# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001617553
**File Stem:** 0001617553-26-000017
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 28159
**Document Hash:** 436db21802b1261ac0262158911cc790
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001617553-26-000017.hdr.sgml**: 20260225

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001617553-26-000017

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260225

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260225

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260225

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ZIPRECRUITER, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001617553
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 272976158
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-293741
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26678959

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3000 OCEAN PARK BLVD., SUITE 3000
- **CITY:** SANTA MONICA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90405
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 877-252-1062

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3000 OCEAN PARK BLVD., SUITE 3000
- **CITY:** SANTA MONICA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90405

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2026** 

**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM S-8** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

**UNDER** 

**THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933** 

**ZipRecruiter, Inc.** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **27-2976158** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.) |
| **3000 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 3000**<br>**Santa Monica, CA 90405**<br>**(877) 252-1062**<br> (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | **3000 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 3000**<br>**Santa Monica, CA 90405**<br>**(877) 252-1062**<br> (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |

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**2021 Equity Incentive Plan**

**2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan**

(Full titles of the plans)

**Ryan Sakamoto**

**Chief Legal Officer**

**ZipRecruiter, Inc.**

**3000 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 3000**

**Santa Monica, CA 90405**

**(877) 252-1062**

(Name and address of agent for service) (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

***Please send copies of all communications to:***

**Kevin C. Reyes**

**Latham & Watkins LLP**

**12670 High Bluff Drive**

**San Diego, CA 92130**

**(858) 523-5400**

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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|:---|:---|
| Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☒ |
| Non-accelerated filer ☐ | Smaller reporting company ☐ |
| | Emerging growth company ☐ |

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

**Registration of Additional Shares**

**Pursuant to General Instruction E**

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, ZipRecruiter, Inc. (the "***Registrant***") is filing this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "***Commission***") to register 13,632,690 additional shares of Class A common stock under the Registrant's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and 2,194,909 additional shares of Class A common stock under the Registrant's 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan pursuant to the provisions of those plans providing for an automatic annual increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under such plans. This Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant's previous registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on <u>[February 28, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755324000016/forms-8xfeb2024.htm)</u> (Registration No. 333-277462), <u>[February 27, 2023](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755323000008/forms-8xfeb2023.htm)</u> (Registration No. 333-270073), <u>[March 3, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755322000013/forms-8xmarch32022.htm)</u> (Registration No. 333-263261), and <u>[May 14, 2021](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021010364/ziprecruiter-formsx8.htm)</u> (Registration No. 333-256155). In accordance with the instructional note of Part I of Form S-8 as

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promulgated by the Commission, the information specified by Part I of Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement.

**PART II** 

**Information Required in the Registration Statement** 

**Item 3. <u>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</u>.** 

The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "***Securities Act***"), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "***Exchange Act***"), are incorporated herein by reference:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

(a) the Registrant's Annual Report on <u>[Form 10-K](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001617553/000161755326000016/zip-20251231.htm)</u> for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Commission on February 25, 2026;

(b) the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on <u>[February](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755326000004/zip-20260205.htm)[10](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755326000004/zip-20260205.htm)[, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755326000004/zip-20260205.htm)</u> and <u>[February 25, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755326000015/zip-20260223.htm)</u> (other than information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01); and

(c) the description of the Registrant's Class A common stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on <u>[Form 8-A](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021009829/form8-a12b51121.htm)</u> (Registration No. 001-40406) filed with the Commission on May 11, 2021 under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement (excluding any documents or portions of such documents that are furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K and any exhibits included with such Items) and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment, which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents, except as to specific sections of such documents as set forth therein. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document, which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement.

**Item 6. <u>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</u>.** 

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and officers under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations. The terms of Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law are sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act.

As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains provisions that eliminate the personal liability of its directors and officers for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as a director, except liability for the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (regarding unlawful dividends and stock purchases); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

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As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant's amended and restated bylaws provide that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to very limited exceptions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Registrant may indemnify its other employees and agents as set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to very limited exceptions; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the rights conferred in the restated bylaws are not exclusive.

