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.

Ancestry is seeking a Spanish-speaking genealogist expert specializing in the Hispanophone world, especially in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the American southwest and Pacific states, eager to contribute to the organization’s long-term success. The candidate will contribute to projects, conduct exemplary research and writing, start to finish, and must possess strong project and time management skills. Successful researchers in corporate genealogy are flexible, detail-oriented, strong in technology, and meet industry standards for genealogical research. They consistently meet performance metric requirements in a billable environment.

What you will do …

• Conduct expert genealogical research in Hispanophone countries and communities, particularly in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Texas, New Mexico, and California.

• Quickly assess resource accessibility by determining research feasibility, locating sources, and communicating promptly when research is not feasible.

• Produce well-written research logs, reports, and regular client updates that align with company standards.

• Conduct research on multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing projects based on deadlines and company's or managers’ needs.

• Utilize superior organizational skills to ensure sessions run smoothly, on time, and within budget.

• Exercise sound judgment to ensure deliverables meet company, industry, and client quality standards, and maintain client satisfaction—even if project goals are not met.

• Maintain an average of 6 billable hours per day and fulfill annual billable hour targets.

• Provide and receive constructive feedback effectively.

• Collaborate closely with Research Managers throughout each project to ensure project success.

• Assist Research Managers in setting clear expectations with clients, updating clients every 4-6 weeks, and promptly addressing concerns or questions from clients and staff.

Who you are …

Research:

• Speak, read, and write Spanish fluently; bonus if you are also fluent in Italian, French, or Portuguese, and are comfortable researching in those languages.

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in History, or comparable specialist accreditation or experience.

• Expertise in Hispanophone countries and communities, primarily in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Texas, and California, and secondarily in Spain, the Canary Islands, Cuba, and elsewhere.

• Proficient in applying DNA test results to solve genealogical research problems.

• Advanced knowledge of online original and abstracted genealogical collections (e.g. Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage) and archives for onsite research, and advanced knowledge of research methodologies for the Hispanophone world.
  Demonstrated experience with shifting penmanship styles and abbreviations across time and space since the early modern era.

• Experienced in creating research logs/journals, citations, abstracts with analysis, writing narrative reports, writing research plans, and conducting research within budget.
   

Technology, project management, and communication skills:

• Stellar time management skills, managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• Comfortable with Google Suite (Drive, Docs, and Sheets), Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), and communication applications like Slack, Zoom, and Outlook.

• Experienced in client communication, expectation setting, and conflict resolution.

• Comfortable working collaboratively, providing feedback, and coaching colleagues.

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: $51,410 - $64,260 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.