Senior Manager, Programs

Affirm; United States; Remote; USD 169,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Manager, Security Awareness Risk Manager to enhance its security culture. This role involves developing engaging training materials, collaborating with teams to improve security content, and implementing a robust security awareness program. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in behavioral science and risk management, along with excellent communication skills. Join a forward-thinking company that values transparency and inclusivity, offering a remote-first work environment and competitive benefits.

Benefits

100% subsidized medical coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and implementing security awareness programs.
• Strong understanding of risk and control frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Build a culture of security through training and guidance.
• Drive technical security awareness projects and communications.

Skills

Behavioral Science

Risk Management

Information Security

Project Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Tools

E-learning platforms

Job description

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

Affirm values security as being critical to the company’s continued success. Our mission is to cultivate a culture of security at Affirm, enabling the company to succeed in building honest financial products. The Sr. Manager, Security Awareness Risk Manager role is integral to this mission. This person should approach security awareness efforts from a behavioral lens, strategizing on how to reduce human risk. The Security Risk Management team builds and deploys common governance, risk, and compliance processes and controls, conducts audits, and ensures that technologies and business processes are built with data protection and compliance in mind.

What You'll Do

• Build a culture of security within the organization by providing security training and guidance to staff on cybersecurity best practices
• Drive complex and highly visible technical security awareness projects in service of our team’s mission of securing Affirm’s product, services, and platform.
• Partner with Product, & Eng teams on designing and building better consumer Security content within the Affirm App and website
• Design & manage Affirm’s Security awareness program, which aligns to industry regulations, standards, and compliance requirements
• Help track progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate risks, regularly communicate status to upper management and project stakeholders, and engage the project teams to achieve goals
• Facilitate Tech Org IT & Security Bi-Weekly meetings
• Ability to fluently communicate security risks to non-experts to empower business decisions with valuable, actionable information
• Own all security communications to internal stakeholders & Affirm customers
• Create and drive engaging and informative security awareness materials such as newsletters, emails, videos, webinars, and training modules
• Develop, curate, and disseminate security documentation, ensuring awareness amongst stakeholders and employees
• When needed, collaborate with the relevant Security team and cross functional stakeholders to coordinate necessary remediation including but not limited to risks, incidents, vulnerabilities, other security issues
• Partner with Product Security and enhance the current Security Champions program
• Utilize a behaviorally-driven metrics framework that can effectively measure Security Awareness and human-related risks

What We Look For

• An understanding of behavior science and/or psychology – the ideal candidate will love thinking about how people think and behave.
• Crystal clear verbal and written communication—people love how your materials and documentation tell them exactly what they need to know so they act in a secure manner, reducing risk to our organization.
• Proven experience in a similar role developing and implementing security awareness programs.
• At least 6 years of risk management, information security, or other relevant experience working with technical teams and balancing risk against business need.
• Experience with e-learning platforms and creating engaging training materials
• Excellent project management and collaboration skills—setting goals and priorities, taking into account dependencies, and handling execution from start to finish.
• A drive to solve difficult problems and evolve the status quo with technical and non-technical solutions—-you’re never satisfied by just ticking a box.
• Passion for working with diverse teams and taking into account each perspective, e.g. as an auditor, engineer, business person, and more.
• Knowledge of risk and control frameworks (e.g. NIST Cyber Security Framework, ISO 2700x, SOC1 & 2 (SSAE18), PCI DSS, NIST-800-53,, SANS Top 20, etc.) and experience with security practices and solutions.

Pay Grade - N
Equity Grade - 9

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 equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $190,000 - $240,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $169,000 - $219,000

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

#LI-Remote

Affirm is proud to be 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.

We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

• 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

We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.

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About the company

With Affirm, you can pay over time at your favorite brands. No late fees or compounding interest—just a more responsible way to say yes to the things you love.