Pros
Great team members interested in helping others and positively influencing the world rather than just solely focused on making money. The diversity within the Product org has greatly increased over the last year. The positive impact the product has on lives. Often, customers cry during user interviews because of the meaningful information they’ve discovered while using Ancestry. Senior leadership has significantly improved their transparency and communication during the last 18 months and had cultivated an environment of openness where employees feel free to speak up. There is a lot of untapped potential in improving the product and intra-organizational mobility.
Cons
Growing pains as the organization and product transitions to broaden its reach to more diverse customers segments. Employees need to be intentional about how they want to learn and develop. If not, there are few routine activities that will lead to personal development. Interdepartmental collaboration can be challenging when it comes to delivering on crosscutting initiatives as it is at many large companies.