Job Description

INTERNSHIP PROJECT DESCRIPTION

If you are passionate about Technology, this will be an incredible experience for you! The Product Manager – Web intern will work alongside the Senior Product Manager over the Ancestry homepage. This internship is not just getting coffee and doing grunt work. You will deliver real customer value and build your portfolio.

THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL DO….

• Help come up with exciting new features for Ancestry’s web products, with a particular focus on our desktop and mobile web homepage.
• Learn about industry trends and the latest designs to make sure Ancestry’s products continue to be the #1 tools for connecting families across the world.
• Use Product Management tools to help drive the homepage roadmap and work directly with your Development & UX counterparts to see the new feature(s) come to life.

TASKS & DELIVERABLES:

• Brainstorm on core feature ideas for the web and mobile web homepage.
• Identify customer needs, the business metrics we’re looking to move, and how we plan on accomplishing those goals (develop documentation)
• Work directly with engineering and UX teams, participating in Agile development ceremonies to deliver shippable products.

Qualifications

WHO YOU ARE:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or Ph.D. level degree
• Must be currently enrolled in a university and graduating after Summer 2019
• Must be passionately interested in Web Technology.
• Well-organized and works great with other people & teams
• Strong interest in DNA and family history

 https://www.ancestry.com/corporate/careers/search-jobs/department/internships

Additional Information

Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, harnesses the information found in family trees, historical records, and DNA to help people gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Ancestry has more than three million paying subscribers across its core Ancestry websites with an extensive collection of over 10 billion digitized historical records and has sold over 14 million AncestryDNA kits to date. Since 1996, users have created over 100 million family trees and 11 billion ancestor profiles on the Ancestry flagship site and its affiliated international websites. Ancestry offers a suite of family history products and services including AncestryDNA, Archives, AncestryProGenealogists, Newspapers.com and Fold3. AncestryDNA is owned and operated by Ancestry.com DNA, LLC, a subsidiary of Ancestry.com Holdings LLC.

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. Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related thereto), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, age (40 and older), mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis that is prohibited by applicable law.   The Company also makes reasonable accommodations to applicants or employees with qualifying disabilities who request them and who otherwise meet the requirements of applicable law.  If you would like to request an accommodation during the application process, please contact our Director of Recruiting.  All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law.  For San Francisco office candidates, Ancestry will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance.

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