Senior Counsel, Industry Data & Licensing

Zillow; United States; Remote; USD 156,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Job summary

Zillow Group seeks a strategic, commercially minded attorney to shape how we acquire, license, and operationalize industry data. You will negotiate with MLSs, brokerages, and partners, advise product and engineering on data licenses and governance, and help scale AI-enabled products with compliant data use.

You will work across Industry, Product, Engineering, and Operations to translate complex data rights into practical guidance, balancing business goals, regulatory risk, and user experience.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience with a national or regional law firm or in-house legal department, with meaningful commercial transactions or data licensing experience.
• Experience at an MLS, brokerage, real estate trade association, or prop tech company strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead or materially support structuring, drafting, negotiation, and management of strategic agreements with MLSs, brokerages, franchisors, and other industry partners.
• Advise on deal strategy, commercial structure, and risk tradeoffs from concept through execution and ongoing relationship management.
• Help develop negotiation strategies, positions, and playbooks balancing commercial objectives, legal risk, and operational feasibility.

Skills

Commercial transactions

Data licensing

Contract negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal advisory

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Zillow Group seeks a strategic, commercially minded attorney to shape how we acquire, license, and operationalize industry data. You will negotiate with MLSs, brokerages, and partners, advise product and engineering on data licenses and governance, and help scale AI-enabled products with compliant data use.

You will work across Industry, Product, Engineering, and Operations to translate complex data rights into practical guidance, balancing business goals, regulatory risk, and user experience.