Incident Manager

Zillow

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Work type
Remote
Location
United States
Salary
$106,600–$170,400 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
28 days ago
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Below market

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This role pays less than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $154,188–$211,200 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $138k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

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About Zillow

Zillow Group is a leading real estate and rental marketplace providing consumers with data, tools, and services to find, buy, sell, rent, and finance homes, and connecting buyers with agents and lenders. Industry: Real Estate Technology & Marketplace

Zillow currently has 49 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $164,400–$262,600 across 40 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Incident Manager

The Incident Manager joins the team responsible for strengthening production incident management through operational discipline and improved tooling. This role involves independently managing small- to mid-scale incidents while supporting senior managers during high-severity events. Key responsibilities include leading incident response from detection through mitigation, facilitating calls, defining ownership, and maintaining real-time documentation. The individual will deliver clear updates to technical and non-technical stakeholders and support Root Cause Analysis by gathering data to identify trends and improve workflows. Required skills include experience in incident management, SRE, or technical operations, along with exceptional communication and judgment. The role utilizes structured incident management processes, triage, and escalation paths. Candidates may use tools like Rootly, PagerDuty, or ServiceNow to support distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.

What you'll do

  • Lead non-trivial production incidents from initial detection through final mitigation.
  • Facilitate incident calls to define clear ownership, priorities, and next steps.
  • Execute established incident management workflows, runbooks, and escalation paths.
  • Deliver clear and concise updates to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Maintain accurate, real-time documentation of incident timelines and actions.
  • Support Root Cause Analysis by gathering data and documenting contributing factors.
  • Identify trends and opportunities to improve incident workflows and team processes.
  • Track follow-up actions from retrospectives to completion.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in incident management, SRE, or technical operations.
  • 3 years of experience with a Master's degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Proven experience coordinating responses to production incidents or operational events.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences.
  • Demonstrated sound judgment and prioritization in high-pressure or ambiguous situations.
  • Familiarity with structured incident management processes and RCA practices.
  • Experience with incident management/on-call tooling such as Rootly, PagerDuty, or ServiceNow (preferred).
  • Exposure to distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or large-scale applications (preferred).

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