management
Posted Jun 18Director of Product Management, Financial Platforms
at Affirm
United StatesRemote
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a high-performing PM team.
- Build, mentor, and manage a team of 6–10 product managers, including people managers.
- Own the vision and strategy for Loans Lifecycle and Money Movement.
- Define the multi-year product strategy for Affirm's foundational loan systems and global money movement infrastructure — ensuring they are scalable, compliant, and capable of supporting rapid product innovation.
- Drive cross-functional alignment at scale.
- Navigate complexity, balance competing stakeholder needs, and build trust through clear communication and a strong delivery track record.
- Enable platform scalability and international expansion.
- Architect platform strategies that simplify domain boundaries, standardize loan behaviors across products and markets, and unlock faster time-to-market for new geographies and product lines.
- Define success metrics — including settlement success rates, reconciliation coverage, exception volumes, and time-to-resolution — and hold teams accountable to the reliability and accuracy standards these critical systems demand.
- Influence up and across the organization. Regularly present strategy, tradeoffs, and priorities to senior leadership. Shape organizational thinking on where to invest and what to deprioritize. What we look for •
- Track record of building and scaling distributed, high-performing PM teams across multiple domains simultaneously •
Requirements
- experience in loans or lending systems — you understand loan lifecycle mechanics, platform architecture for loan servicing, and the compliance and operational requirements that come with it • Meaningful
- experience in money movement, payments infrastructure, or financial operations — you're fluent in payment rails, settlement flows, cross-border transfers, and the reliability and accuracy standards these systems demand •
- Experience in fintech, financial services, or banking; familiarity with BNPL, platform products, or backend infrastructure is strongly preferred; capital markets background is a plus •
- Demonstrated ability to set and execute long-term platform strategy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments •
- Proficiency with AI-assisted tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor) to accelerate your own work and raise the bar for your team •
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience Pay Grade - T Equity Grade - 18
- Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office.
Experience
- 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 3–5 years managing and developing PM teams including people managers • Deep
Benefits
- Our Financial Platform sits at the heart of every loan Affirm makes and every dollar we move.
- Translate that vision into clear roadmaps and decisions that teams can execute against.
- Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
- Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and
- benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)
- USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $300,000 - $360,000
- USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $267,000 - $327,000 #LI-Remote
- benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
- Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
- Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
- Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
- ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
Additional details
- 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.
- We're looking for a Director of Product Management to lead and scale the teams behind two of our most critical and complex domains: Loans Lifecycle and Money Movement.
- This is a role for a seasoned product leader who thrives in the intersection of financial systems, platform engineering, and organizational scale. What you’ll do
- You'll set the bar for craft, create development paths, and cultivate a culture of ownership, rigor, and candor.
- Serve as the executive-level subject matter expert on loan lifecycle mechanics, payment rails, settlement flows, and institutional transfers — guiding product, engineering, and business partners on tradeoffs, best practices, and platform decisions.
- Partner closely with Engineering, Accounting, Treasury, Capital Markets, Legal, Compliance, and Client Success teams.
- Strong technical fluency — you're comfortable diving into data models and API discussions with engineers and holding informed opinions •
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills — you can align Legal, Finance, Engineering, and executive leadership around a common direction •
- Outstanding written and verbal communication; you tell crisp, data-driven stories to diverse audiences •
- Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment.