Ascent
Ascent is the industry's leading compliance automation solution.

Director of Marketing

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Who We Are

Ascent helps its customers follow laws and regulations. We are a new type of company, a “RegTech” organization that combines a SaaS platform with intelligent content to provide customized tools and targeted advice for our customers. We’re using modern techniques like machine learning and predictive analytics to stay on the cutting edge of our industry.

The Ascent platform makes it easy for compliance officers in regulated industries to see exactly what is expected of their companies, then track and report on the steps they’re taking to stay compliant. The efficient intelligence we provide helps our customers fulfill the spirit (and letter) of their obligations in a way that lets them breathe easy and focus on crafting value for their own customers through their core business.

We’re a team of compliance officers, lawyers, data scientists, and technologists united by the goal of helping you know your business so well that you not only follow your obligations but anticipate your future exposure. We combine decades of experience of actionable insights that are built into the platform.

Ascent Values:

  • Integrity: Ourselves and our Data. Proactively Do the Right Thing.
  • Cooperation: Trust, Learn, Grow.
  • Persistence: Excellence, Focus, Efficiency, Openness, and Impact.
  • Customer Obsession: Maximize Value Proposition.
  • Innovation: Cutting-Edge, Long-Term-Value. Building “Magic.”

Ascent is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Position

We are looking for an individual to help develop and execute the initial marketing plan to support the company’s growth trajectory over the next three years. You will work closely with the CRO, CEO, Product team, and other leaders to implement the necessary marketing strategies and tactics to achieve our growth plans. You need to help us position a new way for Compliance professionals to work. Ascent is a new concept and the marketing needs to support buyers understanding of this new concept quickly and figuring out that they need the Ascent solution.

Experience

  • Work experience includes a wide-range of marketing responsibilities and demonstrable results from your role in these responsibilities
  • Ought to have demonstrable success with creating and supporting inbound marketing programs
  • Have worked in and with companies focused on B2B

Responsibilities

  • Support all market segments including Big Box, SMB’s and Partnerships
  • Implement the digital strategies to build brand awareness
  • Orchestrate lead generation programs in both digital, including Paid Social, SEO and PPC, and traditional channels
  • Organize and execute all marketing event including conferences and digital programs
  • Conduct the necessary research to ensure our approaches to the market are effective and evolving
  • Work with Product Management to position and market new product releases
  • Internal enablement of sales and other team members
  • Establishing the brand for recruiting purposes

Skills

  • Proficient in CRM and Marketing Automation systems such as HubSpot
  • Deep understanding of various back-end services such as SEO, Paid Social, PPC, and other emerging opportunities
  • Inbound marketing programs including content creation, distribution
  • Craft frameworks for MQL’s and SQL’s

Qualifications

  • Excellent written skills
  • Good communicator
  • Creative and not afraid to propose new ideas
  • Organized and very detail oriented - you’ll have to keep track of a lot of different projects without letting anything slip through the cracks
  • Flexible, able to work independently
  • Thrives in a fast pace, constantly changing environment

Perks

  • Competitive salary
  • Equity
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and mental health benefits with employee cost 100% covered
  • A collaborative environment with like-minded professionals excited to build a company and product together
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What are Ascent Perks + Benefits

Ascent Benefits Overview

Everyone brings a unique set of skills and talents, and we want to take advantage of everything you have to offer. We also want to make sure you get as much out of this opportunity as you put in, and we’ll give you the support you need for Ascent to be a transformational period of growth in your career.

Our team enjoys a number of benefits and perks, including:

Competitive compensation
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; premiums paid 95% for the individual
- Medical HSA/FSAs
- Life insurance
- 401K
- Disability benefits
- Commuter benefits
- Dependent Care FSA
- Flexible PTO
- Parental Care Leave
- Backup child/senior/pet care stipend
- Professional development stipend
- Charitable matching gift program
- The opportunity to work with smart people on challenging problems!

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Charitable Matching Gift Program - annual match of employee donations to organizations of their choice
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Flexible work schedule
Ascent offers a completely flexible scheduling and work from home policy.
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance + Wellness
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Employer-paid Long Term Disability provided, covering up to 60% of annual salary. Voluntary Short Term Disability is also available.
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Multiple plan options with Blue Cross Blue Shield, as well an HSA (Heath Savings Account).
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Company equity
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave
Childcare benefits
Ascent offers Dependent Care FSA
Generous parental leave
We provide up to 12 weeks of parental leave for the primary caretaker. Ascent also provides 3 weeks of leave for the secondary caretaker.
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Vacation + Time Off
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Sabbatical
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Onsite gym
There is an on-site gym in Prudential Plaza which is free to employees.
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
Ascent offers a generous professional development stipend per year.
Lunch and learns
Ascent hosts bi-weekly lunch and learn meetings with internal and external speakers.
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications

Additional Perks + Benefits

We want to create an environment where people can do their best work. That means supporting our employees in their careers, in their health, and in their lives. We're always looking for ways to concretely demonstrate these values. For example, we pay 95% of our employees' individual health premiums!

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