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Senior Director, Technical Programs

Remote USOtherposted 27d agoSenior

Affirm is seeking a Senior Director of Technical Programs to lead the TPM function, driving strategic planning, OKR development, and cross-functional program delivery. This role requires 15+ years of experience in technical program management and a strong technical background.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute organizational processes that are both scalable and agile.
  • Define and continuously improve planning processes, ensuring alignment with all functions across Affirm.
  • Drive adoption of new processes and technologies across the organization.
  • Act as a consultant and coach to department leaders, identifying process improvements.
  • Enhance internal communication strategies to improve visibility into organization and portfolio goals.

About the role

</p></div><div> <p>Reporting directly to our VP of Technical Programs and Operations, the Senior Director will be responsible for leading the Technical Program Management function to enhance the development and operation of Affirm’s broad set of financial products.

</p> As the Senior Director of Technical Program Management, you will play a pivotal role in driving large-scale change and transformation across the organization. Your mission will be to directly lead and influence the senior leadership team in strategic planning and drive development of company and organization-wide OKRs.

This includes defining how we plan across technology and the broader company, ensuring that planning integrates with all functions across Affirm including Finance, Revenue, and Legal. Continued improvements to these processes are critical to scale the business, optimize resource usage, and provide necessary visibility into our increasingly complex development, release, and execution processes.

You will be responsible for leading multiple technical program management teams while driving strategic alignment across Product, Engineering, Information Security, and Analytics senior leadership. <strong><br></strong> <p>A critical aspect of this role will be actively developing and growing our key talent as well as evolving the organization as new opportunities arise.

You will bring deep expertise in technical program management and building operational maturity to enable us to scale our delivery of great Affirm products.

&nbsp;</p> <p>Our ideal candidate is an analytical, hands-on, steeped in the details, collaborative, business minded, culture-building leader who is able to quickly synthesize technical solutions to complex, multivariate global business opportunities, and who brings key experiences to the role as we build and operate a cohesive suite of honest consumer products that improve financial lives.

Exceptional collaboration skills are paramount, as this role requires extensive cross-functional partnership with Product, Engineering, Information Security, and Analytics. A successful candidate must genuinely care about the details and most importantly, about the outcomes. In our fast paced environment, there is always new information to consider and incorporate in our plans.

We need an agile and adaptable leader willing to re-evaluate prior decisions as new information becomes available. This is something we do continuously and with an ever increasing frequency at Affirm. </li> </ul> </div> <div> <div> <p>Pay Grade - U</p> <p>Equity Grade - 18</p> <p>Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. S.

states) per year: $253,000 - $323,000</p> </div> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">#LI-Remote</span></strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div><div class="content-conclusion"><div> <p>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. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first.

Some key highlights of our benefits package include:&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities.

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