Vice President, People Business Partner & Employee Relations

Affirm

6d • $340,000 - $380,000 • Remote

About The Position

The 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.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• 100% subsidized medical coverage
• dental and vision for you and your dependents
• monthly stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• competitive vacation and holiday schedules
• An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed