About this role
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
About the People team
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.
About the team
Affirm’s Talent Management team designs and evolves the practices, frameworks, and talent routines that create clarity around performance, growth, potential, and opportunity across the organization. Our work spans performance management, talent planning, career development, and other core talent practices that help connect talent decisions with evolving business needs.
We partner closely with leaders and cross-functional teams to evolve thoughtful, scalable approaches that support consistent talent decisions, strengthen organizational capability, and ensure our talent practices continue to grow alongside the business over time.
What you’ll do
You are a strategic and forward-thinking talent practitioner who shapes how growth and careers evolve at Affirm—building purpose-built, scalable approaches that connect employee development with the future needs of the business.
• Define and evolve Affirm’s career philosophy, creating a clear and cohesive approach to how employees grow, build skills, and navigate career opportunities across the company
• Architect enterprise-wide career frameworks and practices, including internal mobility, career pathing, and tools that enable more transparent and consistent talent decisions
• Establish forward-looking talent strategies that connect career growth to evolving business capabilities, workforce planning, and long-term organizational needs
• Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to shape alignment on complex talent topics, influencing decisions through insight, strong judgment, and thoughtful recommendations
• Develop and integrate mechanisms (e.g., success profiles and related frameworks) that clarify expectations for growth and support more consistent approaches to development and talent decisions
• Drive intentional change management strategies that help leaders and employees adopt new ways of thinking about careers, growth, and mobility at Affirm
What we look for
You are a strategic and influential talent practitioner who brings clarity to complex organizational challenges and helps shape thoughtful, evolving approaches to careers and growth at Affirm.
• Proven experience designing and evolving enterprise talent strategies related to careers, internal m