Senior Program Manager

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, empowers journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives. With our unparalleled collection of more than 40 billion records, over 3 million subscribers and over 23 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.

We are committed to our location flexible work approach, allowing you to choose to work in the nearest office, from your home, or a hybrid of both (subject to location restrictions and roles that are required to be in the office- see the full list of eligible US locations HERE). We will continue to hire and promote beyond the boundaries of our office locations, to enable broadened possibilities for employee diversity.

Together, we work every day to foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, and where our people can be themselves. Every idea and perspective is valued so that our products and services reflect the global and diverse clients we serve. 

Ancestry encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. Passionate about dedicating your work to enriching people’s lives? Join the curious.

Ancestry is looking for a Senior Program Manager to join our Program Management Office (PgMO) and support our Family History Product and Engineering teams. Our Program Managers work closely with product managers, engineers, designers, marketers, world-class scientists, and others as needed to ensure the timely delivery of a series of innovative, cross-functional products and features.  As a Senior Program Manager within the Ancestry PgMO team, you will help the team improve coordination, predictability, and transparency and identify and overcome delivery roadblocks in a complex, cross-functional execution environment. The ideal candidate will demonstrate program management experience and capacity in a multi-disciplinary environment. You will play a huge part in aligning teams and achieving success on mid to large-scale initiatives for Ancestry.

Key responsibilities are to:

• Lead cross-functionally, driving collaboration (UI Design, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Science) to improve feature delivery and overall execution.  

• Ensure timely product and feature delivery by creating and managing processes that improve predictability, identify dependencies early, and promote efficient agile teamwork to address and eliminate impediments.

• Ensure stakeholders understand key dependencies, trade-offs, and impacts on program delivery .  

• Provide clear visibility into initiative status, risks, and business impact to support informed decision-making.

• Align and optimize resources across teams with a clear understanding of requirements enabling them to meet overall program goals and timelines.  

• Oversee and coordinate with marketing on product launch plans.  

• Continuously refine program management and business processes to improve efficiency, improve behaviors, and drive standardization.  

Qualifications (Who You Are):

• Experience: 5 years or equivalent experience in program management or related fields, including diverse backgrounds and experiences.  Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to successfully deliver and launch features and products.

• Agile Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile practices or other project management methodologies are a plus; relevant certifications are a plus.  

• Relationship Building: Effectively develops and maintains relationships with diverse stakeholders across the organization to ensure smooth integration of new processes and programs.

• Adaptability: Flexible and adaptable in response to changing business needs while maintaining work-life balance.

• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly in various formats, adapting style to suit diverse audiences.  Effectively conveys complex concepts and sets clear expectations. Creates open communica