Total Rewards Titans – Celebrating our biggest wins in TR.
Hurdles & Hustle – What we’re working through (and crushing).
By the Numbers – All the stats that Richard should know by heart.
Future Forward – Where Ancestry’s headed.
Who’s Who at the Top – Meet the movers and shakers.
100

What initiative are we launching to provide employees with instant answers to common people questions?

Our new AI chatbot.

100

What new operating model are we working to implement—covering Shared Services, Centers of Expertise, and Strategic People Partners?

The new People Operating Model (Shared Service, COE, Strategic People Partner).

100

What is the average employee compa ratio in the company?

1.0

100

Which company did Ancestry acquire this year to expand its digitization and preservation services?

iMemories.

100

This person is our new CEO and holds unplugged sessions with employees - an easy question but to get it right will need you to spell his last name. 

Howard Hochhauser

200

What did the compensation team use AI for as it pertains to the Radford Survey?

job‑matching and job‑evaluations

200

Which activity needs thorough documentation to ensure consistency across onboarding, promotions, transfers, and offboarding?

Process documentation of key events in the employee lifecycle.

200

What is the average spans and layers ratio in the company

4.6:1 (will take 4:1 - 5:1)

200

What new content focus did we tie to our company goals and subsequently our bonus program where we are enhancing our product to boost engagement and discovery?

User‑Generated Content (family stories, photos, and documents).

200

What duo is now leading the product side of the organization, leading to what some are calling Miller time?

Kyle Miller and Yoshi Matsuzawa

300

What major vendor contract did we renegotiate this year to optimize costs and service levels?

Our ADP contract.

300

What stalled initiative was designed to showcase Workday’s full capabilities to our P&P teams but also our employees more broadly?

Project Rockstar.

300

What is the average tenure in the company

7.5 years (will take 7 or 8)

300

Which customer metric are we targeting (tied to our bonus program) to improve our user satisfaction and loyalty?

Net Promoter Score (NPS).

300

This duo now leads global marketing, but don't sue the one leading international or put the US lead in the attic.

Sue Moncur and Attica Jaques

400

Which platform upgrade gave us richer people‑analytics insights directly in Workday?

Workday People Analytics.

400

What financial constraint is limiting new investments and headcount this year?

Budget constraints due to recent company performance.

400

What is the top reason people are leaving the company voluntarily in the last quarter?

Advancement Opportunity

400

What critical user flow on the site did Kyle talk about redesigning to ensure smooth first‑time experiences?

The onboarding experience for new users.

400

This person was just announced as our Chief Financial Officer, who has held leaaderhip roles at Redfin, Amazon and Zappos.

Chris Nielsen

500

What center did we establish to standardize benefits administration outside the U.S.?

The International Benefits Center of Excellence (COE).

500

What internal morale issue requires us to strengthen collaboration and support within our own Total Rewards & People Operations team?

Low engagement scores on our most recent surveys.

500

What is the promotion rate of the company over the last 12 months?

10.8% (will take 10-11%)

500

Which celebrity partnership did we launch to promote our Matriarch Book Tour and mission?

Our collaboration with Tina Knowles (and Beyonce)

500

This person is based in Park City Utah and was just just announced as our new Chief Legal Officer. He was most recently General Counsel at Sonar, and shares a first name with the famous yankee Jeter. 

Derek Smith