Affirm is hiring a
Process Design Lead

Summary

Join Affirm's Process Excellence team as a key contributor to our Shared Services team. As an experienced professional with a strong background in leading complex programs and driving operational rigor and excellence, you will play a key role in reimagining the customer experience by developing expertise in a specific product area and strategically guiding investments and opportunities across the business.

Requirements

• 5+ 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

Responsibilities

• 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 workstreams 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

Benefits

• 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