Senior Director of Global Equity and Payroll, Affirm
$253-355k
+ ESPP. Salary dependent on location.
POS installment loans
Open for applications
POS installment loans
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$253-355k
+ ESPP. Salary dependent on location.
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of progressive experience managing complex Global Payroll and Global Equity functions. High-growth, multinational public company experience preferred
- Experience in a 2,000+ global employee environment
- Deep expertise in global equity administration (e.g. Schwab) and complex global payroll systems and vendors
- Proven track record of driving large-scale, functional transformation, including major global system implementations (e.g., Workday)
- Expert-level knowledge of complex international compensation and tax compliance requirements
- Demonstrated experience managing M&A integration for payroll and equity operations
- Exceptional executive-level communication and presentation skills, with proven ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders globally
What the job involves
- As we scale globally, we are seeking a highly experienced and strategic leader to architect the future of our Equity and Payroll functions, ensuring that every employee worldwide receives a premier experience defined by consistency, precision, and ease
- As the Senior Director of Global Equity and Payroll, you will be a highly influential, collaborative leader, reporting directly to the CAO, responsible for autonomously overseeing the entire global function across our complex, high-growth multinational employee operations (US, Canada, Poland, UK, Spain, Australia, the Netherlands, and expanding rapidly).
- This pivotal role requires defining and driving the strategic roadmap, managing all aspects of global payroll and critical equity administration. You will balance operational excellence with large-scale transformation, demanding deep understanding of global complexities and proven success influencing executive-level stakeholders across Finance, Tax, Legal, and People
- Strategic Execution & Optimization
- Drive Global Scale: Architect, implement, and optimize global processes for payroll and equity administration to support our rapid international expansion and growing global employee base, ensuring timely and accurate delivery in every jurisdiction
- Vision & Roadmap: Design and recommend new global policies, technology roadmaps, and organizational structures that are scalable and compliant across all current and future geographies
- Operational Excellence: Manage the entire global function (Payroll and Equity) for a complex, high-growth multinational organization, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant execution of all pay cycles and equity events
- Budget Management: Manage significant vendor relationships and transformation budgets, driving high-value and cost-effective solutions
- Leadership & Organizational Development
- Lead and Inspire Multiple Teams: Oversee the Global Payroll and Global Equity Administration teams, fostering a culture of ownership, precision, and continuous improvement. Two senior leaders will report directly to this role
- Change Leadership: Successfully lead the team through periods of rapid evolution, including international expansion into new jurisdictions, M&A integrations and significant systems/process changes, maintaining stability and continuous improvement
- Risk Management & Compliance
- Complex Compliance: Establish and enforce rigorous compliance with all relevant international and domestic laws, regulations, periodic filings, and tax requirements
- Audit & Reporting: Serve as the primary point of contact for external audits related to payroll and equity. Ensure rigorous internal controls (SOX) are in place and adhered to
- Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as a deep SME on global requirements and market best practices; providing clarity in highly complex or ambiguous scenarios
- Cross-Functional Influence & Partnership
- Executive Partnership: Take a highly valued seat at the table, building trust and effective partnerships through collaboration with senior leaders and VPs across People, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Finance, and IT to align global payroll and equity strategy with overall business objectives
- Employee Experience: Lead with empathy while upholding a reputation of excellence in all payroll and equity related matters
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.
Boasting over 21M consumers and 337,000+ 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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