Assent is the leading solution for supply chain sustainability tailored for the world’s top-tier, sustainability-driven manufacturers. Hidden risks riddle supply chains, many of which weren't built with sustainability in mind. That's where we step in. With insights from experts, Assent is the tool manufacturers trust for comprehensive sustainability.
We are proud to announce that Assent has crossed the US$100M ARR milestone, granting us Centaur Status. This accomplishment, reached just 8 years following our Series A, makes us the first and only Certified B Corporation in North America's SaaS sustainability industry to celebrate this milestone.
Our journey from $5 million to US$100M ARR in just eight years has been marked by significant growth and achievements. With our $350 million US funding led by Vista Equity Partners, we're poised for even greater expansion and are on the lookout for outstanding team members to join our mission.
Hybrid Work Model
At Assent, we proudly embrace a remote-first work model, valuing the flexibility and autonomy it provides our team. We also acknowledge the intangible benefits of occasional in-person workdays. For team members situated within 50 kms/31 miles of our five global offices in Ottawa, Eldoret, Penang, Columbus, Pune and Amsterdam, you can expect to come into the office at least one day a week. Similarly, those near our co-working spaces in Nairobi and Toronto are encouraged to work onsite once a month.
Job DescriptionThe Associate Data Analyst, Sourcing plays a key supporting role in the development and maintenance of web scrapers used to collect structured and unstructured data from a variety of online sources. Working under the guidance of more senior team members, this role helps enable the automation of data collection critical to Assent’s global regulatory and supply chain compliance efforts. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented and technically curious individual to grow their skills in web scraping, data automation, and compliance intelligence within a collaborative and mission-driven environment. .
Key Requirements & Responsibilities
- Assist in the development and maintenance of web scrapers used to automate the collection of structured and unstructured compliance data from public websites, government registries, and regulatory databases.
- Support the implementation of data extraction solutions by following established patterns and best practices using tools like Scrapy, Selenium, and BeautifulSoup, under guidance from more senior team members.
- Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code to support the development of automation pipelines, with a focus on learning scalable and resilient coding practices.
- Contribute to the on-time delivery of assigned tasks within broader scraping projects, ensuring high quality and reliability in collaboration with peers and leads.
- Keep up to date with regulatory and product changes at Assent, and actively apply this knowledge to help refine data scraping efforts and stay aligned with business goals.
- Follow defined coding standards and security protocols, and assist in applying data integrity practices across the scraping process under supervision.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and compliance analysts to understand data requirements, support data integration efforts, and resolve basic scraping challenges.
- Work with senior developers to identify and address technical blockers, such as dynamic content or anti-bot protections, using guided approaches and established tools (e.g., proxies, headless browsers).
- Contribute to documentation and internal tooling improvements by logging scraper behavior, maintaining code repositories, and supporting process consistency across the team.
- Bachelor’s Degree/diploma from a recognized learning institution
- Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in areas such as research and data, scripting, coding.
- Experience in Python, including libraries such as BeautifulSoup, Pandas, Numpy, Scrapy
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to think critically
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical team members.
- Attention to detail and commitment to work with team members in delivering high-quality solutions within specified timelines
Life at Assent
Wellness: We believe that you and your family’s well being is important. As a result, we offer vacation time that increases with tenure, comprehensive benefits packages (details vary by country), life leave days and more.
Financial Benefits: It’s not all about the money – well, it’s a little about the money. We understand that financial health is important and we offer a competitive base salary, a corporate bonus program, retirement savings options and more.
Life at Assent: There is purpose beyond your work. We provide our team members with flexible work options, volunteer days and opportunities to get involved in corporate giving initiatives.
Lifelong Learning: At Assent, curiosity is not only valued but encouraged. You will receive professional development days that are available to you the day you start.
At Assent, we are committed to growing and sustaining an environment where our team members feel included, valued, and heard. Our diversity and equal opportunity practices are guided and championed by our Diversity and Inclusion Working Group and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion includes recruiting and retaining team members from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and fostering a culture of belonging where all team members are included, treated with dignity and respect, promoted on their merits, and placed in positions to contribute to business success.
If you require assistance or accommodation throughout any part of the interview and selection process, please contact [email protected] and we will be happy to help.
