About Ancestry:
When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person’s story is important. Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, connects everyone with their past so they can discover, preserve, and share their unique family stories. With our unparalleled collection of more than 65 billion records, over 3.5 million subscribers, and over 27 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Over the past 40 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving, and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families.
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Our Content organization is looking for a highly organized and proactive Project Manager to join our team on a contractual basis for 12 months. Each year, we digitize hundreds of millions of historical records from diverse sources - transforming them into rich, searchable collections that empower our customers to uncover meaningful discoveries about their past.
As a Project Manager, you will report to the Director of Content Project Management & Analytics. You will oversee the full lifecycle of complex digitization projects - from scoping through to delivery - partnering with internal production teams and external archives to ensure successful, timely, and high-quality outcomes. You'll present regular updates on project progress to stakeholders, senior leadership, and the broader Content team so strong communication skills are essential. To be successful, you need to be a self-starter, able to identify and resolve issues, collaborating with technical and operational teams to remove blockers and maintain quality.
40 hours per week, 8AM to 5PM with an hour off for lunch
Travel Requirements: Infrequent travel may be required to visit an archive. Quarterly travel to the Lehi office for 3 days at a time will be required.
Hybrid. Would need to be able to travel to Lehi at a minimum on 3 consecutive days per quarter, but once a week in office is preferred.
Compensation will be $30.55 to 40.73 per hr. DOE
What you will do
• Lead and manage a large portfolio of concurrent digitization projects, balancing priorities and timelines.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with internal teams-including production, QA, publishing, and engineering-to align on scope, milestones, and delivery standards.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external archive partners and vendors, representing Ancestry with professionalism and care.
• Plan and track project timelines, budgets, and deliverables; obtain initial approvals and maintain momentum through to completion.
• Review and interpret historical records to inform project planning and data structuring, balancing archive expectations with internal requirements.
• Contribute to process improvements and ensure documentation and tracking tools are accurate and up to date.
• Embrace technological advances
Who you are
• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 years of experience in Project Management.
• Passion for history, genealogy, and delivering a great customer experience.
• Meticulously organized, able to manage large volumes of detail using modern project tracking tools and systems.
• Diplomatic and collaborative, with proven ability to manage competing priorities and navigate differing viewpoints.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
· Strategic thinker and able to propose multiple viable solutions when questions or obstacles arise.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel; familiarity with project management platforms (e.g., Workfront) is a plus.
• Remote candidates will be considered, but it is preferable to have a candidate that can work at least one day a week in person at the Lehi, Utah office.
Additional Information:
Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law. For candidates who live in San Francisco, CA, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ancestry will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Ancestry is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ancestry via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ancestry. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Ancestry as a result of the referral or through other means.
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What We Do
Ancestry is the global leader in family history and consumer genomics. Every day, around the world, we help curious people like you embark on journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives.
With our unparalleled collection of more than 40 billion records from more than 80 countries and 23+ million people in our growing DNA network, Ancestry helps customers discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives.
For 40 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving and sharing their story.
Why Work With Us
When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person’s story is important. We believe that by discovering the struggles and triumphs of our past, we can foster deeper bonds and more meaningful connections among families and communities.
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