Ascend is transforming the $10 trillion global insurance industry by combining AI automation with embedded fintech.
While insurance represents 7.2% of global GDP, outdated financial infrastructure like PDFs, emails, and manual reconciliation continues to slow the industry down. Ascend is the first and market-leading finance automation platform built specifically for insurance, driving the industry’s rapid digital transformation.
In just three years:
Trusted by thousands of insurance businesses nationwide
Processes billions in transactions annually, growing 200%+ per year
Built a world-class team of 50+ across San Francisco and Columbus
Ascend automates the entire insurance financial lifecycle—from collections and accounting to reconciliations and disbursements—helping businesses streamline operations and increase profitability.
In the AI era, software alone is no longer enough. For decades, software costs have declined, and with AI, they’re now in free fall. As both software buyers and builders, we fully embrace this shift—it makes technology more powerful and accessible. However, businesses must also maximize monetization, and the future belongs to those that embed themselves into financial flows rather than simply selling SaaS.
That’s why AI + fintech is our edge—seamlessly integrating financial automation into transactions to create real, lasting value. Customers don’t just buy software; they unlock powerful financial efficiencies with a 5–7x ROI.
Why We Do ItInsurance is a $10 trillion-plus industry running on legacy systems. AI alone won’t fix it, but AI-powered automation embedded into payments and transactions will.
Ascend’s mission is to become the leading financial automation platform for insurance by 2030—powering the entire industry’s financial operations while transforming the way trillions of dollars move.
We’re hiring a Technical Recruiter who will own the full hiring lifecycle for engineering positions at Ascend. You’ll partner closely with hiring managers, execute data-driven top-of-funnel strategy, refine our process, and ensure an exceptional candidate experience. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and loves building repeatable, data-driven recruiting systems.
What You’ll DoFirst 30 Days — Learn, Calibrate, Build Foundation- Ramp on our business, product, engineering org, and technical stack
- Meet with hiring managers to align on role requirements, scorecards, and interview plans
- Learn our recruiting tools, workflows, and ATS (e.g., Greenhouse)
- Begin sourcing on active roles
- Fully manage end-to-end pipelines for engineering roles
- Build consistent outbound sourcing motion
- Increase qualified top-of-funnel volume through sourcing and referrals
- Partner with hiring managers on interview feedback, calibration, and decision-making
- Contribute recurring reporting on funnel metrics and key insights (speed, quality, etc.)
- Own 100% of full-cycle recruiting for technical roles with minimal guidance
- Deliver consistent, predictable candidate pipelines aligned to monthly hiring targets
- Experiment with new sourcing strategies, AI tools, or niche technical communities
- Identify and execute process improvements across outreach, pass-through rates, time-to-hire, and interview structure
- 1.5+ years of technical recruiting experience, preferably in-house
- Proven success hiring software engineers and technical roles across full-stack, backend, frontend, data, or infrastructure
- Strong sourcing background, including advanced Boolean search and market research
- Excellent communication and ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
- Comfort navigating ambiguous or fast-changing hiring needs
- Familiarity with Greenhouse ATS, and sourcing tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, Juicebox
- A data-driven mindset and comfort reporting on funnel metrics
Base Salary: $90k - $110k annually
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Benefits
Competitive base salary and meaningful equity in a fast-growing company
100% health premiums covered for you and your dependents
401k with employer matching options
Unlimited PTO
Monthly company-paid commuter benefit options
Parental and family leave
Lunch provided when in office
Dog-friendly office!
Join Ascend and be part of our mission to revolutionize the insurance industry and contribute to global financial modernization. Your leadership can make a significant impact on improving the $1T+ insurance industry.
Equal Opportunity
We are committed to equal opportunity employment and embrace diversity within our organization. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We encourage candidates to apply even if their experience doesn't precisely match this opportunity. We value diversity and are dedicated to equal opportunity employment.
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What We Do
Ascend is the first modern insurance payments platform that provides automated, all-in-one financing, collections, and payables. We help distributors sell more by eliminating labor intensive processes and providing customers with the great online checkout experience they expect.
We’re hiring across GTM, engineering and business functions - email us at [email protected] if you're interested in learning more.