The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its current directors and executive officers to provide these directors and executive officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in the Registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections. The indemnification provisions in the Registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws, and the indemnification agreements entered into between the Registrant and each of its directors and executive officers may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant's directors and executive officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

The Registrant currently carries liability insurance for its directors and officers.

**Item 8. <u>Exhibits</u>.** 

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit**<br>**Number** | **Exhibit Description** | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Filed Herewith** |
| **Exhibit**<br>**Number** | **Exhibit Description** | **Form** | **File No.** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** | **Filed Herewith** |
| 3.1 | <u>[Sixth Amended and](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755324000046/ex31-sixthamendedandrestat.htm)</u> <u>[Restated Certificate of Incorporation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755324000046/ex31-sixthamendedandrestat.htm)[, as amended](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755324000046/ex31-sixthamendedandrestat.htm)[.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755324000046/ex31-sixthamendedandrestat.htm)</u> | 10-Q | 001-40406 | 3.1 | 8/07/2024 |  |
| 3.2 | <u>[Amended and Restated Bylaws.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755323000014/ex31-amendedandrestatedbyl.htm)</u> | 8-K | 001-40406 | 3.1 | 4/27/2023 |  |
| 4.1 | <u>[Form of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock Certificate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021007473/exhibit41-sx1.htm)</u>. | S-1 | 333-255488 | 4.1 | 4/23/2021 |  |
| 4.2 | <u>[Form of the Registrant's Class B Common Stock Certificate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021010364/exhibit46-sx8.htm)</u>. | S-8 | 333-256155 | 4.6 | 5/14/2021 |  |
| 4.3 | <u>[2021 Equity Incentive Plan and the forms of award agreements thereunder](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021010364/exhibit49-sx8.htm)</u>. | S-8 | 333-256155 | 4.9 | 5/14/2021 |  |
| 4.4 | <br><u>[2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021007473/exhibit105-sx1.htm)</u>. | S-1 | 333-255488 | 10.5 | 4/23/2021 |  |
| 5.1 | <u>[Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP.](zip-sx8february2026xex51op.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  | X |
| 23.1 | <u>[Consent of](zip-sx8february2026xex51op.htm)[Latham & Watkins](zip-sx8february2026xex51op.htm)[LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).](zip-sx8february2026xex51op.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  | X |
| 23.2 | <u>[Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.](ex232ziprecruiterfy25conse.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  | X |
| 24.1 | <u>[Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration statement)](#ia1516cff78c349c8ade46e6d6ed92bff_7)</u>. |  |  |  |  | X |
| 107.1 | <u>[Filing Fee Table.](exfilingfees.htm)</u> |  |  |  |  | X |

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**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Monica, State of California, on this 25th day of February, 2026.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **ZIPRECRUITER, INC.** | **ZIPRECRUITER, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ Ian Siegel |
|  | Ian Siegel |
|  | Chief Executive Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Ryan Sakamoto, Timothy Yarbrough and David Travers, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with the full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ Ian Siegel | Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>*(Principal Executive Officer)* | February 25, 2026 |
| Ian Siegel | Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>*(Principal Executive Officer)* | February 25, 2026 |
| /s/ Timothy Yarbrough | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer<br>*(Principal Financial Officer)* | February 25, 2026 |
| Timothy Yarbrough | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer<br>*(Principal Financial Officer)* | February 25, 2026 |
| /s/ Lora Bartolome | Senior Vice President, Accounting and Controller<br>*(Principal Accounting Officer)* | February 25, 2026 |
| Lora Bartolome | Senior Vice President, Accounting and Controller<br>*(Principal Accounting Officer)* | February 25, 2026 |
| /s/ Brie Carere | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Brie Carere | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| /s/ Mike Gupta | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Mike Gupta | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| /s/ Cipora Herman | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Cipora Herman | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| /s/ Blake Irving | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Blake Irving | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| /s/ Emily McEvilly | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Emily McEvilly | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| /s/ Jennifer Saenz | Director | February 25, 2026 |
| Jennifer Saenz | Director | February 25, 2026 |

