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Vice President, People Business Partner & Employee Relations

Affirm

Remote · United States$28,333–31,667 gross/mofull-timeAffirm Careers

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.

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • 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
  • Build independent, trusted relationships with each XLT member, serving as a strategic advisor on enterprise-wise and complex functional leadership, talent, and organizational decisions
  • 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
  • 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
  • Help leaders design organizations and operating models that clarify accountability, increase speed, and align resources to Affirm’s top priorities
  • Raise the quality of leadership and talent decisions company-wide through talent planning, succession, executive assessment, and performance management
  • Guide leaders through significant organizational change, building the alignment and execution discipline needed to sustain business outcomes
  • Set the strategy and operating model for Employee Relations globally, ensuring a consistent, fair, and scalable approach
  • Provide executive oversight on Affirm's most complex and sensitive ER matters, including executive-level issues, investigations, and conduct matters

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    18 Aug 2026
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