Global VP, People & Employee Relations — Remote-First

Affirm; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 340,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage (including depend

Flexible Spending Wallets

Time off

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company reinventing credit and empowering consumers with flexible buy now, pay later solutions. The VP, People Business Partners & Employee Relations will lead Affirm's global PBP and ER functions, partnering with the CPO, PLT, and XLT to shape enterprise-wide people and organizational decisions.

The role demands 15+ years of progressive leadership in large tech organizations, experience managing ER matters at the executive level, and a deep expertise in organizational

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive People leadership experience in large, global tech organizations.
• Experience leading a global PBP organization and high-performing teams.
• Experience managing Employee Relations, including sensitive investigations and executive matters.
• Proven ability to partner with C-suite and build trust with independent judgment.
• Deep expertise in organizational consulting, effectiveness, coaching, and workforce planning.
• Strong business acumen and learning agility to understand complex businesses and advise on needs.
• Sharp talent judgment for evaluating executive capability and advising on decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define strategy, structure, and operating model for global PBP and ER functions.
• Build and lead high-performing PBP and ER teams with clear standards.
• Serve as strategic advisor to XLT on enterprise-wide leadership and organizational decisions.
• Anticipate workforce implications from business strategy and evolving operating models.
• Partner with XLT on workforce strategy, including deployment and AI-enabled leverage.
• Design organizations that clarify accountability, speed, and resource alignment.
• Raise leadership quality through talent planning, succession, and performance management.
• Guide leaders through organizational change to sustain outcomes.
• Set global Employee Relations strategy and scalable practices.
• Provide executive oversight on complex ER matters and investigations.
• Use ER data to identify risks and drive proactive actions for health and performance.
• Collaborate with Legal on employment practices and risk management.

Skills

Global PBP leadership

Employee Relations

C-suite collaboration

Organizational consulting

Executive coaching

Talent decision making

Change management

Strategic workforce planning

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company reinventing credit and empowering consumers with flexible buy now, pay later solutions. The VP, People Business Partners & Employee Relations will lead Affirm's global PBP and ER functions, partnering with the CPO, PLT, and XLT to shape enterprise-wide people and organizational decisions.

The role demands 15+ years of progressive leadership in large tech organizations, experience managing ER matters at the executive level, and a deep expertise in organizational