Director, Learning

About the Role

The People team at Affirm helps Affirmers cultivate a high-performing, inclusive organization. We focus on attracting talent aligned to our mission, enabling growth through people and team development, and retaining employees through thoughtful experiences and rewards. The Learning team enables our people to do their best work and keep getting better by building practical, high-impact learning solutions that onboard new hires, grow skills, build leaders, strengthen teams, and support a high-performing, collaborative culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Learning team at Affirm, developing a compelling strategy and executing the design and delivery of solutions that elevate individual, team, and leadership capabilities in support of our high-performance culture.
• Work closely with People team members, business stakeholders, and leaders to ensure the strategy, initiatives, and programs are clearly defined, understood, and adopted within the organization to drive consistency, continuous improvement, and a sustainable business advantage.
• Partner cross-functionally with teams such as Talent Management and Organizational Effectiveness to drive future programming and opportunities to grow employee capabilities and readiness, including collaborating with subject matter experts to craft new resources and experiences.
• Create compelling communications, engagement plans, and internal content to drive change management efforts supporting our People & Organizational Success strategy.
• Define, measure, and communicate relevant success metrics to stakeholders across the business, demonstrating the value of Learning programs, experiences, and investments in our people.

Requirements

• Designed and executed a comprehensive learning & development strategy and scaled solutions in an organization with a growing global workforce of 2500+ employees.
• 15+ years of experience combining learning and leadership development, team leadership, design thinking, experiential learning, and measurable results.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven and evidence-based approach to decision-making and influencing.
• Innovation in learning modalities and learner experience, including micro-learning, virtual learning experiences, user journeys, and learning measurement.
• Experience managing learning tech platforms, including partnership with People Tech teams and vendors to evolve products and systems.
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to distill sophisticated information into clear, simple messages.
• A continuous improvement mindset, recognizing that “perfect” is not an end state and driving iterative enhancements.

Pay

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure based on 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.

• USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $255,000 - $335,000
• USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $226,000 - $306,000

Schedule

Affirm is a remote-first company. The majority of 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 may occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to job responsibilities.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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, lifestyle needs, and family-forming expenses.
• Time off: Competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to rest and recharge.
• ESPP: An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.