Senior Research Operations Program ManagerAbout the teamThe Research Operations team sits within a multidisciplinary team of researchers, Zillow Research & Insights (ZRI), which includes Customer and Partner Insights Strategists, UX Researchers, Behavioral Scientists, and Population Scientists. We all play a significant role within the greater product and marketing organizations. ZRI sits within Zillow Experience Design (ZxD), a fast-paced, collaborative, and driven product design team.We build useful, usable, and innovative experiences for Zillow customers. These experiences live across web, mobile, and internal software platforms and we are deeply focused on ensuring quality across every touchpoint!Our team cares deeply about solving problems for real people – customers, co-workers, and everyone else. We seek to make everything a little better than we found it. We're a tight-knit, fun-loving, and upbeat group and we're excited to grow our Research Operations team with this role!About the roleThe Senior Research Operations Program Manager will develop and be responsible for researcher enablement programs, helping everyone on the team do the best work of their careers through impact, scale, and efficiencies.This role works closely with research, design, product management, marketing, engineering, and data science. You will spend the majority of your time completing operational tasks while supporting the evolution and growth of the Research Ops function at Zillow.Some key areas that this role will focus on:Recruiting Center of Excellence: Establish and lead participant sourcing processes across participant profiles and qualitative and quantitative methods with a focus on researcher efficiency (and alignment with compliance requirements)User List Management: Develop, implement, and own user list processes across Zillow Research + Insights in partnership with Data Science and Marketing Operations; drive adoption, establish feedback loops, continuous process iteration, and resolve challengesPanel Management: Consolidate and manage two B2B partner research participant panelsMetrics: Track health/utility of different recruiting methods, all-up record keeping of studies completed, participants recruited, etc.Tool Management: Manage ZRI's research tool suite, including access and use administration, maintenance of best practices documentation, and tooling strategyOperational Excellence: Support operationalizing the mission and principles of the Research & Insights team; project manage special initiatives and work groupsTo be successful in this role, you'll need a good balance of strategy and tactical execution, sharp communication skills and the ability to collaborate widely across the business.You will get to:Lead the portfolio of researcher enablement programs