Role Description We are seeking a dedicated and organized Head of Development to join Asian Connections Hub. Your role will be to lead and execute our fundraising and development strategies. This role will be instrumental in growing and diversifying funding sources to support our mission. You will oversee all fundraising activities, cultivate and manage donor relationships, and drive strategic partnerships to ensure the long-term financial health and impact of our organization. Responsibilities - Develop and Execute Fundraising Strategy: - Design and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy that aligns with organizational goals, including individual giving, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, events, and major gifts. - Set annual fundraising goals and create strategies to achieve and exceed these targets. - Donor Cultivation and Stewardship: - Build, nurture, and manage relationships with existing and potential donors, sponsors, and partners. - Develop donor engagement programs, ensuring personalized stewardship to foster long-term support and loyalty. - Grant and Proposal Management: - Identify and pursue grant opportunities aligned with our mission; collaborate with internal teams to prepare compelling proposals and applications. - Track grant deadlines, manage reporting requirements, and ensure compliance with grant terms. - Collaborate with our Partnership Team to plan strategic Partnerships and Corporate Giving: - Identify and secure corporate sponsorships, philanthropic partnerships, and other strategic funding sources. - Build relationships with corporate and community partners to enhance brand visibility and fundraising potential. - Oversee Development Operations: - Lead the development team, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance evaluations. - Oversee data management systems for tracking donations, donor interactions, and campaign effectiveness, using CRM software to manage and analyze fundraising data. - Event Planning and Management: - Lead planning and execution of fundraising events, including annual galas, donor appreciation events, and community outreach activities. - Work with the marketing and communications teams to promote events and secure sponsorships. - Reporting and Financial Accountability: - Prepare and present regular progress reports to senior leadership and the board of directors, highlighting successes, challenges, and areas for growth. - Track and report fundraising metrics and impact to ensure transparency and accountability. Qualifications - Proven experience in fundraising and development, preferably in a nonprofit environment. - Strong interpersonal and communication skills. - Ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders. - Experience with grant writing and management. - Familiarity with CRM software and data management systems. - Strong organizational and project management skills. Requirements - Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred. - Minimum of 5 years of experience in fundraising or development roles. - Demonstrated success in meeting fundraising goals. - Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. Benefits - Competitive salary and benefits package. - Opportunities for professional development and growth. - Flexible work environment.

Role Description - Lead and work collaboratively with a team of product managers, product designers, and other engineers to execute the features and improvements. - Provide strong technical leadership, raise the technical bar, maintain a data and results-driven culture, and nurture a team culture of high collaboration and trust. - Participate actively in detailed design, code reviews, and bug/issue investigations with the feature teams and support well-informed decisions toward business and engineering goals. - Come up with creative solutions to develop innovative interaction models to create compelling user experiences. - Execute in an agile model where you do up-front sprint planning, participate in scrums, and maintain a good glide path toward completion. - Own accurate costing for your engineering activities and execute with high accountability to schedule and quality. - Contribute to the development of the test infrastructure for our features. Company Description

• Join Ceresti as Vice President of Engineering and lead the execution, delivery, and operational health of our engineering organization • Build and scale a high-performing engineering function, ensuring our teams can deliver innovative, reliable, and compliant solutions that advance our mission to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and empower family caregivers of people living with dementia • Partner closely with the CTO, who sets the technical vision and architecture, as well as the CEO, product management and cross-functional leaders • Translate technical vision into execution plans, build the teams to deliver on them, and run the engineering organization with operational excellence • Serve as the executive voice of engineering execution, influencing company-wide decisions by providing visibility into capacity, timelines, risks, and trade-offs to the board, investors, payers, and partners • Collaborate with the CTO to assess the operational feasibility and resourcing implications of emerging technologies (including AI, LLMs, predictive analytics, and remote monitoring), and drive their adoption across engineering teams • Build, scale, and lead a high-performing engineering organization, including hiring and developing engineering directors, managers, and individual contributors • Foster a culture of excellence, psychological safety, continuous learning, and inclusion; champion engineering values that align with Ceresti’s mission-driven ethos • Ensure engineering teams execute against the technical direction and architectural standards established by the CTO; provide feedback and flag execution risks early • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into engineering plans, timelines, and deliverables • Manage the engineering budget, resource allocation, capacity planning, and vendor relationships

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company, is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data-driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning. From testing to certification, Ascend Learning products are used by physicians, emergency medical professionals, nurses, allied health professionals, certified personal trainers, financial advisors, skilled trades professionals and insurance brokers. Headquartered in Burlington, MA, with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America’s 2025 Greatest Workplaces as well as America’s Best Places to work for Mental Well-Being for 2025.  We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.  WHAT YOU'LL DO We are hiring a Sr Manager Software Engineering (Player/Coach) to lead a team building and operating a Healthcare Workforce Solutions (SaaS product) built on .NET and SQL Server. This role combines people leadership, hands on technical leadership (architecture and code reviews), and deep product expertise. A core responsibility of this role is to transition an existing onshore team to effectively leverage the company’s offshore delivery model, forming a single, high performing Scrum team across multiple time zones. The offshore model already exists within the organization; this role will be responsible for adopting it for this team and enabling offshore ownership of delivery end-to-end. WHERE YOU’LL WORK - This position offers the flexibility of remote work within the United States with the responsibility to collaborate with offshore team in India on a regular basis HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME - Lead architecture and technical direction for the Healthcare Workforce Solutions SaaS platform - Actively participate in code reviews, setting up a high bar for design quality, maintainability, performance, and correctness - Provide hands on technical guidance to unblock complex work and support production issue resolution when needed - Raise overall engineering standards through best practices, documentation, and technical mentorship - Become and remain a deep expert in the product, including workflows, user journeys, configuration, and real-world usage - Use product knowledge to guide technical tradeoffs, architectural investments, and prioritization decisions - Partner closely with Product Management to define scope, success criteria, and delivery plans aligned to product outcomes - Lead the team (across time zones) on a consistent Scrum execution process and successfully delivery not limited to running daily standups, removing blockers, well refined sprints - Drive delivery predictability, transparency, and continuous improvement - Direct management responsibility to include managing, coaching, and developing engineers through regular 1:1s, feedback, and growth plans - Design, set up, successfully operationalize, and manage the offshore engineering team  WHAT YOU'LL NEED - High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred - 8+ years of relevant work experience - Experience leading software engineering teams with delivery accountability - Strong hands-on background in C#/.NET and SQL Server  - Proven experience delivering and operating SaaS products - Demonstrated player/coach leadership style (architecture + code reviews) - Experience setting up and leading offshore or distributed teams - Strong working knowledge of Scrum - Ability and willingness to become a product expert - Excellent communication and cross functional collaboration skills  BENEFITS - Flexible and generous paid time off - Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance - 401(k) employer matching program - Parental leave - Wellness resources - Charitable matching program - On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington) - Community outreach groups - Tuition reimbursement Fostering A Sense of Belonging Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers. We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and be authentic. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.  Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S.-based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.