Compensation Lead

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.

About the People Team: 

The People team helps Affirmers cultivate a high-performing, inclusive organization. We focus on three core areas: attracting talent aligned to our mission, enabling growth through people and team development, and retaining employees through thoughtful experiences and rewards. We develop Affirm’s people programs and systems to create a workplace where all employees can thrive and contribute meaningfully. By investing in our people, we create a long-term advantage for the business.

About the Role:

We are seeking a detail oriented and analytically sound Compensation Lead to own the end-to-end management of our compensation systems. You will be responsible for ensuring systems like Radford (survey reporting) and Pave (cycle management) are set up to support Affirm’s policies, procedures, and employees. In this role you will play a key role in the day to day compensation operations and ensuring our programs are effective and competitive.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage the end-to-end administration of our semiannual compensation processes

• Develop and participate in all components of our annual compensation studies to evaluate Affirm’s competitive market positioning, including: auditing roles (responsibilities, activities, duties, and requirements),  job responsibilities, activities, duties and requirements, leading our benchmarking survey submission/review process, and evaluating/recommending updates to our cash and equity compensation structures/ranges

• Conduct special projects for ad hoc compensation analyses across a variety of areas, including incentive compensation, equity programs, and pay equity analyses

• Own the pay reporting process for the various geographies Affirm supports

• Assist with compensation training and communications

What We Look For:

• 5+ years of experience in compensation or people analytics

• Experience with compensation management systems (with a strong preference towards Pave) 

• Passion for working with data and an analytical mindset to turn raw data into actionable insights using various tools (Excel / Google Sheets, Sigma Computing, Claude Code, etc.)

• Attention to detail, strong sense of responsibility and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively


• Strong team orientation with collaborative style; ability to work effectively across internal teams, communicating clearly and comprehensively to meet project deadlines


• Leads with strong judgment and integrity; able to maturely handle sensitive and confidential information

• Proven ability to work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors

• Highly effective verbal and written communications skills; ability to distill complex concepts/information to employees and Senior Leaders in a digestible manner

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple high, and potentially shifting, priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Strong customer service background


• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and the ability to establish and maintain compliance of all plans and programs

Pay Grade - K

Equity Grade - 6

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. 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 equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $145,000 - $205,000

USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $128,000 - $188,000

Please 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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