At Affirm, we’ve been very successful in our mission in delivering honest financial products that improve lives. Machine Learning has played a significant part in helping Affirm deliver on that mission. As we look into the future, we expect ML to continue to play an outsized role. We are therefore seeking to hire a Senior Director to lead centralized Machine Learning capability at Affirm. 

 

What You’ll Do: 

Set the vision for Machine Learning and AI at Affirm. Hire world class Machine Learning modelers, Platform and Software engineers to execute on that vision.  Take ownership of our core model development lifecycle and business outcomes across our established verticals – underwriting, fraud, servicing, personalization.   Work closely with product and business leadership to champion AI adoption in both existing and new products.   Balance ML investments across traditional ML and transformer based models  Evolve ML platform to support our increasing ML needs across Affirm with a special emphasis on training, tuning and serving AI models.   Run a robust, yet shortened ML development lifecycle establishing a culture for experimenting and failing fast.   Work with a wide variety of cross functional partners outside of engineering ranging from product, risk, servicing, legal and compliance.

 

What We Look For: 

15+ years of relevant experience in Machine Learning, AI, or related technical domains Experience leading centralized ML teams comprising of both ML modelers and ML platform engineers  Successful track record in landing key models responsible for the company’s success that directly drive PnL  Comfortable working in matrix organizations and influencing across a wide variety of leaders.  Experience hiring and growing, and retaining talent  Keeps up with evolving ML landscape — understands when to buy vs build, and what tools/ techniques can drive the most business value   

Base Pay Grade - V

Equity Grade - 13

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).

CAN base pay range per year: $270,000 - $310,000

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