Risk Management Specialist, Affirm

$71-100k

Salary is dependent on location + May include equity (Grade 2)

Google Sheets
Google Workspace
Junior and Mid level
Remote in US

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Affirm

POS installment loans

Job no longer available

Affirm

POS installment loans

1001+ employees

FintechB2CPersonal financePaymentsSaaS

Job no longer available

$71-100k

Salary is dependent on location + May include equity (Grade 2)

Google Sheets
Google Workspace
Junior and Mid level
Remote in US

More information about location

1001+ employees

FintechB2CPersonal financePaymentsSaaS

Company mission

To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.

Role

Who you are

  • 2+ years of professional work experience in internal audit, enterprise risk, or operational risk in a regulated environment, preferably in banking or financial services
  • 4-year college/university degree; in lieu of this, we will consider additional years of experience beyond the 2+ listed above
  • Self-starter with the desire to ramp up quickly, collaborate, execute and propose alternative or creative solutions when necessary
  • Excellent time management, critical thinking, analytical and communication skills
  • Resourceful and can work well independently
  • Proficient in Google Workspace applications: Gmail, Sheets, Drive, Docs, etc

Desirable

  • Previous experience in fintech
  • Specific experience with risk management and oversight activities
  • Experience using and managing a governance, risk, and compliance tools

What the job involves

  • Affirm’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team is focused on enabling informed risk based decisions by establishing enterprise standards, governance practices and independent risk oversight programs to safeguard our business, people and brand
  • ERM runs several risk focused programs and we’re looking for an analyst to support the team in maturing all programs
  • Business Continuity Management and Disaster Recovery Program
  • Risk Management Committee Administration
  • Third-Party Risk Management Program
  • Issue Management Program
  • Policy Governance
  • Product Governance
  • Support risk identification, tracking and monitoring activities as part of operational risk oversight and product governance for existing products and new strategic initiatives
  • Assist with issue management activities including remediation coordination, risk committee escalations, reporting and trend analysis
  • Coordinate risk committee agenda, pre-read materials and scheduling of attendees
  • Keep track of risk committee action items and take meeting minutes
  • Handle internal and external audit requests related to risk committee reporting and minutes
  • Facilitate policy reviews and ensure policy governance standards are met
  • Assist in drafting and maintaining procedures for program activities
  • Propose ERM program enhancements including recommendations on policy, standards, procedures, and tooling
  • As needed, support the execution of strategic projects for the wider ERM team

Our take

Affirm offers point-of-sale loans to consumers, working with merchants like Shopify, KAYAK, and Walmart. Buy now, pay later transactions have grown in popularity in recent years, and this business is tapping into the market with a totally different approach to credit - by delivering the Affirm card, the first US debit card with the option to pay-over-time.

Boating over 15 million customers and 245,000+ merchants, the company offers flexible payback options, ranging from 3 to 36 months. The interest rates run between 0% and 30%, so, while they are not necessarily the cheapest option, Affirm prides itself on having no fees for late payments, no hidden charges, and total transparency about what people will pay before they take out a loan.

Affirm collects payments from the customers and pays the merchants directly, shouldering the risk itself. The company has boosted its market share, expanding its availability beyond the US to include most of Canada, and continues to launch new features and create new partnerships towards bettering its offering.

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Kirsty

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Insights

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

-11% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Sep 2020

$500m

SERIES G

Apr 2019

$300m

SERIES F

Total funding: $1.1bn

Company benefits

  • Spending wallets
  • Supportive communities
  • Remote-first workforce
  • Generous time off
  • Health benefits
  • Mental healthcare
  • Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
  • We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
  • We offer 24 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
  • Learning & development

Company values

  • People Come First
  • No Fine Print
  • It's On Us
  • Simpler is Better
  • Push the Envelope

Company HQ

Chinatown, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Has founded/co-founded numerous companies, holding various executive positions at each, including Paypal, Slide, Glow, HVF Labs, and SciFi VC. Also worked at large brands including Google, Yelp, Yahoo, and Evernote.

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