Job Overview
Location
Remote
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Product Marketing Manager
Date Posted
May 10, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • The Senior Specialist, People Systems serves as the operational backbone of the People Systems team, delivering long-term strategies, driving continuous improvement, and enhancing functional capabilities to align with business objectives and incorporate customer feedback.
- • Day to day, the role involves acting as a Workday subject matter expert across Core HCM and Hire-to-Retire processes, owning and optimizing Workday configurations, business processes, integrations, and security frameworks, utilizing Workday reporting and advanced Excel for workforce data analysis, designing and delivering analytics and dashboards using Power BI or similar BI tools, leading continuous improvement initiatives through workflow automation and RPA (e.g., UiPath, Alteryx), defining and tracking process performance KPIs, leading Workday projects and releases using Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall methodologies, partnering with senior HR leaders and business stakeholders to translate system capabilities into actionable strategies, serving as a trusted advisor by presenting insights that influence workforce planning and operational performance, diagnosing and resolving complex Workday system, data, and process issues through structured problem-solving, coaching and mentoring junior analysts and functional partners on Workday capabilities, and effectively communicating complex Workday and people-data concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- • The team operates within Ancestry.com LLC, a global leader in family history that connects people with their past through over 65 billion records, 3.5 million subscribers, and 27 million people in its DNA network. The company is committed to a location-flexible work approach, fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment where every idea and perspective is valued, and actively encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans, and all other qualified applicants.
- • In this role, the individual can develop deep expertise in Workday HCM and Hire-to-Retire processes, gain advanced skills in workforce analytics and data storytelling using Power BI and Excel, lead process optimization and automation initiatives using RPA tools, strengthen stakeholder management and advisory capabilities with senior HR and business leaders, contribute to large-scale Workday transformations and project leadership, and grow as a trusted expert in people systems strategy and operational excellence while supporting a mission-driven organization focused on enriching people’s lives through family history and genomics.
🎯 Requirements
- • Proven expertise as a Workday subject matter expert across Core HCM and Hire-to-Retire processes including Talent, Payroll, and Leave & Absence
- • Experience owning and optimizing Workday configurations, business processes, integrations, and security frameworks
- • Proficiency in Workday reporting, data extracts, and advanced Excel-based modeling for workforce data analysis
- • Experience designing and delivering analytics and dashboards using Power BI or similar business intelligence tools
- • Background in leading continuous improvement initiatives using workflow automation and RPA solutions (e.g., UiPath, Alteryx)
- • Ability to define, track, and deliver against process performance KPIs for Workday services and operational outcomes
🏖️ Benefits
- • Base salary range of $97,000 - $122,000 with eligibility for bonus and equity
- • Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision coverage
- • Location-flexible work approach allowing remote, office, or hybrid work arrangements
- • Opportunity to work at a mission-driven company connecting people with their family history and heritage
- • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with encouragement for applications from underrepresented groups
- • Access to professional development through mentoring junior analysts and leading process innovation initiatives
About Ancestry.com LLC
Ancestry.com LLC is a leading genealogy and family history company that provides consumers with access to historical records, DNA testing services, and family tree-building tools. The company operates a subscription-based platform that enables users to explore their ancestry through digitized archives, census data, vital records, and user-contributed family trees. Ancestry also offers AncestryDNA, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing service that helps individuals uncover ethnic origins and connect with genetic relatives. Headquartered in Lehi, Utah, Ancestry serves millions of customers worldwide and leverages data science and AI to enhance record matching, ethnicity estimates, and historical insights. The company combines technology, content, and community to help people discover, preserve, and share their family history.
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