Licensing Manager

Affirm; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Equity rewards

100% subsidized medical coverage

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a Licensing professional to join the Global Licensing and Regulatory Programs team. You will manage licensing programs across U.S. states, support launches, and ensure compliance.

This remote-first role reports to the Director, Global Licensing and Regulatory Programs. It offers a competitive base pay with equity and benefits, including 100% subsidized medical coverage for you and your dependents.

Qualifications

• 5 years of licensing/compliance/regulatory experience ideally related to consumer financial services.
• Outstanding time management, administrative, and organizational skills.
• Proven project management, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Humility, integrity, and a desire to be part of a small but strong, supportive team.
• Inquisitive, eager to learn, and a willingness to take ownership of projects.

Responsibilities

• Support new product and service launches related to state licensing and reporting.
• Coordinate with legal, public affairs, compliance, finance, tax to meet regulatory licensing obligations.
• Maintain central repository for licensing obligations including workflows and regulatory guidance.
• Prepare and submit state licensing annual reports, MSB call reports, and other filings.
• Ensure timely regulatory filings and flag licensing issues in licensing management tool.
• Lead renewal applications across various licensing jurisdictions.
• Collaborate on NMLS licensing, reporting, and other regulatory filings.
• Analyze processes and leverage AI to improve licensing efficiency.
• Assist in researching licensing requirements for the licensing management tool.
• Coordinate with senior leadership to meet ongoing licensing needs.
• Partner with team on licensing projects and initiatives.

Skills

Licensing experience

Time management

Project management

Communication skills

Team player

Job description

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

About The Legal, Compliance, And Public Affairs Team

The Legal, Compliance, and Public Affairs team is a group of dedicated professionals committed to helping affirm scale, innovate, and provide outstanding products for consumers, merchants, and key partners. We combine legal, compliance, and policy expertise to guide growth, shape products, and build trust across our ecosystem. Our work spans multiple professional disciplines and provides the foundation for affirm’s mission to deliver honest financial products.

About The Team

The Licensing team enables affirm's ability to operate and scale in regulated markets globally. The team manages affirm's licensing portfolio, regulatory relationships, and licensing strategy across the U.S. and international markets while partnering closely with Legal, Compliance, Product, and business leaders to support growth and expansion.

This role will report to the Director, Global Licensing and Regulatory Programs.

What You'll Do

• Support new product & service launches related to state licensing and reporting including money transmission, servicing/collections, lending, international expansion, etc.
• Work cross-functionally with legal, public affairs, compliance, finance, tax to meet regulatory licensing and reporting obligations
• Maintain the central repository for licensing and reporting obligations for new license types including workflows, regulatory guidance, etc.
• Collaborate with Licensing team to interpret, prepare, and submit state licensing annual reports, MSB call reports, and other regulatory obligations
• Ensure timely regulatory filings, call out any licensing issues, supervise ongoing regulatory obligations in licensing management tool
• Lead ongoing preparation of renewal applications and other forms to be filed in various licensing jurisdictions
• Collaborate on NMLS licensing, reporting, and other regulatory filings
• Analyze and develop new processes, leveraging AI, to increase efficiency within the licensing program
• Assist Department in the research and build of licensing requirements into the licensing management tool
• Coordinate with senior leadership to fulfill ongoing state licensing requirements
• Partner with team on any licensing projects and initiatives

What We Look For

• 5 years of licensing/compliance/regulatory experience ideally related to consumer financial services
• Outstanding time management, administrative, and organizational skills, including the ability to balance multiple priorities and overlapping projects
• Proven project management, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Humility, integrity, and a desire to be part of a small but strong, supportive team
• Inquisitive, eager to learn, and a willingness to take ownership of projects
• Highly focused, able to make independent decisions and work with limited supervision while excelling in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities shift and ambiguity is part of the landscape

Pay Grade - L

Equity Grade - 6

Employees new to affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range

Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills. Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $165,000 - $225,000

USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $146,000 - $206,000

Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirms in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

Benefits

• Health care coverage - affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of affirm at a discount

We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.

[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.