Darren Murph

About Darren Murph

Named an “oracle of remote work” by CNBC and included in The Forbes Future of Work 50, I currently lead Cloud HQ Experience at Zillow. A visionary in organizational design, I thrive at the intersection of people, culture, operations, marketing, employer branding, and communication. I advise leaders who are building and scaling remote teams/transformations. Prior to joining Zillow, I served as GitLab\'s Head of Remote. GitLab is the world’s largest all-remote company, with over 1,700 team members in 60+ countries with no company-owned offices- Guinness World Record holder: planet\'s most prolific professional blogger - Established GitLab as a remote work pioneer in mainstream press - Scaled GitLab to become the world’s first fully remote company to IPO in 2021 [NASDAQ: GTLB]- First-ever host of a public listing day livestream at NASDAQ - Co-developed organizational design case studies at Harvard Business School and INSEAD - Launched TeamOps: an operating model that helps teams maximize productivity, flexibility, and autonomy by managing decisions, information, and tasks more efficiently - Advise and invest in global startups and serve as a remote work transformation consultant (Vistaprint, Cleveland Clinic, Shopify, Equi, Levels Health, Loom, Akooda, Luna Park, Dropbox, Alamanac, and more)- I\'m a published author, penning \'Living The Remote Dream,’ GitLab’s Remote Playbook, as well as ‘iPad Secrets’ and ‘iPhone Secrets’ through John Wiley & Sons, Inc. I\'m a people-first advisor, culture champion, storyteller, and mentor. I am a content and communications-focused executive who speaks design, business and analytics. As an adoptive dad, I advocate for others to be able to work from anywhere and savor moments with family. I hope to leave a legacy of change, empowering more people and companies to work remotely in locales that fulfill their soul. My work and interviews are featured in Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, WIRED, TechCrunch, The Telegraph, Crunchbase, CNBC, Cheddar, Business Insider, Forbes, CNN, Engadget, The Points Guy, Gear Patrol, Entrepreneur, Popular Science, Oprah.com, Gadling, Thrillist, and Quartz. I have appeared on ABC, PBS, CTV, France’s TF1 and NBC television and radio programs.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Cloud Hq Experience

   Zillow

   Jul 2024 — Present

   Leading the Cloud HQ Experience team at Zillow. We\'re setting the standard for excellence in workplace culture + distributed work.

Education

• North Carolina State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

  2003 — 2006

• Campbell University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business/Commerce, General

  2006 — 2008