Ancestry is seeking a Product Manager to drive the Matches product line for AncestryDNA, aiming to help millions of people make connections with DNA relatives and build profound insights into their family history.
Requirements
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- Translate complex business, legal, and privacy requirements into actionable product requirements and user stories.
- Collaborate effectively with developers on high-level architectural discussions and tactical implementation.
- Stay current with industry-standard localization tools, LLMs, and AI capabilities, with a passion for driving automation and process improvement.
Other
- Deep customer obsession and a strong sense of ownership.
- Collaborate closely with UX, engineering, architecture, marketing, and data science teams.
- Be the champion for our users by building and maintaining relationships with customer facing teams as well as customer forums.
- 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.
- 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.
