Who We Are Ascendance Foundry (AF) is built on two beliefs:

Apprenticeship belongs at the centre of education

Winning with AI demands the fastest workforce retraining in history

Product Manager – Ascendance Foundry Our Ascendance Fellowship program embeds a top student on your team after they have completed an intensive bootcamp focused on AI tools. The placement is supported by structured mentorship from seasoned founders, executives, and technical leaders.

Through our flagship Ascendance Fellowship, we recruit top students from universities and high schools, train them in AI-first problem solving, and embed them into real client projects alongside experienced operators. Our programs combine intensive bootcamps, hands-on project work, expert talks, and mentorship from an “Expert Network” of industry leaders.

About The Role As a Product Manager at AF, you will lead product direction and execution for client engagements—working at the intersection of business strategy, user needs, and technical delivery. You will partner closely with Solutions Architects, engineers, and Ascendance Fellows to define, scope, and ship AI-enabled products and internal tools for our clients.

This is a highly entrepreneurial role suited for operators who enjoy ambiguity, fast iteration, and working directly with clients to build meaningful, production-grade solutions.

Key Responsibilities Own Product Direction for Client Engagements

Lead product discovery with client stakeholders to understand workflows, pain points, and success metrics

Translate ambiguous business problems into clear product requirements, roadmaps,



and prioritized backlogs

Define MVP scope and iterate rapidly based on user feedback and real-world usage

Align stakeholders on product vision, trade-offs, and delivery timelines

Drive Execution and Delivery

Work closely with Solutions Architects and engineers to translate requirements into technical plans

Manage sprint planning, prioritization, and delivery cadence across project teams

Ensure high-quality, user-centric outputs that deliver measurable business value

Continuously refine product direction based on data, user feedback, and evolving client needs

Bridge Business, Users, and Technology

Communicate product decisions in terms of ROI, operational impact, and scalability

Collaborate with technical teams on feasibility, constraints, and system design decisions

Help clients operationalize and adopt delivered solutions within their organizations

Support and Mentor Ascendance Fellows

Provide guidance to Fellows on product thinking, user research, and prioritization

Help structure work in a way that creates a strong apprenticeship experience while maintaining delivery quality

What You’ll Bring Mindset

Strong product intuition paired with first-principles thinking





Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Bias toward action and rapid iteration

Ability to simplify complex problems into clear, actionable plans

Strong communication skills across both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Product Skills

Experience with product discovery, user research, and defining MVPs

Solid ability to write transparent product requirements and manage backlogs

Familiarity with agile/iterative development processes

Comfort working alongside engineering teams building data and AI-driven products

Technical Fluency (not necessarily hands-on coding)

Working understanding of modern AI systems (LLMs, RAG, APIs, data pipelines)

Familiarity with how software systems are built and deployed (cloud, APIs, databases)

Ability to engage meaningfully with engineers and Solutions Architects on trade-offs

Experience

2–8 years in product management, product strategy, or similar roles

Experience working on B2B products, internal tools, or data/AI-driven systems

Experience working directly with clients or cross-functional stakeholders

Experience leading small teams or owning end-to-end product delivery

Why you’ll love working with AF

Work directly with founders, executives, and operators across a wide range of industries

Build and ship real products—not decks or theoretical strategies

High autonomy and ownership over product decisions

Exposure to cutting-edge AI applications across sectors

Opportunity to mentor and shape the next generation of technical talent

📌 Product Manager (Winnipeg)
🏢 Ascendance Foundry
📍 Winnipeg