Global Business Operations Lead

About Ancestry:
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. With more than 30+ billion digitized global historical records, 125+ million family trees, and 22+ million people in our growing AncestryDNA database, Ancestry helps customers discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives.
We are committed to our location flexible work approach, allowing you to work from where you want — in an office or from home or a hybrid of both (subject to location restrictions and roles that are required to be in the office). 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 Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of PMO and Strategic Planning and collaborating with the leadership team, the Global Business Operations Lead will drive operational processes and manage ongoing day-to-day activities in support of Ancestry’s goals to continue to provide best-in-class Family History and consumer genomics products. The successful candidate will build and optimize processes in order to ensure efficient and effective business operations, and support leaders across the organization to execute on the strategic direction outlined and agreed upon by the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Board of Directors (BOD). We are looking for a self-starter with the ability to anticipate, drive, accelerate, and partner, who enjoys working with a dynamic, fast-paced team, and approaches their work with passion and dedication.

What you will do

• Work closely with the Head of PMO and Strategic Planning and Senior Leadership Team on special projects
• Drive the identification and implementation of improvements in operating reviews, business updates, etc. in partnership with functional leaders
• Partner with finance, analytics, and business teams to drive the implementation of programmatic frameworks and OKRs
• Manage day-to-day activities in support of strategic goals
• Draft meeting agendas with input from other team members, document meeting decisions and agreements
• Manage the Board meeting preparation process, including the development of the board meeting materials and strategy documents, and gathering feedback from leadership members before and after the meetings
• Support the ongoing strategic planning process, including corporate strategy, corporate development opportunities, and competitive analysis
• Drive accountability of action items by monitoring progress against deadlines and milestones (e.g. board meetings, quarterly business reviews, strategic planning, etc.), and ensuring follow through

Who you are

• Minimum of a BA or BS; MBA or equivalent a plus
• Excellent communication, story-telling, writing and relationship building skills, with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated success in a collaborative, entrepreneurial and dynamic work environment where team members are open, flexible, and adaptable to the needs of the organization
• Keen analytical, organizational, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and project management skills
• 7+ years of experience and successful track record managing priorities and ensuring strategic execution within a large functional department or at the company level
• Proven ability to create, implement and improve processes
• Intellectual curiosity, integrity and ability to succeed in an entrepreneurial environment essential
• Experience in consumer business required, experience in a regulated environment is a plus

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 to support Women and the ParityPledge to support People of Color, Ancestry values pay transparency and pay equity. We are pleased to share the base salary range for this position: $121,000 - $248,000 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: https://www.ancestrybenefits.com/.

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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 San Francisco office candidates, 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.