Director of Communications, Affirm
£142-202k
Offers ESPP (employee stock purchase plan)
POS installment loans
Posted today
POS installment loans
1001+ employees
Posted today
£142-202k
Offers ESPP (employee stock purchase plan)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.
Role
Who you are
- 10 years of experience working in corporate communications and/or media relations for a global brand, with expertise in managing international markets, preferably for a high-profile public company in the technology space – either in house or on agency side
- Proven record of pitching and securing strategic media coverage and managing nuanced issues
- Excellent written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
- Experience managing agencies, and putting in place scalable processes
- Experience doing scenario planning and crisis communications
- Ability to translate marketing objectives into communications strategies and plans
- Experience in B2B and B2C communications would be preferable
What the job involves
- We're looking for a self-starter with a passion for building communications functions. This role will build and lead Affirm’s International Communications. They will be a key member of our organization with significant responsibilities and growth opportunities! We are looking for an excellent writer and leader to own Affirm’s narrative in the UK, driving greater awareness and affinity for our brand and products
- Lead our International Communications function
- Engage directly with executives on major announcements and thought leadership initiatives
- Build our international presence leveraging strategic communications
- Own Affirm’s storytelling efforts in international markets working with global, regional and local press
- Work closely with Affirm’s Revenue team to support and amplify key business achievements and events - including speaking engagements
- Develop communications strategy and processes, from organizing speaking opportunities, to proactively securing strategic media coverage as well as crisis and issues management
- Cultivate and maintain deep relationships with business press, consumer media, key industry opinion leaders and external stakeholders
Our take
Affirm offers point-of-sale loans to consumers, working with merchants like Shopify, KAYAK, and Walmart. Buy now, pay later transactions have grown in popularity in recent years, and this business is tapping into the market with a totally different approach to credit - by delivering the Affirm card, the first US debit card with the option to pay-over-time.
Boating over 15 million customers and 245,000+ merchants, the company offers flexible payback options, ranging from 3 to 36 months. The interest rates run between 0% and 30%, so, while they are not necessarily the cheapest option, Affirm prides itself on having no fees for late payments, no hidden charges, and total transparency about what people will pay before they take out a loan.
Affirm collects payments from the customers and pays the merchants directly, shouldering the risk itself. The company has boosted its market share, expanding its availability beyond the US to include most of Canada, and continues to launch new features and create new partnerships towards bettering its offering.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2020
$500m
SERIES G
Apr 2019
$300m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- Spending wallets
- Supportive communities
- Remote-first workforce
- Generous time off
- Health benefits
- Mental healthcare
- Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
- We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
- We offer 24 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
- Learning & development
Company values
- People Come First
- No Fine Print
- It's On Us
- Simpler is Better
- Push the Envelope
Company HQ
Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Max Levchin
(CEO)Has founded/co-founded numerous companies, holding various executive positions at each, including Paypal, Slide, Glow, HVF Labs, and SciFi VC. Also worked at large brands including Google, Yelp, Yahoo, and Evernote.
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