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Process Excellence Specialist II

We’re excited to announce that Affirm is now a remote-first company!

Affirm

Employee count: 1001-5000

Salary: 71k-91k USD

Canada only

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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.

As a Process Excellence Specialist II, you will be a key contributor to Affirm’s Shared Services team that sits within our Operations organization. We are seeking an experienced, data driven and hands on professional with experience designing simple and efficient business processes. As a member of the Process Excellence team, you will play a key role in launching product and process initiatives. In this role you will be responsible for leading programs and coordinating cross functional teams to ensure operational readiness for key business changes.

What You’ll Do

  • Operate as a product and process expert in business areas pillars

  • Inform, influence, and execute new strategies and tactics using sound analysis and impact metrics to drive product investments

  • Monitor the effectiveness of key product work streams and make recommendations for improvement

  • Hold Operations and Product accountable to key KPI’s, ensuring any missed metrics are addressed with a comprehensive mitigation plan

  • Work with product and engineering partners to enhance their knowledge of the current customer experiences and existing opportunities

  • Maintain and utilize complex dashboards for performance insights

  • Attend Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly governance meetings with Product, Operations and Analytics

  • Manage the development and implementation process of the company’s products and services

  • Act as primary escalation point for Product and Engineering Leads and manage/coordinate the resolution of technical issues

  • Plan, perform and implement process improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Six Sigma methodologies

  • Organize, lead and facilitate cross-functional project teams

  • Diagram, evaluate and maintain operational processes

  • Design and conduct technical user acceptance testing providing feedback and guidance to product partners to improve process performance and product quality

  • Responsibilities may be extended to include other areas of program management and process design, the successful candidate will need to skill-up to have a working knowledge of these areas

What We Look For

  • 3+ years of experience in Program Management, Product Operations, Business Analytics or a similar function

  • Certification in Six Sigma, Project Management or Design Thinking

  • Experience in delivering large scale business changes

  • Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

  • Experience in managing and delivering a successful programs, consistently meeting or exceeding timelines

  • Experience using critical thinking/problem solving, leveraging data to articulate problems, develop recommendations, and measure performance

  • Experience analyzing, documenting, and mapping operational processes through workflows

  • Strong understanding of regulatory requirements in the financial services space

  • SQL experience and ability to pull data from data warehouses is a plus

Base Pay Grade - F
Equity Grade - 2

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 monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).

CAN base pay range per year: $71,000 - $91,000

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range.

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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.

By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge that you have read Affirm's Global Candidate Privacy Notice and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein.

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Salary

Salary: 71k-91k USD

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Canada +/- 0 hours

About Affirm

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We’re excited to announce that Affirm is now a remote-first company! The majority of our roles can be accomplished anywhere in the U.S. and Canada (with the exception of Quebec). While most Affirmers will have the option to choose a remote-first accommodation, our offices in San Francisco, New York City, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Salt Lake City will remain operational and accessible for anyone to use on a voluntary basis.

At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products.

Working remote-first

We’re excited to announce that Affirm is now a remote-first company! The majority of our roles can be based anywhere in the U.S. or Canada (with the exception of Quebec). Our offices in San Francisco, New York City, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Salt Lake City will remain operational and accessible for anyone to use on a voluntary basis.

Ready to make a difference?

Affirm empowers people to say yes to more of the things they love.

While traditional credit cards charge compounding interest and late fees, we show you up front exactly what you’ll owe—with no hidden fees and no surprises. And through advanced technology and analytics that look beyond traditional FICO scores, we’re able to serve a much broader population than anyone else in the space.

We’re growing fast and hiring smart, curious people to help us revolutionize the banking industry and make it more accountable, accessible, and human. If you’re ready to make a difference, join us.

Work with people who bring out the best in you

Affirmers come together from a diverse set of backgrounds to make financial services more inclusive, honest, and meaningful. We’re passionate about making as much positive change as we can in our customers’ lives.

Success means all hands are on deck—from engineering to sales to operations. We collaborate company-wide, challenging one another to bring our best ideas to every single project. Even as we grow, Affirm remains a tightly knit team where every perspective matters.

Employee benefits

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Generous time off

Take the time you need when life happens.

Mental healthcare

Take care of your mind with great mental health programs.

Learning and development

Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth.

Health benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.

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Affirm

Company size

1001-5000 employees

Founded in

2012

Chief executive officer

Max Levchin

Employees live in

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