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Who We Are

Ascent is a Chicago-based startup that closed its Series A funding round of $6M in 2018. Within the past year, the team has grown to 40+ full time employees, led and supported by an executive team and board of directors with extensive experience in technology, regulatory compliance, sales and business operations. Ascent’s business continues to grow quickly and now includes relationships with ING, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Wells Fargo Accelerator and others. We have developed a proprietary AI and automation solution that allows us to deliver market leading regulatory knowledge to our customers at scale. It is our mission to make a difference in the world of regulations and compliance for our customers and help them focus on what matters most to their industry. We prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion and believe strongly that a team with different backgrounds and perspectives produces better results. 

Together, we will be solving a $64 billion global problem in regulatory compliance. Watch this video to learn more about what we do.

Who You Are

The Director, Product Management is responsible for the roadmap, vision, definition, design and delivery of Ascent SaaS platform and associated features and capabilities. You will also lead the development and delivery of the API product offering along with various other enhancements to our SaaS platform. You are an excellent, high-energy communicator who engages on a daily basis with nearly every function at Ascent — from sales and go to market to customer success, user experience, engineering and program management. By doing so, you will develop the roadmap, vision, functional specifications and delivery of features that satisfy the evolving business needs and requirements of our customers. Your objectives will be directly linked to business metrics such as revenue, customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategy and roadmap for Ascent’s core SaaS and API offering
  • Drive the vision and requirements, translate them to functional specifications, facilitate a sound design and deliver a compelling user experience and leading product offering
  • Own insights on the markets and segments in which these applications compete in order to stay abreast of industry trends and channels to anticipate customer needs. Leverage prior experience in the Government, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) technology, RegTech,  and/or Financial Industry Regulatory Compliance function.
  • Evaluate and prioritize requirements in partnership with the business, leveraging industry best practices and new innovations. 
  • Lead product discussions with the customers discovering detailed requirements and aspirations for regtech solutions in the global banks and financial enterprises  
  • Prioritize and manage the backlog for effective release and sprint planning. Engage regularly with the engineering team responsible for implementation and execution.
  • Facilitate requirements definition across teams to decompose and document releases, epics, functional requirements to developer-ready user stories and acceptance criteria
  • Work with cross functional team (engineering, customer success, GTM, marketing, etc.) to deliver the product meeting delivery and quality KPIs.
  • Collaborate with marketing in development and execution of the product marketing strategy 

 

Required Knowledge and Skills:

The ideal candidate has a strong blend of functional (Product Management) and domain (Regulatory Compliance) expertise:

  • Extensive technology product management experience including product management tools and methodologies and agile delivery methods
  • Deep SaaS product management experience having grown a product to significant revenue realization – B2B and B2B2C customer delivery experience 
  • Strong background in the following industries: GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance), Regtech, or Regulatory Compliance
  • Experience working with enterprise software, incl APIs
  • Experience leading and influencing cross-functional groups
  • Attention to detail and ability to facilitate cross functional team discussions/workshops
  • Ability to transition across big picture strategy development and hands on execution management
  • Strong sense of design and empathy for the users
  • Self-driven, ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth, uncertain situations
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Ascent employees enjoy many benefits and perks, including:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Medical, dental, vision, mental health insurance – with premiums fully paid by Ascent
  • 401K offered
  • Unlimited PTO and Bank Holidays
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Your choice of hardware and software
  • Professional development stipend
  • Top floor office in Prudential Plaza with an amazing view of the park/lake and Pedway access
  • The opportunity to work with smart people on challenging problems!
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Balaka Das
Senior Regulatory Knowledge Analyst
Respecting Differences
A DEI Platform Everyone Can Stand On
Balaka Das and the DEI committee believe in more than just surface-level diversity events and company statements. For employee voices to be heard, the platform must be as safe as it is foundational. The DEI media group discusses social topics through the lens of movies and documentaries aiming to provide all inclusive leadership and workplace. During the BLM and Stop Asian Hate movements, an open channel allowed employees to speak freely and express concerns. By focusing DEI initiatives on transparency and learning, Das wants to take care of her colleagues’ sense of security and well-being.
Balaka Das and the DEI committee believe in more than just surface-level diversity events and company statements. For employee voices to be heard, the platform must be as safe as it is foundational. The DEI media group discusses social topics through the lens of movies and documentaries aiming to provide all inclusive leadership and workplace. During the BLM and Stop Asian Hate movements, an open channel allowed employees to speak freely and express concerns. By focusing DEI initiatives on transparency and learning, Das wants to take care of her colleagues’ sense of security and well-being.
Employees will show their best results at work knowing that their voice is heard and they are valued, where there is a safe platform to express their concerns and views.
Alexandra Lehr
Director of Regulatory Intelligence
ACCELERATED CAREER GROWTH
Team members that steer each other toward their targets
Career development is facilitated by caring mentors at every stage of growth. Alexandra Lehr shared that her manager “helped me cultivate my leadership skills early on so that I was ready to take on a management opportunity.” After going from analyst to director of her department in just three years, Lehr helped create a career development framework and competency model to recalibrate responsibilities consistent with Ascent’s growth: “People feel their roles now mirror their responsibilities and expectations and that the path for growth is clear.”
Career development is facilitated by caring mentors at every stage of growth. Alexandra Lehr shared that her manager “helped me cultivate my leadership skills early on so that I was ready to take on a management opportunity.” After going from analyst to director of her department in just three years, Lehr helped create a career development framework and competency model to recalibrate responsibilities consistent with Ascent’s growth: “People feel their roles now mirror their responsibilities and expectations and that the path for growth is clear.”
Mentors have helped shape my career growth at Ascent, so it has been very important to me as a leader to offer that same level of support and opportunity to my team members.
Jon Leitner
President and CRO
STRONG CONNECTIONS
Staying Connected In a Remote-First Culture
For Jon Leitner, remote work is not a novel concept. After 20 years, he’s come to appreciate companies that value an employee’s output as opposed to their geographic location. He especially enjoys the remote culture at Ascent, where team members have both the flexibility to work from anywhere as well as opportunities to convene in person. From virtual holiday parties and escape room challenges to monthly work meetups, Leitner feels a sense of unity among employees all the time. A remote model might take getting used to, but at Ascent, the tangible benefits make a strong case for its longevity.
For Jon Leitner, remote work is not a novel concept. After 20 years, he’s come to appreciate companies that value an employee’s output as opposed to their geographic location. He especially enjoys the remote culture at Ascent, where team members have both the flexibility to work from anywhere as well as opportunities to convene in person. From virtual holiday parties and escape room challenges to monthly work meetups, Leitner feels a sense of unity among employees all the time. A remote model might take getting used to, but at Ascent, the tangible benefits make a strong case for its longevity.
I think we have a great model, one that works and will stand over time.

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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