People Analytics 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, 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.
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.

The People Analytics Manager is responsible for developing the analytical rigor that shapes the People Strategy at Ancestry. This role sits at the intersection of data analysis, business strategy, people dynamics and organizational design identifying the patterns and trends that transform how our business makes decisions. The People Analytics Manager partners with HR, Finance, Legal, and Business Leadership to analyze organizational health and provide data-driven recommendations that align with company strategy, market benchmarks, and business needs.

What you will do...

• People Data Analysis: Utilizing data from internal and external resources and applying statistical methods to find patterns in data related to recruitment, attrition, engagement, organizational structure, pay practices and more. Recognize trends in comparison to benchmarks and/or expectations. Ensure data accuracy and completeness

• Connect Data with Business Need and People Strategy:  Partnering with People Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, and Business leadership, identify data trends and incorporate business context to make insightful connections between experience and data.

• Strategic Advisor: Offer practical and in

• formed recommendations to improve policy, workforce planning, talent development, retention, etc. to achieve business goals. Lead ad hoc people analysis from data metric definition, assessment, recommendation, and evaluation.

• Reporting and Visualization: Collect and synthesize data into user-friendly and always-ready dashboards to support day to day data-driven decision-making as well as track key metrics for business operation, including vacancy rates, attrition, headcount, organizational structure, and engagement.

Who you are...

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Business Administration, Finance or a related field, or equivalent experience

• 7-10+ years of experience in people analytics, preferably in a corporate environment; including employee engagement, pay parity, attrition trends analysis

• Experience in business analysis, data analysis, and/or statistical analysis

• Experience building in and strong proficiency with business intelligence tools and HRIS systems

• Strong Excel and data analysis capabilities

Professional Skills

• Strong organizational and project management capabilities

• High level of discretion when handling confidential employee data

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Strong problem-solving mindset and attention to detail

• Ability to collaborate effectively with HR partners, Finance, Accounting, Legal, and Business Leaders

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex compensation and equity information into clear employee messaging

Helping people discover their story is at the heart of ours. Ancestry is the largest provider of family history and personal DNA testing, harnessing a powerful combination of information, science and technology to help people discover their family history and stories that were never possible before. Ancestry’s suite of products includes: AncestryDNA, AncestryProGenealogists, Fold3, Newspapers.com, Find a Grave, Archives.com, and Rootsweb. We offer excellent benefits and a competitive compensation package. For additional information, regarding our benefits and career information, please visit our website at http://ancestry.com/careers

As a signatory of the ParityPledge in Support of Women and the ParityPledge in Support of People of Color, Ancestry values pay transparency and pay equity. We are pleased to share the base salary range for this position: $95,760 - $119,700 with eligibility for bonus, equity and comprehensive benefits including health, dental and vision. The actual salary will vary by geographic region and job experience. We will share detailed compensation data for a specific location during the recruiting process. Read more about our benefits HERE.

*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085(8-5-20) and sb1162(1-1-23).

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.