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About the Role
Ascend is seeking a Lead Product Manager to define the vision and strategy for its core money movement products, which include integrations, invoicing, payments, receivables, financing, payouts, and the full payment lifecycle. This role involves partnering with an existing product manager and growing to own this product area, focusing on using AI to automate complex financial operations and reduce manual work for customers.
Responsibilities
- Learn Ascend's platform, customer workflows, and money movement processes within the first 30 days.
- Engage with customers to understand their financial operations challenges and future needs.
- Collaborate with Engineering to understand system architecture, APIs, and product dependencies.
- Assess existing AI and automation features to identify areas for improvement.
- Present an initial assessment of key opportunities supported by customer feedback and data.
- Define a product vision and strategy aligned with customer needs and business goals within the first 60 days.
- Establish baseline metrics for operational efficiency and set reduction targets.
- Develop a quarterly roadmap with clear priorities, tradeoffs, and expected outcomes.
- Write product and technical specifications for key initiatives.
- Align product, engineering, and leadership on priorities and success metrics.
- Evolve the product vision and assume broader ownership over time.
- Integrate AI into core product workflows to automate manual tasks and exceptions.
- Monitor automation performance and continuously improve its effectiveness.
- Develop scalable capabilities and tooling for enterprise complexity.
- Lead initiatives from discovery through launch and adoption, ensuring accountability for results.
- Collaborate with Engineering on API requirements, data flows, and system tradeoffs.
- Test ideas through prototypes and early releases, making scope and sequencing decisions.
- Work across Design, Engineering, GTM, and Operations to simplify financial workflows and manage impact.
Requirements
- 6+ years of product management experience.
- 3+ years owning the vision, strategy, and outcomes for a major product area.
- Proven track record of translating product strategy into successful launches and measurable results.
- Experience building for enterprise customers with complex workflows and integration requirements.
- Hands-on experience writing product and technical specifications with clear requirements, edge cases, and acceptance criteria.
- Technical and analytical fluency to collaborate with engineers on APIs, data models, and systems.
- Ability to use data to guide decisions.
- Clear communication skills for articulating vision, making tradeoffs, and aligning teams.
Skills
- Product Management
- Product Vision
- Product Strategy
- Roadmap Development
- Technical Specifications
- API Integration
- Data Modeling
- AI Product Development
- Financial Operations Automation
- Customer Engagement
- Cross-functional Collaboration
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Lead
- 6+ years of product management experience
- 3+ years owning vision, strategy, and outcomes for a major product area
Salary/Compensations
- $180,000 - $240,000
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Meaningful equity
- Dog friendly office
- Commuter benefits
- Free lunch in office everyday
- Health care for you and your dependents
About the Company
- Ascend is transforming the $10T insurance industry by providing the first and only complete financial operations platform. Our solution combines accounting automation, payments, and premium financing, serving over 4,000 businesses, including more than half of the top 50 brokers. We automate financial operations embedded directly into transactions, offering a proven 5-7x return on investment. Our team possesses deep expertise in insurance, fintech, and financial infrastructure. Ascend's mission is to become the leading financial automation platform for insurance by 2030, building the financial backbone of the 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.