Director of Product Management, Financial Platforms
The Director of Product Management will lead and scale the teams behind two critical domains at Affirm: Loans Lifecycle and Money Movement. This role requires 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 3–5 years managing and developing PM teams including people managers.
Loans Lifecycle
Define the multi-year product strategy for foundational loan systems, ensuring they are scalable, compliant, and capable of supporting rapid product innovation.
Translate vision into clear roadmaps and decisions that teams can execute against.
Set the bar for craft, create development paths, and cultivate a culture of ownership, rigor, and candor.
Partner closely with Engineering, Accounting, Treasury, Capital Markets, Legal, Compliance, and Client Success teams.
Drive cross-functional alignment at scale.
Measure and improve platform health.
Money Movement
Own the vision and strategy for Money Movement.
Define the multi-year product strategy for Affirm's global money movement infrastructure, ensuring it is scalable, compliant, and capable of supporting rapid product innovation.
Translate vision into clear roadmaps and decisions that teams can execute against.
Partner closely with Engineering, Accounting, Treasury, Capital Markets, Legal, Compliance, and Client Success teams.
Drive cross-functional alignment at scale.
Measure and improve platform health.
Qualifications
Deep experience in loans or lending systems — understanding of loan lifecycle mechanics, platform architecture for loan servicing, and the compliance and operational requirements that come with it.
Meaningful experience in money movement, payments infrastructure, or financial operations — fluency in payment rails, settlement flows, cross-border transfers, and the reliability and accuracy standards these systems demand.
Experience in fintech, financial services, or banking; familiarity with BNPL, platform products, or backend infrastructure is strongly preferred; capital markets background is a plus.
Demonstrated ability to set and execute long-term platform strategy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
Strong technical fluency — comfortable diving into data models and API discussions with engineers and holding informed opinions.
Proficiency with AI-assisted tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor) to accelerate your own work and raise the bar for your team.
Track record of building and scaling distributed, high-performing PM teams across multiple domains simultaneously.
Exceptional stakeholder management skills — able to align Legal, Finance, Engineering, and executive leadership around a common direction.
Outstanding written and verbal communication; able to tell crisp, data-driven stories to diverse audiences.
What We Offer
Competitive base pay ranging from $267,000 to $360,000 per year, depending on location.
Equity grade of 18.
Remote-first company with flexible working arrangements.
Comprehensive benefits package including health care coverage, flexible spending wallets, time off, ESPP, and more.