Overview
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. Affirm seeks a Senior Director to lead centralized Machine Learning capability and continue to advance AI across products and platforms.
What You’ll Do
- Set the vision for Machine Learning and AI at Affirm. Hire world class Machine Learning modelers, Platform and Software engineers to execute on that vision.
- Take ownership of our core model development lifecycle and business outcomes across underwriting, fraud, servicing, personalization.
- Work closely with product and business leadership to champion AI adoption in both existing and new products.
- Balance ML investments across traditional ML and transformer based models.
- Evolve ML platform to support increasing ML needs across Affirm with emphasis on training, tuning and serving AI models.
- Run a robust, yet shortened ML development lifecycle establishing a culture for experimenting and failing fast.
- Collaborate with cross functional partners outside engineering including product, risk, servicing, legal and compliance.
What We Look For
15+ years of relevant experience in Machine Learning, AI, or related technical domainsExperience leading centralized ML teams comprising ML modelers and ML platform engineersSuccessful track record in delivering models that directly drive PnLComfortable working in matrix organizations and influencing across a wide variety of leadersExperience hiring, growing, and retaining talentKeeps up with evolving ML landscape — understands when to buy vs build, and what tools / techniques drive the most business valueCompensation and Benefits
Base Pay Grade - V
Equity Grade - 13
Base pay range per year : CA$270,000 - CA$310,000. Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). Equity rewards may be offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).
Affirm is a remote-first company . The majority of roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Some roles may require occasional office presence.
Benefits
Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for you and your dependentsFlexible Spending Wallets - stipends for Technology, Food, Lifestyle needs, and family forming expensesTime off - competitive vacation and holiday schedulesESPP - Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a discountWe are committed to an inclusive interview experience for all, including reasonable accommodations during the hiring process. US-specific fair chance statements may apply where required by law. By submitting an application, you acknowledge Affirm's Global Candidate Privacy Notice and consent to the collection, processing, and storage of your personal information as described therein.
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