Senior Director of Product Management (Financial Platforms)

The Product team listens to our customers’ needs and translates those insights into a clear product vision. The team works closely with design, engineering, and analytics to build scalable financial products that empower people to manage their money with confidence We rely on empathy, curiosity, and business sense to prioritize features and improve experiences. Our role is to lead with clarity, support cross-functional execution, and champion the user in every decision Affirm’s financial platforms power how loans are created, recorded, funded, serviced, and repaid, as well as how money moves across our products, partners, and markets. We’re looking for a Senior Director of Product Management to lead a portfolio spanning Capital and Affirm Bank, Loan Products, and Payment Services This leader will oversee a large, multi-domain product organization of approximately 15 product managers, including experienced people managers, with room to grow They will set the long-term strategy for their portfolio, modernize Affirm’s ledger and downstream financial pipelines, strengthen Payment Services, and expand our Money Movement capabilities Lead and scale a high-performing product organization. Manage and develop experienced product leaders and people managers across Capital and Affirm Bank, Loan Products, and Payment Services. Shape the organization as its scope and size grow, while setting a high bar for product craft, strategy, execution, and talent development Set the multi-year strategy for the portfolio. Establish a coherent direction across lending, Capital Markets, banking, the loan lifecycle, ledger and accounting capabilities, Money Movement, Open Banking, payment instruments, and processing Modernize Affirm’s ledger and financial pipelines. Lead the strategy for evolving the systems that record and reconcile financial activity and support downstream Capital Markets, accounting, reporting, and Money Movement workflows. Improve scalability, reliability, controls, and development speed while protecting critical financial operations Strengthen Payment Services. Develop the strategy for Open Banking, payment instruments, processing, routing, and related payment infrastructure. Improve payment success, resilience, processing flexibility, and transaction economics across Affirm’s products and markets Expand Money Movement capabilities. Build the platforms and controls needed to support new account-based products, funds flows, payment rails, and financial experiences. Ensure settlement, reconciliation, reporting, and operational processes can scale with increasing product and geographic complexity Advance Affirm’s lending, capital, and banking platforms. Guide the evolution of Loan Products, loan-lifecycle capabilities, Capital Markets systems, and Affirm Bank infrastructure. Develop shared capabilities that support new products and reduce fragmentation across financial systems Deliver meaningful business and customer impact. Establish clear goals and success metrics across platform reliability, payment performance, processing costs, reconciliation accuracy, operational efficiency, financial controls, and the speed of launching new products and markets Make sound platform investment decisions. Balance architectural modernization with product growth, regulatory requirements, operational risk, and near-term business needs. Establish clear sequencing and migration strategies for complex, interconnected systems Drive cross-functional alignment at scale. Partner closely with Engineering, Analytics, Capital Markets, Treasury, Finance, Risk, Operations, Legal, Compliance, and Servicing to establish shared priorities and translate strategy into coordinated execution Enable global scale. Build platform capabilities that support international markets and account for differences in payment rails, banking relationships, currencies, regulation, legal entities, controls, and operating models Influence senior leadership. Clearly communicate strategy, investment priorities, performance, dependencies, and tradeoffs to executive stakeholders. Help shape decisions across the broader Financial Platforms organization

Benefits

Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth The ideal candidate brings deep financial-domain knowledge, strong platform judgment, international experience, and a record of developing senior product leaders Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to create clarity, influence senior stakeholders, and develop strong product leaders Substantial experience across several relevant domains, including lending, Capital Markets, regulated banking, financial ledgers or accounting systems, Money Movement, payment processing, Open Banking, or consumer payments 15+ years of product management experience, including leading large, high-performing teams of PMs and people managers across multiple domains Strong knowledge of how money moves across financial products, institutions, processors, bank partners, and markets, including settlement, reconciliation, reporting, and operational controls Experience building financial products or platforms across multiple countries and navigating differences in payment rails, banking relationships, regulation, legal entities, currencies, and operating models Demonstrated manager-of-managers experience, including developing senior leaders, designing organizations, hiring strong teams, and managing through growth and change Proven ability to define and execute multi-year strategies spanning customer experiences, complex platforms, and operational capabilities Track record of driving alignment and execution across Engineering, Analytics, Capital Markets, Treasury, Finance, Risk, Operations, Legal, Compliance, and executive leadership Direct experience leading complex platform or architecture transformations involving high-stakes financial systems Proficiency with AI-assisted tools to accelerate analysis, decision-making, and team effectiveness