Executive Compensation Strategy Lead

Affirm; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 195,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking an experienced compensation leader to drive the strategy, design, governance, and execution of its executive compensation programs. This role partners with senior leaders to align programs with business priorities, and spans base salary structures, incentives, and equity management.

The role requires deep expertise in compensation strategy, governance, and analytics, with a track record of influencing senior leaders and delivering scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of compensation experience, including broad-based and executive programs.
• Proven success leading complex initiatives and influencing senior leaders.
• Deep expertise in compensation strategy, benchmarking, incentive design, and governance.
• Experience supporting executive programs, board processes, or proxy-related activities.
• Ability to partner with senior stakeholders across People, Finance, Legal, and leadership.
• Strong strategic thinking with ability to translate philosophy into scalable operational solutions.
• Advanced analytical skills and Excel modeling for large-scale analyses.
• Experience using modern analytics and AI-enabled tools to drive insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design, governance, and execution of executive compensation, including base salary, incentives, and equity.
• Partner with senior leaders to align compensation programs with business priorities, goals, values, and culture.
• Lead ongoing evaluation, enhancement, and administration to ensure market competitiveness and scalability.
• Analyze market trends and compensation practices to develop recommendations supporting talent and business objectives.
• Collaborate with Compensation Operations to ensure efficient delivery and governance.
• Work with People, Finance, Legal, and leadership to solve compensation challenges and implement programs.
• Develop communication and education strategies so leaders and employees understand compensation.
• Oversee compensation tools, systems, and processes to improve data quality and employee experience.
• Lead analyses and support materials for Compensation Committee, Board, and exec reviews.

Skills

Executive compensation

Compensation strategy

Governance

Excel modeling

Senior stakeholder collaboration

Data analytics

Tools

Snowflake

Sigma Computing

Claude Code

Job description

Affirm is seeking an experienced compensation leader to drive the strategy, design, governance, and execution of its executive compensation programs. This role partners with senior leaders to align programs with business priorities, and spans base salary structures, incentives, and equity management.

The role requires deep expertise in compensation strategy, governance, and analytics, with a track record of influencing senior leaders and delivering scalable solutions.