Global Incident Response Director AI-Driven

Affirm, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 236,000 - 296,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Tech stipends

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affi is seeking an experienced security leader to drive its global investigations and incident response program as we scale internationally. You will lead technically deep, engineering-focused teams through major incidents, shaping operating models, readiness, and AI-enabled workflows with strong human oversight.

You will collaborate with executives and engineers to translate incident findings into durable engineering improvements, while building scalable processes, playbooks, and metrics to

Qualifications

• 10+ years in security operations, incident response, or related field.
• Proven ability to lead major security incidents and investigations in technology-driven environments.
• Strong technical foundation in investigations, detection, and forensics across cloud and on-prem environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead security incidents and investigations across full lifecycle from detection to post-incident review.
• Act as incident commander for major events and coordinate large cross-functional response teams.
• Guide investigations with engineering teams, validate fixes, and drive durable corrective actions.

Skills

Security leadership

Incident response

Cloud-native environments

Threat intelligence

Team coaching

AI in security

Executive communication

Incident management

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Job description

Affi is seeking an experienced security leader to drive its global investigations and incident response program as we scale internationally. You will lead technically deep, engineering-focused teams through major incidents, shaping operating models, readiness, and AI-enabled workflows with strong human oversight.

You will collaborate with executives and engineers to translate incident findings into durable engineering improvements, while building scalable processes, playbooks, and metrics to