Project Manager
12-month contract (2/16/26-2/15/27)
Lehi, Utah (Onsite once a week)- mandatory
Pay Range $35.00-40.00/hr.
Our client is seeking for their Content organization a highly organized, proactive Project Manager for a 12-month contract. They digitize hundreds of millions of historical records each year, transforming diverse sources into searchable collections that help customers Client their past.
Reporting to the Director of Content Project Management & Analytics, you'll manage end-to-end digitization projects, partnering with internal teams and external archives to deliver high-quality results on time. You'll provide regular updates to stakeholders and senior leaders and proactively identify and resolve issues by collaborating across technical and operational teams.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a large portfolio of concurrent digitization projects, balancing priorities and timelines.
- Coordinate cross-functionally with internal teams-including production, QA, publishing, and engineering-to align on scope, milestones, and delivery standards.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external archive partners and vendors, representing Ancestry with professionalism and care.
- Plan and track project timelines, budgets, and deliverables; obtain initial approvals and maintain momentum through to completion.
- Review and interpret historical records to inform project planning and data structuring, balancing archive expectations with internal requirements.
- Contribute to process improvements and ensure documentation and tracking tools are accurate and up to date.
- Embrace technological advances
Required Skills:
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years of experience in Project Management.
- Passion for history, genealogy, and delivering a great customer experience.
- Meticulously organized, able to manage large volumes of detail using modern project tracking tools and systems.
- Diplomatic and collaborative, with proven ability to manage competing priorities and navigate differing viewpoints.
- Demonstrated success managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Strategic thinker and able to propose multiple viable solutions when questions or obstacles arise.
Bonus Skills:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel; familiarity with project management platforms (e.g., Workfront) is a plus.