Principal Product Manager, Design Systems, Accessibility

Zillow

. Define and lead product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Zillow’s design systems .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $182,100 - $290,900 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management with a focus on design systems and accessibility, leveraging data-driven insights to inform strategy and improve product performance. Capable of leading cross-functional teams and aligning stakeholders on complex product decisions while prioritizing accessibility and AI-enabled development.

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Product ManagementDesign Systems LeadershipAccessibility ExpertiseAI FluencyData-Driven Decision Making

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Hard Skills

Product StrategyDesign System DevelopmentAccessibility Standards (WCAG 2.2 Level AA)Data AnalysisTechnical Fluency

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationInfluencing Without AuthorityBuilding Alignment

Tools & Technologies

AI-Enabled Development ToolsAutomated Accessibility ChecksProduct Health Measurement Tools

Industry Keywords

Digital AccessibilityInclusive DesignProduct Performance MetricsCross-Functional Collaboration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and lead product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Zillow’s design systems
Define and mature data, success metrics, and measurement for product performance and customer and business value
Prioritize investments across capabilities, adoption, system quality, support, accessibility, technical investment, and scalability
Monitor design-system practices, accessibility standards, and AI-enabled development and translate changes into roadmap decisions
Understand how designers, engineers, and product managers use foundational systems, including workflows, needs, and friction points
Use customer discovery, adoption data, and product-health insights to inform roadmap decisions
Identify adoption barriers and prioritize product, tooling, workflow, and enablement improvements
Lead alignment across Design, Engineering, Product, and senior stakeholders
Define product strategy for accessibility systems, tooling, and product-health capabilities
Develop accessibility health observability, tooling, and integrations
Evolve automated accessibility checks, audits, and remediation systems
Identify systemic accessibility issues and determine when to solve them centrally
Partner with the Principal Program Manager for Accessibility on scalable product investments
Evolve design systems and accessibility standards for AI-enabled workflows
Partner across Design Tech, Engineering, and DevEx to shape AI-enabled systems and tooling
Evaluate AI-enabled workflows’ effects on adoption, accessibility, quality, and efficiency

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of product management or relevant experience
Led complex design systems, platforms, internal tools, or other horizontal products across multiple teams for 3+ years
Technical fluency to understand complex systems and navigate technical trade-offs
Commitment to accessible, inclusive digital products and motivation to deepen accessibility expertise
Strong product judgment and ability to synthesize complex, ambiguous inputs into clear product direction, strategy, priorities, and trade-offs
Experience using product data and measurement to understand performance, demonstrate customer and business value, and guide investment decisions
Clear communication with working teams and senior leaders
Ability to build alignment on complex decisions and influence partners and roadmaps without direct authority
Strong AI fluency and use of AI to improve product-management work
Understanding of how AI is changing product development
Nice-to-have: demonstrated expertise in design systems, including product-managing strategy, adoption, governance, and evolution
Nice-to-have: demonstrated experience advancing digital accessibility, including applying WCAG 2.2 Level AA
Nice-to-have: experience driving adoption of internal platforms or systems across distributed teams
Nice-to-have: experience with AI-enabled development tools, MCPs, AI skills, agents, evaluation systems, or related emerging technologies

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location
Remote work from a physical location of choice
Flexible work from wherever employees are most productive through Cloud HQ
Accommodation support for disabilities or special needs
Equal employment opportunity and inclusive workplace commitment