Senior Technical Program Manager

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 an experienced, motivated Senior Technical Program Manager to oversee high visibility programs for our team and streamline our processes for building great customer and merchant products. As our products scale in complexity to meet our accelerating business and expanding product lines, our program management practices need to scale with it. You will help our Product and Engineering teams develop processes and frameworks for building quality software, while evaluating new technology developments to drive potential features and products.

What You’ll Do

Drive complex, multi-disciplinary, and highly visible technical programs in service of our team’s mission of expanding our consumer product suite and platform capabilities

Coordinate across engineering teams and non-engineering stakeholders through the full program lifecycle to plan requirements, identify risks, manage program schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company

Understand technical implementation at the architecture level and propose technical alternatives, ask questions that clarify priorities and push the team to be effective, and develop domain and technical knowledge

Partner with Product and Engineering to plan requirements, identify risks, manage program schedules, and drive alignment with cross-functional partners across the company

Track progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate risks, and communicate status to upper management and project stakeholders, and engage the project teams to achieve goals

What We Look For

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

5 years of proven experience managing technical programs

Passion and drive to change consumer finance for the better

Organized and strategic approach to collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams

Obsesses over getting the details right but knows how to ship on time

Working and driving strategic programs and building a remote friendly culture

Track record of successfully driving complex large technology applications and geographically distributed backend systems

Track record of strong stakeholder management with Engineering, Product, Design, Analytics, and other cross-functional teams

Prior experience in FinTech, Payments or Commerce is a plus

Pay Grade - L

Equity Grade - 4

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).

CAN base pay range per year : $125,000 - $175,000

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. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

Benefits

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

We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Project Management and Information Technology

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