Executive Compensation Leader | Remote-First

Affirm; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 195,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage with dependents

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Stipends for health, wellness and tech

Competitive vacation and holidays

Job summary

Affirm is seeking an experienced leader to drive strategy, design, governance, and execution of its executive compensation programs. You will partner with senior leaders to align compensation with business goals, values, and culture, while ensuring market competitiveness and scalable operations.

You will lead analyses, governance processes, and communications to executives and stakeholders, shaping a high-performance compensation program within a remote-first company.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of compensation experience with executive programs.
• Ability to partner with senior leaders and influence decisions.
• Advanced analytics and complex modeling in Excel.
• Experience with governance, Board/Committee processes, and proxy activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design, governance, and execution of executive compensation programs.
• Partner with senior leaders to align programs with business priorities and culture.
• Evaluate and improve market competitiveness, scalability, and efficiency of programs.
• Develop education strategies to help leaders and employees understand compensation plans.

Skills

Executive compensation

Excel modeling

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder alignment

Governance experience

Tools

Snowflake

Sigma Computing

Claude Code

Job description

Affirm is seeking an experienced leader to drive strategy, design, governance, and execution of its executive compensation programs. You will partner with senior leaders to align compensation with business goals, values, and culture, while ensuring market competitiveness and scalable operations.

You will lead analyses, governance processes, and communications to executives and stakeholders, shaping a high-performance compensation program within a remote-first company.