Open Ascender hiring req — start the process now, hire after close

Situation

Peter approved opening the Ascender engineer requisition and running the recruiting process immediately, while noting actual hiring against the req cannot happen until the role formally closes. Operational handoff to Nathan to drive.

Reasoning

Decouple sourcing from formal hire approval. Front-load the slow part (finding the right person) so when the role formally opens there is no zero-state delay. This is the structural hire identified in the Apr 17 reflection (Quantic/Jimmy-Larry PR rejection pattern) — the role whose description makes the closed-source Ascender Pro stance non-negotiable, not a coaching conversation. "Let's get the process moving" converts intent to operational action.

Additional Context

Direct continuation of the Apr 17 Wesley/Ascender thread. "Structural hires beat behavioral coercion" was the principle established last week; this is execution. Nathan now owns the recruiting motion.

Observed Evidence

Direct quote from Peter Apr 23 09:48 PDT DM to Nathan: "As for a Req, yeah let's start the process. I don't think we can hire against it till it actually closes. But let's get the process moving."

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