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.

• Develop and lead an integrated state and federal government affairs strategy aligned with company priorities.
• Represent the company before state legislatures, Congress, regulatory agencies, and executive branch offices.
• Build and maintain strong, bipartisan relationships with elected officials, policymakers, regulators, and industry groups.
• Draft policy positions, testimony, and briefing materials to support advocacy efforts.
• Manage external consultants and lobbying firms, ensuring alignment and consistency in messaging.

• Track, analyze, and report on emerging legislation, regulations, and policy trends that may affect the business.
• Provide timely, actionable insights and strategic counsel to senior leadership.
• Anticipate risks and opportunities, recommending proactive engagement strategies.

• Develop grassroots and coalition partnerships to advance the company’s policy agenda.
• Represent the company in trade associations, policy forums, and industry working groups.
• Strengthen the company’s reputation as a trusted, credible voice in the policy space.

• Ensure compliance with all lobbying, ethics, and disclosure requirements at the state and federal level.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Communications teams to ensure coordinated and compliant advocacy.
• Maintain accurate and timely reporting of lobbying activities and expenditures.

Who you are...

• 10+ years of experience in government affairs, public policy, or related fields, with exposure to both state and federal processes.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute advocacy strategies in complex political and regulatory environments.

• Strong relationships with policymakers, regulators, and industry stakeholders at both state and federal levels.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex issues for executive audiences.

• Experience managing external consultants, lobbyists, and working in coalition environments.

• High level of integrity and knowledge of lobbying, ethics, and compliance requirements.

• Ability to travel when needed to Washington, D.C., state capitols, and other key locations.

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: $199,815 - $262,500 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.