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.

The Director of Talent Development (TD) will provide strategic leadership and consultation for the talent development team. This position is responsible for the development, launch, delivery and evaluation of programs, tools, and processes to build and sustain organizational and leadership capability and development. This role will be tasked with ensuring we provide strategic learning and development models, frameworks, technologies and ways of working that drive impact, efficiency, effectiveness and scalability, underpinned by robust governance.

In this critical role, you will be working strategically at the cutting edge of learning innovation, skills and learning resulting in growth and business impact. This role will manage a team of two which includes the Sr. Talent Development Specialist and Talent Development Specialist. 

What you will do...

• Ability to align TD initiatives and frameworks with Ancestry’s Global strategy, set a clear vision, and lead their team towards strategic objectives; 

• Strong business acumen and ability to negotiate and manage expectations of business sponsors, build networks, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships 

• In-depth knowledge of processes for determining current and future workforce/skills requirements, skill gap analysis, and the ability to develop strategies to meet those needs

• Proven expertise in defining and cultivating a growth mindset culture and TD function that embraces continuous learning and adaptability to change

• Leading TD strategies and initiatives for a diverse and geographically dispersed workforce resulting in delivering impactful learning initiatives and programs that are linked to business strategy and revenue goals

• Educated to degree level in a related discipline 

Who you are...

• Transformative Leadership: Leads with clarity and focus with a history of defining and leading significant programs of strategic change aimed at enhancing service delivery and organizational learning culture

• Strategic and commercial mindset with demonstrated experience in aligning L&D initiatives with wider business objectives and contributing to the firm's success

• Resilience and adaptability in fast-paced, high-pressure environments, and consistently delivering results

• Data Analytics Acumen: Experience in leveraging advanced analytics and learning impact frameworks to drive data-informed decisions related to employee engagement and talent management just to name a few.

• Learning Management Systems Familiarity: You’re familiar with LMS platforms and have experience managing and delivering training programs and resources through these avenues.

• Time Management: You value the importance of prioritizing tasks and managing time efficiently to meet deadlines and project milestones. 

• Highly Collaborative and willingness to build strong relations with your colleagues, stakeholders and leadership to foster collaboration and trust. 

• Project Management: You are strategic and have a keen ability to see down the field, create clear OKRs and what it takes to plan, execute and oversee team projects from inception to completion

• High Inclusive Leadership Capabilities: Possess inclusive leadership traits of cultural intelligence, respectful curiosity, cognizance and courage. 

• Demonstrated experience in consulting or successfully translating internal business strategies into effective strategy, policies and frameworks for a range of business units and regions

• Proven ability to assess complex operational challenges, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions

Ancestry recognizes it’s unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job posting. We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we believe that skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and evolve with an interest in identifying opportunities for contribution and support on day 1, we are excited to speak with you.

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: $131,580 - $164,430 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 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.