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## Ex-Filing

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **ZIPRECRUITER, INC.**  |

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| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Class Title**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Calculation Rule**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount Registered**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Rate**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Class A Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share | Other | 13632690 | $1.87 | $25493130.30 | 0.0001381 | $3520.60 |
| 2 | Equity | Class A Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share | Other | 2194909 | $1.59 | $3489905.31 | 0.0001381 | $481.96 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $28983035.61  |  | $4002.56  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $4002.56  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Offering Note** <br>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>1</sup> Note 1.a.: Applies to offering lines 1 and 2. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement on Form S-8 shall cover any additional shares of the common stock of ZipRecruiter, Inc. (the "Registrant") that become issuable under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2021 Plan") and the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant's common stock. Note 1.b.: Represents additional shares of the Registrant's common stock that became or may become issuable for issuance under the 2021 Plan resulting from the automatic annual increase pursuant to the provision of the 2021 Plan that sets forth the number of authorized shares reserved and available for issuance thereunder. Note 1.c.: Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock as reported on The New York Stock Exchange on February 18, 2026.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>2</sup> Note 2.a.: Represents additional shares of the Registrant's common stock that became or may become issuable for issuance under the Purchase Plan resulting from the automatic annual increase pursuant to the provision of the Purchase Plan that sets forth the number of authorized shares reserved and available for issuance thereunder. Note 2.b.: Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock as reported on The New York Stock Exchange on February 18, 2026. Under the Purchase Plan, the purchase price of a share of common stock is equal to 85% of the fair market value of the Registrant's common stock on the offering date or the purchase date, whichever is less.

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| **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

12670 High Bluff Drive

San Diego, California 92130

Tel: +1.858.523.5400 Fax: +1.858.523.5450

www.lw.com

FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES

Austin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Milan

Beijing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Munich

Boston&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;New York

Brussels&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Orange County

Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paris

Dubai&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Riyadh

Düsseldorf&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;San Diego

Frankfurt&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;San Francisco

Hamburg&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Seoul

Hong Kong&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Silicon Valley

Houston&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Singapore

London&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tel Aviv

Los Angeles&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tokyo

Madrid&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Washington, D.C.

![image_1.jpg](image_1.jpg)

February 25, 2026

ZipRecruiter, Inc.

3000 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 3000

Santa Monica, California 90405

Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Registration Statement on Form S-8</u>

To the addressees set forth above:

We have acted as special counsel to ZipRecruiter, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "***Company***"), in connection with the registration by the Company of an aggregate of 15,827,599 shares of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share (the "***Shares***"), which includes (i) 13,632,690 shares issuable under the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the "***2021 Plan***") and (ii) 2,194,909 shares issuable under the Company's 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (together with the 2021 Plan, the "***Plans***").

The Shares are included in a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "***Act***"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "***Commission***") on February 25, 2026 (the "***Registration Statement***"). This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issuance of the Shares.

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**February 25, 2026**<br>**Page 2**<br>

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As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "***DGCL***") and we express no opinion with respect to any other laws.

In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies.

Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, when the Shares shall have been duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar therefor in the name or on behalf of the recipients and have been issued by the Company against payment therefor in the circumstances contemplated by the Plans, assuming in each case that the individual issuances, grants or awards under the Plans are duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and duly issued, granted or awarded and exercised in accordance with the requirements of law and the Plans (and the agreements and awards duly adopted thereunder and in accordance therewith), the issuance and sale of the Shares will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the DGCL.

This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

Sincerely,

/s/ Latham & Watkins LLP

## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2**

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of ZipRecruiter, Inc. of our report dated February 25, 2026 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in ZipRecruiter, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

<br>Los Angeles, California<br>February 25, 2026

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