Ziprecruiter appoints Jeffrey Liaw to board

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 29, 2026, Emily McEvilly notified ZipRecruiter, Inc. (the "Company") of her decision to resign from the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), including from the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, effective immediately. Ms. McEvilly's resignation did not result from any disagreement with the Company on any matters relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

On October 29, 2026, the Board appointed Jeffrey Liaw to fill the vacancy resulting from Ms. McEvilly's resignation. The Board has determined that Mr. Liaw is an "independent director" as defined in the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. Effective immediately, Mr. Liaw will serve as a Class III director to hold office for a term expiring at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, which is the next stockholder meeting at which Class III directors will be elected.

There are no family relationships, as defined in Item 401 or Regulation S-K, between Mr. Liaw and any of the Company's executive officers or directors¹ or persons nominated or chosen to become directors or officers. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Liaw and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Liaw was selected as a director¹. Mr. Liaw is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Jeffrey Liaw served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Copart, Inc., a global online vehicle auction company, from April 2024 to July 2026², as Co-Chief Executive Officer from April 2022 to April 2024, as President and Chief Executive Officer North America from February 2021 to April 2022, as President from September 2019 to January 2021, and as Chief Financial Of

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 2, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Liaw to the Board.^{3 3}A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K³.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Description

99.1 Press Release, dated November 2, 2026.

104 The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL⁴.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

ZIPRECRUITER, INC.

Date: November 2, 2026 By: /s/ Carmen Chan

Carmen Chan

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer