Executive Compensation Lead (Remote)

Affirm; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 195,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affirm is seeking an experienced compensation leader to drive the strategy, design, governance, and execution of our executive compensation programs. This role ensures our philosophy supports growth, attracts top talent, and reinforces a high-performance culture.

You will partner with senior leaders across People, Finance, Legal, and the Board to shape base salary structures, incentives, equity programs, and governance processes, delivering data-driven insights and scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of compensation experience, including broad-based and executive programs.
• Proven track record influencing senior business leaders.
• Expertise in compensation strategy, market benchmarking, and governance.
• Experience with Board/Compensation Committee processes or proxy activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design, governance, and execution of executive compensation programs.
• Partner with senior leaders to align comp programs with priorities and culture.
• Oversee evaluation, enhancement, and administration of comp programs for competitiveness and scalability.
• Analyze market trends to develop recommendations supporting talent and business objectives.
• Collaborate with Compensation Operations to ensure efficient program delivery.
• Work with People, Finance, Legal, and leadership to solve complex compensation challenges.
• Develop communication strategies to help leaders and employees understand programs.
• Oversee compensation tools and processes to improve data quality and experience.
• Lead analyses and prepare materials for the Compensation Committee and Board.

Skills

Executive compensation

Stakeholder management

Excel

Data analysis

Compensation modeling

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

MBA (preferred)

Tools

Snowflake

Sigma Computing

SQL

Job description

Affirm is seeking an experienced compensation leader to drive the strategy, design, governance, and execution of our executive compensation programs. This role ensures our philosophy supports growth, attracts top talent, and reinforces a high-performance culture.

You will partner with senior leaders across People, Finance, Legal, and the Board to shape base salary structures, incentives, equity programs, and governance processes, delivering data-driven insights and scalable solutions.