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Ancestry · 1 week ago

Senior UX Designer, AncestryDNA

Ancestry is a human-centered company focused on connecting individuals with their family history. They are seeking a Senior UX Designer to create intuitive experiences for their DNA product, influencing how customers understand their origins and connections.

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Responsibilities

Actively partner with product, content, user research, engineering, and marketing to deliver thoughtful, high-impact design solutions
Translate insights from qualitative research and quantitative data into actionable design iterations, striking a balance between creativity and clarity
Deliver key design artifacts, including user flows, prototypes, wireframes, and visual systems
Contribute to a team culture of curiosity, inclusion, and craft
Design simple, intuitive mobile experiences that support and extend Ancestry’s core product journeys

Qualification

UX designHuman-centered designAccessibility standardsPrototypingCollaborationCuriosityPassion for family historyCommunication skills

Required

Experience in UX or product design, including a track record of delivering thoughtful and well-crafted design solutions in cross-functional, collaborative environments
A strong foundation in human-centered design, with the ability to bring clarity to complex or unfamiliar spaces
Understanding of WCAG 2.2 and a commitment to designing accessible, inclusive user interfaces—supporting screen readers, keyboard navigation, appropriate color contrast, and other accessibility standards
A collaborative mindset and strong communication skills
You get things done — balancing quality, speed, and impact

Preferred

Bonus: Experience and/or passion in family history

Benefits

Bonus
Equity
Comprehensive benefits including health, dental and vision

Company

Ancestry

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Ancestry is a web-based platform that helps its users to create their own family tree and help them preserve and share their family history.

H1B Sponsorship

Ancestry has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (61)
2024 (60)
2023 (65)
2022 (99)
2021 (60)
2020 (47)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$33.2M
Key Investors
Banneker Partners
2020-08-05Acquired
2016-04-01Post Ipo Equity
2012-10-01Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Sriram Thiagarajan
EVP, Chief Technology Officer & Chief Information Officer
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Attica Alexis Jaques
Chief Marketing Officer, U.S.
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