FamilySearch Multi-Area Manager, US & Canada

Salt Lake City, UT, United States (Hybrid)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

The multi-area manager takes holistic responsibility for the Family Search experience within the United States and Canada as they lead a team of managers dedicated to supporting Area Leadership. He or she seeks to understand the needs, unique family history challenges, and opportunities of seven ecclesiastical areas. In responding to those needs, he or she trains and mentors a team of area managers, each of whom is responsible for a subset of the area, ensuring that they effectively support corresponding Area Presidencies, Area Seventies, and area temple and family history advisers in implementing family history initiatives.

The multi-area manager also takes responsibility for two related efforts. First, he or she directs an engagement manager, who leads a team seeking to increase user engagement through targeted campaigns and events. Second, he or she oversees efforts related to Family Search centers, including a US and Canada-specific team as well as a team that establishes global standards for Family Search centers.

In all he or she does, the multi-area manager strategically supports the Family History Department’s key priority, which is to increase the supply of ordinance-ready names so that members of the Church can unite their families for eternity through sacred ordinances that bind them and their ancestors to the Savior.

This is a full-time position located in Salt Lake City, UT, with the option to work remotely once per week. Occasional travel required.

Assess the temple and family history experience of Church members within the United States and Canada, and develop strategic priorities to increase the supply of ordinance-ready names.

Lead area managers as they support Area Presidencies and Seventies in all family history-related items.

• Oversee various outreach and engagement initiatives, including high-profile events.
• Direct efforts to support Family Search centers, including those of the global Center Solutions team.
• Direct efforts to improve the Family Search experience for minority populations.
• Direct efforts to secure access to genealogical content enabling members to build their family trees.

Cultivate relationships with key leaders, organizations, industry friends, and content custodians.

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Verbal and written communication

13 or more years of relevant work experience

Event planning and promotion

Metric interpretation and representation

Sales and contract negotiation

Project management

Relationship management

Family history knowledge and expertise

Strategic planning

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They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

• Job Identification 374737
• Job Category AO - Administration/Operations
• Locations 50 E North Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT, 84150, US (Hybrid)
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings 1
• Worthiness Qualification Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy.
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