HR Compliance Program Lead - Remote

ZINC Zillow, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 91,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Zillow is seeking a Program Manager, HR Compliance to strengthen our HR compliance program across an expanding portfolio of programs. You will monitor employment regulations across U.S.

federal, state, and international jurisdictions and develop standards, playbooks, and controls for operational teams. Collaborating with People, Legal, and regional HR, you will own documentation, risk mapping, audit readiness, and governance, and you will translate complex requirements into actionable guidance

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in HR compliance, employment law operations, or a related field with direct exposure to compliance program management.
• Working knowledge of U.S. employment laws and regulatory frameworks, including FLSA, EEO, FCRA, and related requirements.
• Experience with compliance risk identification, gap assessment, or audit coordination.
• Demonstrated ability to manage HR policy governance processes, including review cycles, version control, and legal alignment.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with a track record of managing multiple concurrent compliance programs.
• Experience with Workday or a comparable HRIS.

Responsibilities

• Monitor new and emerging employment regulations across U.S. federal, state, and international jurisdictions.
• Develop and maintain a compliance register and ownership mapping, ensuring risks and obligations are documented, assigned, and tracked.
• Develop and maintain compliance playbooks and operating standards that serve as the authoritative reference for operational teams executing programs.
• Support international employment compliance governance across multiple jurisdictions, partnering with regional HR and People Legal on country-specific regulatory obligations.
• Maintain audit-ready compliance controls and documentation across the program portfolio; coordinate internal and external audit activity, owning documentation standards, evidence organization, and audit response coordination in partnership with People Legal.
• Support preparation and submission of statutory government reports, including mandated federal and state workforce filings.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and advisory resource for stakeholder teams on compliance requirements.
• Establish and communicate the compliance guardrails that operational teams execute against, ensuring consistent application of standards across programs.
• Support development and implementation of actionable, accessible guidance.
• Contribute to compliance education efforts, helping stakeholders understand the intent and practical application of requirements.

Skills

HR compliance

Regulatory monitoring

Risk assessment

Policy governance

Project management

Audit coordination

Tools

Workday

Job description

Zillow is seeking a Program Manager, HR Compliance to strengthen our HR compliance program across an expanding portfolio of programs. You will monitor employment regulations across U.S.

federal, state, and international jurisdictions and develop standards, playbooks, and controls for operational teams. Collaborating with People, Legal, and regional HR, you will own documentation, risk mapping, audit readiness, and governance, and you will translate complex requirements into actionable guidance