Ascend

👥 251-500💰 Private over 6 years agoLogistics Transportation💼 Private Company

Ascend is a leading logistics services provider, operating across the South, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest regions of the United States. We specialize in high-performance short-haul shipping, serving the truckload needs of retail, consumer goods, packaging, and industrial supply clients. Our extensive network ensures reliable capacity and density in high-demand areas. Ascend partners with affiliated companies—Ascend LLC, Ascend Transportation LLC, Ascend Trucking LLC, and Ascend Distribution LLC—to deliver seamless, efficient logistics solutions. We leverage a robust technological foundation to optimize operations and enhance customer experience. Our tech stack includes a Content Delivery Network (CDN), Google Analytics, and Google Tag Manager, enabling us to deliver exceptional performance and data-driven insights. We maintain a focus on security with SSL by default, HSTS, and Let's Encrypt. Our commitment to innovation ensures our technology adapts to evolving market needs and consistently provides our team with the best tools available. Ascend values a positive and collaborative work environment, fostering a culture of teamwork, innovation, and client focus. With a workforce of 251-500 employees, we offer a range of opportunities for professional growth and development. Our recent acquisition of Dedicated Transportation Solutions in 2022 demonstrates our continued expansion and commitment to building a premier logistics provider. Backed by Wellspring Capital Management's private equity investment, Ascend maintains a strong financial foundation, providing stability and supporting our ambitious growth plans. We are consistently ranked among top logistics and transportation companies, reflecting our commitment to excellence and the high value we bring to our clients and partners.

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🔥 Tax Senior Associate

Posted 8 days ago

💸 90000.0 - 110000.0 USD per year

🔍 Accounting

🔧 Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business with a certificate in accounting from an accredited university.
Minimum of 3-5 years of increasing levels of responsibility in tax with a regional or large local CPA firm.
Must excel at preparation of complex compliance projects for closely held multi-tiered entities, multi-state entities, trusts, estates, and high net worth individuals.
Must have an analytical approach and understanding of tax laws and regulations.
Ability to identify tax issues as they arise.

💡 Responsibilities

Prepare complex tax returns for closely held multi-tiered entities, multi-state entities, high net worth individuals, estates, and trusts.
Research tax matters using firm’s online research tools.
Remain current on tax issues and changes in the tax laws.
Provide a timely, complete, accurate, and well documented tax return for review.
Interact directly with clients and team members.

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🔥 Tax Manager

Posted 8 days ago

📍 United States

🔍 Accounting

🔧 Requirements

5+ years of public accounting experience
2+ years in a supervisory role within a public accounting firm
CPA required
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field
Experience directly managing and interacting with clients through a variety of channels
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Attention to detail
Advanced knowledge of applicable accounting software, QuickBooks, CCH Axcess & Engagement preferred

💡 Responsibilities

Proactively build relationships and communicate effectively with the client to provide superior client service.
Exemplary leadership skills: ability to mentor, train, and develop junior team members.
Perceptively identify tax risk management issues and work to develop various solutions to partner consideration.
Provide tax provision preparation, review, and support services to clients on complex engagements. Develop and ensure accurate, timely filings of all tax forms.
Serve as a trusted advisor to our clients, offering accurate recommendations and considerations.
Make suggestions to help improve departmental efficiency
Possess strong technical taxation skills and the ability to form strong client relationships.
Experience in business development
Additional duties as requested.

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🔥 Senior Tax Manager

Posted 8 days ago

📍 United States

💸 130000.0 - 150000.0 USD per year

🔍 Accounting

🔧 Requirements

CPA or EA
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field
10+ years of public accounting experience.
Experience directly managing and interacting with clients through a variety of channels
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Attention to detail
Proficiency with tax preparation and accounting software

💡 Responsibilities

Manage client portfolio, consistently delivering high-quality service.
Ensure accuracy and compliance of the preparation, review, and timely filing of all tax forms.
Provide tax provision preparation, review, and support service to clients on complex engagements.
Enhance efficiency across project initiatives.
Contribute to team empowerment & professional development by providing mentorship and supportive guidance.
Stay up-to-date with tax regulations, conduct diligent research, and provide consultation on intricate tax matters.
Contribute to business development and departmental efficiency enhancements.

