Product Manager, DNA Matches

Ancestry

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. Ancestry is seeking a Product Manager with deep customer obsession and a strong sense of ownership to drive the Matches product line for AncestryDNA. This is your opportunity to help millions of people make connections with DNA relatives and build profound insights into their family history. In this fast-paced, high-impact role, you will collaborate closely with UX, engineering, architecture, marketing, and data science teams to create compelling and impactful features for people just getting started as well as advanced genetic genealogists.

Requirements

An experienced Product Manager with 5+ years of experience in product or a related role, preferably on a platform or technical product team.
A strong communicator and collaborator who excels at aligning cross-functional partners and executives.
Proven ability to translate complex business, legal, and privacy requirements into actionable product requirements and user stories.
Technical proficiency to collaborate effectively with developers on high-level architectural discussions and tactical implementation.
A strategic thinker who stays current with industry-standard localization tools, LLMs, and AI capabilities, with a passion for driving automation and process improvement.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and align teams across the organization.
A passionate advocate for customers, with a history of delivering delightful, emotionally resonant product experiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience in genetics or genealogy is not required but it can come in useful.

Responsibilities

Drive the product strategy, vision, and roadmap for Ancestry's Matches product line.
Contribute to the company's long-term strategy for DNA products and execute against this strategy with a clear product backlog, detailed requirements, and end-to-end user stories.
Partner closely with cross-functional teams—including engineering, marketing, legal, privacy, and commerce—to align on priorities and ensure successful, compliant country launches.
Be the champion for our users by building and maintaining relationships with customer facing teams as well as customer forums.
Define, analyze, and own the key performance indicators (KPIs) and usage metrics for the Matches product area and collaborate with other members of the team on cross-cutting initiatives.