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Vice President, People Business Partner & Employee Relations

Affirm · Remote US · Remote US
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<div class="content-intro"><p>At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About the People team</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About the role</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The VP, People Business Partners & Employee Relations leads Affirm's global PBP and ER functions, anticipating what the business needs and evolving our operating model to help Affirm perform at its best. As a member of the People Leadership Team (PLT), this leader is a strategic thought partner to the CPO, PLT, and our Executive Leadership Team (XLT), bringing an enterprise-wide perspective to Affirm's most consequential people and organizational decisions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What you'll do</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Define the strategy, structure, and operating model for the global PBP and ER functions, challenging legacy assumptions and redesigning roles, capabilities, and ways of working where needed</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Build high-performing PBP and ER teams through talent decisions, development, coaching, and selective external hiring; set clear standards and accountability for how the teams operate and the impact they deliver</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Build independent, trusted relationships with each XLT member, serving as a strategic advisor on enterprise-wise and complex functional leadership, talent, and organizational decisions</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop a deep understanding of Affirm's business, strategy, and operating model, and use it to anticipate enterprise-wide organizational, workforce, and talent implications ahead of need</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Partner with XLT on workforce strategy, including the size, composition, capabilities, and deployment of talent, and identify how technology, AI, and new operating models can increase leverage and effectiveness</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Help leaders design organizations and operating models that clarify accountability, increase speed, and align resources to Affirm’s top priorities</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Raise the quality of leadership and talent decisions company-wide through talent planning, succession, executive assessment, and performance management</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Guide leaders through significant organizational change, building the alignment and execution discipline needed to sustain business outcomes</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Set the strategy and operating model for Employee Relations globally, ensuring a consistent, fair, and scalable approach</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Provide executive oversight on Affirm's most complex and sensitive ER matters, including executive-level issues, investigations, and conduct matters</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Use ER data and case trends to identify emerging organizational risks and translate them into proactive action that strengthen leadership and management effectiveness, organizational health, and business performance</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Partner closely with Legal on employment practices, policy, and risk management</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What we look for</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">15+ years of progressive People leadership experience, including in complex, global technology organizations at scale</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Significant experience leading a global PBP organization and building high-performing PBP teams</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience leading Employee Relations, including sensitive investigations, executive-level matters, and complex employment decisions in partnership with Legal</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated experience partnering directly with C-suite executives, building trust while maintaining independent judgment</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Deep expertise in organizational consulting, organizational effectiveness, ex

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