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🔥 Staff Engineer

Posted 26 days ago

📍 Canada

🧭 Full-Time

🔍 Software Development

🔧 Requirements

10+ years of experience in software development, with at least 5+ years in a technical leadership or management role
Proven experience leading high-performing software engineering teams, ideally in AI/ML-driven environments
Strong experience in hiring, mentoring, and scaling development teams, fostering a culture of innovation and execution
Deep understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning (ML), and AI-driven applications
Experience with modern software development tools, including AI-powered development environments, automated code generation, and agentic tools
Strong proficiency in architecting and designing scalable, secure, and high-availability software solutions
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and modern DevOps practices
Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Python, TypeScript, Golang, Rust, or similar
Strong knowledge of microservices architecture, API development, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
Experience in building AI-powered products from scratch and launching them successfully to market
Strong understanding of software velocity and iterative development, particularly in fast-paced startup or growth environments
Track record of delivering AI-first software solutions with a focus on usability, security, and scalability
Excellent ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership
Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on driving business outcomes through technology
Passion for working in an agile, collaborative environment with cross-functional teams, including Product Management and Design

💡 Responsibilities

Delivering on Ascend’s AI strategy
Thinking Big about software velocity in the new world of LLMs. Designing the systems and software that will make our group one of the highest velocity teams in the world, leveraging modern IDE's, agentic tools, automated code generation and review tools, and other new opportunities as they arise.
Being the chief software architect and empowering your team to move fast while addressing security and scalability
Contribute directly to delivering on Ascend’s AI strategy by building intelligent, user-focused products powered by LLMs
Helping develop the foundation for ML and LLM experiments that will allow for real time evals, observability, and human-in-the-loop patterns.
Designing the systems that will empower our product development lifecycle to achieve rapid iteration and continuous improvement while maintaining high uptime and superb system stability.
Establishing high quality repeatable mechanisms for coding, reviews, security, testing, and scalability
Communicating crisply to Ascend executive leadership and shaping their product vision on software products

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🔥 Product Deployment Specialist - Canada

Posted 29 days ago

📍 Canada

🔍 Accounting

🔧 Requirements

A portfolio of successful product or project launches in which you owned
A minimum of 2 years' experience working in a technology organization supporting project or product management organizations

💡 Responsibilities

Manage the release and adoption of product rollouts to partner firms and their clients, with a focus on releasing quickly and iteratively
Become the subject matter expert on our products, creating and presenting effective training materials and process documentation
Support in testing and validating new features and products before release

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🔥 Principal, Product Manager - Canada

Posted about 2 months ago

📍 Canada

🔍 Accounting

🔧 Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, or equivalent work experience and education; Master’s degree is a plus.
Preference will be given to candidates with experience in ML/AI, development or technical roles, or experience in Taxation and Accounting technology.
Customer obsession and empathy: proven ability to work backward from customer needs to inform product vision and strategy, ensuring products deliver real impact and address pain points. Skilled at identifying transformation opportunities based on customer insights.
Bias for action and results: strong track record of delivering results with urgency, quickly iterating on products, and making data-driven decisions. Experienced in owning the product lifecycle from ideation to launch, ensuring continuous improvement based on feedback and key impact metrics.
Fail fast: embraces rapid iteration, learning from failures, and improving products continuously. Skilled in refining product launch mechanisms and tracking impact metrics to drive product improvements. Adapts quickly, adjusts priorities based on data, and recommends necessary pivots.
Product strategy: Proven ability to influence strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Proactively develops and communicates product vision, collaborating with Engineering and relevant partners to create a prioritized roadmap that delivers measurable impact.
Effective communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and maintain relationships with leadership, partner firms, and clients.
Cross-functional collaboration: Experienced in aligning cross-functional teams (at minimum, Engineering, and Product Design) to execute cohesive strategies. Manages dependencies between product areas to ensure alignment and smooth execution.
Technical acumen (preferred but not mandatory): Strong understanding of AI-powered solutions and partnering with AI Engineering on ML/LLM experiments. Skilled in integrating technologies to create efficient, cost-reducing solutions within accounting workflows.
Industry knowledge (preferred but not mandatory): Deep understanding of accounting workflows and tax preparation processes. Experience with AI-powered tools in these fields is a plus. Able to communicate complex AI concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

💡 Responsibilities

Being a strong influencer of Ascend’s AI strategy, in partnership with the rest of the AI Team.
Working backward from customer needs, develop and communicate your product vision to Ascend leadership and the AI team
Develop a 12-month prioritized roadmap in collaboration with Engineering.
Own the product lifecycle for your product area, from ideation to launch, ensuring continuous iteration and improvement.
Identify and drive large-scale transformation opportunities within your product area.
Develop and execute product strategies that enhance Ascend’s operating margins.
Align and manage dependencies between product areas to ensure a cohesive roadmap.
Provide clear, structured input to Engineering to ensure smooth product development.
Ensure Engineering priorities align with business objectives.
Develop strong ML/LLM hypotheses based on customer research and deep industry understanding.
Partner with AI Engineering to define and prioritize ML/LLM experiments.
Improve and iterate on product launch mechanisms while defining and tracking key metrics post-launch to drive continuous improvement.
Communicate outcomes clearly, adjust priorities based on results, escalate and recommend pivots when needed.

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Posted about 2 months ago

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