What we do

Ascend is a fintech company building the financial automation platform for the $7T global insurance market (insurance premiums make up 7.2% of global GDP!). Ascend is the first and market leading modern finance automation platform purpose built for for insurance to enable the industry's rapid digitalization.

Founded 3 years ago, Ascend has achieved the following milestones:

• Acquired over 3,000 customers, including several of the top 25 largest insurance distributors nationally (Acrisure, Insurica, NFP, etc.) as well as leading Inusrtechs (Vouch, Embroker, Founder Shield).
• Processing billions of dollars in transactions anually and growing 300%+ per year
• Named a Top 50 Insurtech by CB Insights.
• Built a world-class team of 40 based out of our San Francisco, CA, and Columbus, OH offices.

How we do it

Ascend is the industry leading platform to automate the entire insurance financial operations lifecycle across collections, accounting, reconciliations, and disbursements. Businesses using Ascend experience improved operational efficiencies, treasury management, and customer experience – resulting in increased profitability and full visibility into financial performance. We are typically able to provide our customers a 5-7x ROI by replacing their current manual processes with Ascend's software.

Why we do it

To simplify one of the world’s most crucial yet outdated industries. Ascend’s goal is to become the market-leading finance automation platform for insurance businesses by 2030.

Your role

We are currently seeking a hands-on and results-driven Account Executive - Mid Market to join our team to focus on acquiring new small to mid-size customers. Your role will be to lead sales processes end-to-end to drive customer acquisition and meet quota requirements. This position will play a critical role in Ascend’s growth by tangibly contributing to revenue in a fast growing segment. This role reports to Head of Sales.

Responsibilities will include

• Acquire new customers to hit monthly, quarterly and annaul revenue targets and related KPI goals.
  
• Work closely with other go to market teams (customer success, support, operations, etc) to ensure an effective and efficient onboarding of new customers.
• Work closely with the product and engineering team to improve the product feedback based on customer learnings and needs.

You might be a good fit if you have

• Proven Experience: Demonstrated success in selling products into the commercial, mid-market segment. SaaS selling experience is a plus but not required.
• Outcome-Oriented: A track record of consistently delivering measurable results and exceeding revenue targets.
• Velocity-Minded: A mindset that values speed with focus, adaptability, and startup scrappiness
• Customer Focused: Ability to deeply understand, relate to, and connect with our customer base. Insurance is a main-street America business where relationships matter.
• Financial Services Background: Familiarity with financial services, especially in the context of insurance, is helpful.

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, and fitness stipends
• Parental and family leave
• Lunch provided when in office
• Company outings and off-sites

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.