Vice President of People Business Partner & Employee Relations, Affirm
$340-380k
+ An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
More information about location
Buy-now-pay-later card for online and in-store
Be an early applicant
Buy-now-pay-later card for online and in-store
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$340-380k
+ An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.
Role
Who you are
- 15+ years of progressive People leadership experience, including in complex, global technology organizations at scale
- Significant experience leading a global PBP organization and building high-performing PBP teams
- Experience leading Employee Relations, including sensitive investigations, executive-level matters, and complex employment decisions in partnership with Legal
- Demonstrated experience partnering directly with C-suite executives, building trust while maintaining independent judgment
- Deep expertise in organizational consulting, organizational effectiveness, executive coaching, and strategic workforce planning
- Strong business acumen and learning agility, with the ability to quickly understand complex businesses and form an independent point of view on organizational needs
- Sharp talent judgment, with the ability to assess executive capability and advise on consequential talent decisions
- A demonstrated ability to anticipate organizational and workforce risks and opportunities before they become obvious, connecting patterns across the business
- Outstanding executive presence and emotional intelligence, with the ability to challenge constructively and navigate difficult conversations
- Sound judgment and integrity in navigating sensitive people decisions, balancing business needs, employee impact, and legal/reputational risk
What the job involves
- The People team helps Affirmers cultivate a high-performing, inclusive organization. We focus on three core areas: attracting talent aligned to our mission, enabling growth through people and team development, and retaining employees through thoughtful experiences and rewards
- We develop Affirm's people programs and systems to create a workplace where all employees can thrive and contribute meaningfully. By investing in our people, we create a long-term advantage for the business
- E VP, People Business Partners & Employee Relations leads Affirm's global PBP and ER functions, anticipating what the business needs and evolving our operating model to help Affirm perform at its best
- As a member of the People Leadership Team (PLT), this leader is a strategic thought partner to the CPO, PLT, and our Executive Leadership Team (XLT), bringing an enterprise-wide perspective to Affirm's most consequential people and organizational decisions
- Define the strategy, structure, and operating model for the global PBP and ER functions, challenging legacy assumptions and redesigning roles, capabilities, and ways of working where needed
- Build high-performing PBP and ER teams through talent decisions, development, coaching, and selective external hiring; set clear standards and accountability for how the teams operate and the impact they deliver
- Build independent, trusted relationships with each XLT member, serving as a strategic advisor on enterprise-wise and complex functional leadership, talent, and organizational decisions
- Develop a deep understanding of Affirm's business, strategy, and operating model, and use it to anticipate enterprise-wide organizational, workforce, and talent implications ahead of need
- Partner with XLT on workforce strategy, including the size, composition, capabilities, and deployment of talent, and identify how technology, AI, and new operating models can increase leverage and effectiveness
- Help leaders design organizations and operating models that clarify accountability, increase speed, and align resources to Affirm’s top priorities
- Raise the quality of leadership and talent decisions company-wide through talent planning, succession, executive assessment, and performance management
- Guide leaders through significant organizational change, building the alignment and execution discipline needed to sustain business outcomes
- Set the strategy and operating model for Employee Relations globally, ensuring a consistent, fair, and scalable approach
- Provide executive oversight on Affirm's most complex and sensitive ER matters, including executive-level issues, investigations, and conduct matters
- Use ER data and case trends to identify emerging organizational risks and translate them into proactive action that strengthen leadership and management effectiveness, organizational health, and business performance
- Partner closely with Legal on employment practices, policy, and risk management
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.
Serving over 21 million consumers and over 300,000 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
-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
- Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
- Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
- Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
- Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
- Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
- Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
- Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
- Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
- Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
- Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth
Company HQ
Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Max Levchin
(Co-Founder & 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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