Equity & Compensation Analyst

Compensation & Equity Analyst

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 Compensation & Equity Analyst is responsible for the day to day execution, administration and continuous improvement of the company's compensation and equity programs. This role manages the day-to-day operations of equity administration and compensation program implementation while ensuring regulatory compliance and delivering a strong employee experience. The Compensation & Equity Analyst partners with internal stakeholders and external vendors to analyze program performance and provide data-driven recommendations that align with company strategy, market benchmarks, and business needs.

This role combines operational execution and analytical insight to ensure compensation programs are competitive and well understood by employees.

What you will do...

• Compensation Program Administration: Administer the company's compensation program, including annual compensation cycle execution, compensation structure integrity and process documentation. Coordinate with HR and Finance for timely issue resolution, and high service quality for employees.
• Equity Program Administration: Support administration of the company's stock incentive plan, including grant issuance, share pool oversight, share release, company disbursement execution, tax form distribution. Partner with external parties as well as internal partners in accounting and legal to execute processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Compensation Technology and HRIS Integration: Manage compensation administration and visualization systems and HRIS integrations, including platforms such as Pave, Workday or ADP. Contribute to configuration, system updates, and automation of workflows to improve operational efficiency and enable effective employee self-service.
• Compensation & Equity Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyze internal and external compensation trends and employee engagement data to assess program effectiveness. Develop reports and dashboards to inform leadership decisions related to compensation strategy, cost management, and program design.
• Employee Experience and Engagement: Identify opportunities to enhance transparency, understanding, improve communications, and increase employee experience with compensation and equity awards. Point of contact for HR Business Partner and employee questions regarding compensation and equity programs.
• Tools and Process Development: Partner with HR, Accounting, Finance, and others to build and maintain self-serve tools which address operational issues, and support ongoing program optimization.
• Market Benchmarking Surveys: Point of contact for completion of market benchmarking surveys, data consolidation, and tool development in support of market-informed compensation philosophy.

Who you are...

Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Mathematics or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 3–5+ years of experience administering compensation or equity programs in a corporate HR or Total Rewards environment
• Experience working with compensation and equity administration platforms and HRIS systems such as Shareworks, Pave, Workday, ADP, or similar systems

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency with compensation and equity administration platforms and HRIS systems
• Experience managing system integrations, workflows, and employee self-service functionality
• Strong Excel and data analysis capabilities

Analytical Capabilities

• Ability to analyze compensation and equity data to identify trends and potential opportunities
• Experience using data to identify program improvements and forecast compensation and equity costs

Compliance Expertise

• Working knowledge of compensation regulations including ERISA, FLSA
• Experience supporting audits and regulatory compliance initiatives

Communication and Collaboration

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex compensation and equity information into clear employee messaging
• Ability to collaborate effectively with HR partners, Finance, Accounting, Legal, and external vendors

Professional Skills

• Strong organizational and project management capabilities
• High level of discretion when handling confidential employee data
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong problem-solving mindset and attention to detail

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

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: $65,300 - $81,630 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.