Benefits Manager

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.

The Benefits Manager is responsible for implementing and managing the Ancestry’s employee benefits programs. This role ensures competitive, compliant, and cost-effective benefits offerings that support employee well-being and align with organizational goals.

What You Will Do:

• Manage U.S. employee benefits programs including health, dental, vision, retirement, wellness, and leave programs
• Evaluate and benchmark benefits offerings to remain competitive in the market
• Oversee benefits enrollment processes and employee communications
• Manage relationships with benefits providers, brokers, and vendors
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations (e.g., ERISA, ACA, COBRA, FMLA)
• Analyze benefits utilization and costs; recommend improvements and cost-saving strategies
• Lead annual open enrollment and benefits education initiatives
• Resolve employee benefits issues and provide guidance on plan options
• Collaborate with People Business Partners, payroll, finance and accounting teams to ensure accurate administration
• Maintain benefits documentation, policies, and reporting 

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience as a Benefits Manager managing US benefits programs for 1000+ employee organization

We not looking for generalist experience.

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.