Staff Product Designer

About the role

The Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) team at Affirm is seeking a Staff Product Designer to lead the design of Affirm’s App and Card experiences. This role involves shaping the future of consumer finance and working closely with product, engineering, data science, marketing, and research teams to deliver seamless, intuitive experiences.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive design initiatives for Affirm’s App and Card experience, delivering high-impact, customer-centric solutions that align with business objectives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, data science, marketing, and research to drive innovation and deliver seamless, intuitive experiences.
• Embrace agility—iterating quickly, adapting to change, and making data-driven decisions while maintaining a strong vision for the future.
• Balance near-term execution with long-term strategic thinking, ensuring scalability and coherence across the Affirm ecosystem.
• Push the envelope—challenge the status quo, think outside the box, and take calculated risks to drive meaningful innovation in financial products.
• Bring exceptional visual and interaction design skills to craft delightful, polished experiences that build trust and confidence.
• Champion a test-and-learn mindset, leveraging experimentation, research, and analytics to continuously refine and optimize user experiences.

Qualifications

• Proactive & Adaptable: Thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments and take initiative to drive progress.
• Strong Product Sense: Deeply understand user needs, business goals, and technical constraints and balance them effectively in your design decisions.
• Data-Informed & Risk-Taking: Use data to guide your thinking but aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions and explore bold ideas.
• Collaborative & Humble: Value diverse perspectives, work well with cross-functional partners, and are open to feedback to make the best decisions for our users.
• Exceptional Craft & Visual Skills: Have a keen eye for detail, design systems, and interaction patterns that elevate user experiences.
• Passion for Innovation: Excited about the challenge of designing financial products that improve people’s lives and want to push the industry forward.

What We’re Looking For

Proactive & Adaptable: You thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments and take initiative to drive progress. Strong Product Sense: You deeply understand user needs, business goals, and technical constraints—and can balance them effectively in your design decisions. Data-Informed & Risk-Taking: You use data to guide your thinking but aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions and explore bold ideas. Collaborative & Humble: You value diverse perspectives, work well with cross-functional partners, and are open to feedback to make the best decisions for our users. Exceptional Craft & Visual Skills: You have a keen eye for detail, design systems, and interaction patterns that elevate user experiences. Passion for Innovation: You’re excited about the challenge of designing financial products that improve people’s lives and want to push the industry forward.

Pay

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $195,000 - $255,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $173,000 - $233,000

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.

Remote Work

Affirm is 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.