SEATTLE, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ: Z and ZG), which is transforming the way people buy,
sell, rent and finance homes, today announced its plan to hire more
than 2,000 employees nationwide in 2021, increasing its total
workforce by approximately 40%. This significant hiring goal was
sparked by a year of impressive growth across the business and a
historic year in the real estate industry.
The majority of the new or coming-soon roles in tech, mortgage
and loans, product and software development and more are
categorized as remote and hybrid positions -- open to applicants
across the country. New roles also include a mix of in-office and
field roles. Many of these positions are now open and accepting
applicants through the Zillow Careers site.
Zillow was an early leader in the future of work as one of the
first companies to announce an extended work-from-home option for
thousands of employees last year. Zillow has since officially
launched its Distributed Workforce Model, which offers current and
prospective employees roles in an office, field, remote or hybrid
format. This model provides employees myriad benefits, including
the flexibility to more easily balance personal and professional
responsibilities and to work where they are most comfortable and
productive -- whether that is in one of Zillow's offices or
remotely.
"While we boldly reimagine how to buy and sell homes for today's
digitally minded customer, Zillow is seizing the opportunity to
reimagine how we work," says Dan
Spaulding, chief people officer at Zillow. "Our Distributed
Workforce Model is a more inclusive, more personalized, more
flexible, more efficient way of working. We are broadening our
pipelines to attract more underrepresented talent and are providing
career development opportunities that may have not otherwise
existed for our employees."
Zillow's Distributed Workforce Model also incited a
transformation of traditional onboarding practices, which resulted
in Zillow successfully onboarding close to 1,500 employees remotely
since March 2020, roughly 28% of its current workforce. New
practices like a "Virtual New Hire Open House" and a New Hire Slack
channel are among some of the many initiatives Zillow has put in
place to support new employees. Zillow is committed to
reimagining traditional recruiting and working norms and being a
leader in the future of flexible work to meet its ambitious hiring
goal for 2021.
Today's hiring announcement comes on the heels of Zillow's
inclusion in two prestigious workplace indexes, the Bloomberg
Gender Equality Index and the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate
Equality Index. Both lists gave Zillow high marks for advancing
policies and benefits that ensure equality for employees and their
families and fostering a workplace in which all employees
thrive.
About Zillow Group:
Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z and
ZG) is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life's
next chapter.
As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates
offer customers an on-demand experience for selling, buying,
renting or financing with transparency and nearly seamless
end-to-end service. Zillow Offers® buys and sells homes directly in
dozens of markets across the country, allowing sellers control over
their timeline. Zillow Home Loans™, our affiliate lender, provides
our customers with an easy option to get pre-approved and secure
financing for their next home purchase. Zillow recently launched
Zillow Homes, Inc., a licensed brokerage entity, to streamline
Zillow Offers transactions.
Zillow Group's brands, affiliates and subsidiaries include
Zillow®; Zillow Offers®; Zillow Premier Agent®; Zillow Home Loans™;
Zillow Closing Services™; Zillow Homes, Inc.; Trulia®; Out East®;
StreetEasy® and HotPads®. Zillow Home Loans, LLC is an Equal
Housing Lender, NMLS #10287 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org).
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