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’s Compliance team designs and implements a compliance program that enables Affirm to proactively adhere to regulatory requirements while also identifying and addressing potential regulatory issues that may arise. Compliance program activities include advisory, guidance & training, independent testing & monitoring, reporting, escalation, and oversight. As the second line of defense, compliance proactively partners with the business to support new products, markets, and initiatives, change management, issue identification, and remediation plans, assessment and monitoring of third parties, and provides trends and data to enable informed decision making, strengthen controls or provide for better treatment of consumers.
Affirm is seeking a Compliance Manager responsible for leading a team that maintains and improves the company’s compliance GRC functions (training, risk assessments, issue management, vendor management). This position plays a fundamental role by delivering key results and providing subject matter expertise on these functions. In this capacity, the Compliance Manager will collaborate with Legal, Enterprise Risk Management, and other cross functional Compliance team members to execute the various GRC functions. Remotely, the role will report to the Senior Director, Monitoring and Testing.
What You'll Do-
Administer annual and new hire compliance training. This includes working cross functionally to create content, build modules, complete assignments and reporting results and managing escalations.
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Lead the Compliance Issue Management process, which includes enhancing the framework, developing standardized inputs, holding meetings to gain updates and preparing various reports.
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Partner cross functionally in the development and execution of various compliance risk assessments.
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Partner with Legal in maintaining the team’s regulatory inventory and support the regulatory change management process.
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Support the vendor management process by providing compliance guidance and developing a framework for performing periodic monitoring.
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
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7+ years of professional work experience in Compliance Risk, Audit, or Bank Regulatory.
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Excellent organizational and relationship leadership skills.
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Proven experience as a key contributing member of an impactful and fast-paced team.
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A strong curiosity about fintech and consumer finance.
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Experience working with consumer financial regulations, including Reg. B (ECOA), UDAAP, CAN-SPAM, FCRA, Reg. E, Reg. P, and Reg. Z.
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Inquisitive and proactive in proposing creative and effective solutions.
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Strong project management, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills that can effectively present complex and sensitive issues.
Pay Grade - USA29Employees new to Affirm or promoted into a new role, typically begin in the min to mid range.
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year:Min: $138,800 Mid: $173,500Max: $208,200USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year:Min: $124,900 Mid: $156,100Max: $187,300Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
#LI-Remote
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.
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:
- 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.
[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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