Senior Manager, Talent Management
About The Position
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.
Requirements
- Proven experience designing and evolving enterprise talent strategies related to careers, internal mobility, career frameworks, workforce capability planning, or organizational growth
- Demonstrated ability to influence and build alignment with senior and executive leaders on complex, evolving talent topics
- Strong strategic and conceptual thinking skills, with the ability to bring clarity and structure to ambiguous challenges and translate ideas into scalable approaches
- Experience leading organization-wide change efforts, including introducing thoughtful, iterative approaches that balance long-term vision with organizational readiness and adoption
- Strong organizational judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate competing priorities and make thoughtful, balanced recommendations
- Ability to operate effectively across cross-functional partners and stakeholders, building trust and momentum in complex environments
- A proactive, adaptable, and collaborative approach, with a commitment to building transparent and inclusive talent practices that support meaningful employee growth
Responsibilities
- 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
Benefits
- monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
- 100% subsidized medical coverage
- dental and vision for you and your dependents
- equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company)
- competitive vacation and holiday schedules
- An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
