Avi Kopparthi

About Avi Kopparthi

As Vice President, HR at Zillow, I lead global functions across Total Rewards, HR M&A and International Expansion, and Strategic Business Partnering. With over 15 years of experience, I specialize in aligning people strategy with business transformation across fast-paced industries, including life sciences, retail, tech, and real estate.Throughout my career, I’ve led global HR M&A integrations, designed scalable and equitable Total Rewards frameworks, and supported international expansion across three continents. I’ve partnered closely with executive teams to navigate change, structure organizations for scale, and embed culture as a core driver of business performance.I bring a data-informed, people-first approach to every initiative. I focus on balancing strategic foresight with operational execution and have built and led high-performing HR teams that deliver systems supporting global agility and long-term growth.I’m especially passionate about mentoring future HR leaders, shaping equitable workplaces, and contributing to executive forums that reimagine the future of work.If you\'re looking for a voice to contribute to future-forward HR conversations or executive roundtables, I’d love to connect.

Experience

1. Vice President, Human Resources

   Zillow

   Feb 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Zillow is the leading real estate and rental marketplace dedicated to empowering consumers with data, inspiration and knowledge around the place they call home, and connecting them with the best local professionals who can help.Zillow serves the full lifecycle of owning and living in a home: buying, selling, renting, financing, remodeling and more. It starts with Zillow\'s living database of more than 165 million U.S. homes - including homes for sale, homes for rent and homes not currently on the market, as well as Zestimate home values, Rent Zestimates and other home-related information. Zillow operates the most popular suite of mobile real estate apps, with more than two dozen apps across all major platforms.I lead global functions across Total Rewards, HR M&A and International Expansion, and Strategic Business Partnering.Role oversees all aspects of HR management and provides direct HR support to Zillow\'s Chief Operation Officer and Chief Industry Development Officer and their respective leadership teams and includes people management responsibility for a team of 5 direct reports and a total team of 32 human resources professionals.

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  B.A., Organizational Communication

  2004 — 2008

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  M.H.R.I.R., Human Resources & Industrial Relations

  2008 — 2009

Skills

• Behavioral Interviewing
• Onboarding
• Succession Planning
• Performance Management
• Career Management
• Career Development
• Deferred Compensation
• Talent Acquisition
• Organizational Design
• Sales Compensation Design
• Customer Service
• Employee Relations
• Change Management
• Employee Engagement
• Management
• Personnel Management
• Sales Compensation
• Workforce Planning
• College Recruiting
• Human Resources
• Process Improvement
• Talent Management