Remote Licensing & Regulatory Lead

Affirm, Inc.; Baltimore (MD); Remote; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% subsidized medical coverage

Stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Monthly tech stipend

Flexible time off

Generous holiday calendar

Job summary

Affim is building a licensing and regulatory program to support growth in the U.S. and international markets. This role collaborates with Legal, Compliance, Product, and business teams to ensure timely filings and comprehensive licensing coverage.

You will lead annual reports, MSB filings, and other regulatory obligations, while driving process improvements using AI and data-driven insights. This is a remote-first role with opportunities across the United States.

Qualifications

• 5 years of licensing/compliance/regulatory experience ideally in consumer financial services.
• Outstanding time management, administrative, and organizational skills.
• Proven project management, critical thinking, and analytical abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Humility, integrity, and a collaborative mindset in a small team.
• Curious, eager to learn, and ownership of projects.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable operating in a high-growth setting with shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support new product and service launches related to state licensing and reporting (money transmission, servicing/collections, lending, international expansion).
• Collaborate with legal, public affairs, compliance, finance, and tax to meet licensing obligations.
• Maintain central repository for licensing and reporting obligations and related workflows.
• Collaborate on interpreting, preparing, and submitting state licensing annual reports, MSB call reports, and other filings.
• Ensure timely regulatory filings and flag licensing issues; oversee ongoing obligations in licensing tool.
• Lead renewal applications and other forms across licensing jurisdictions.
• Coordinate on NMLS licensing, reporting, and related filings.
• Analyze and develop new processes using AI to increase licensing program efficiency.
• Assist in researching and building licensing requirements into the licensing management tool.
• Coordinate with senior leadership to fulfill ongoing state licensing requirements.
• Partner with team on licensing projects and initiatives.

Skills

Licensing

Regulatory compliance

Regulatory reporting

Project management

Analytical thinking

Written and verbal comms

Team collaboration

Independent decision-making

Job description

Affim is building a licensing and regulatory program to support growth in the U.S. and international markets. This role collaborates with Legal, Compliance, Product, and business teams to ensure timely filings and comprehensive licensing coverage.

You will lead annual reports, MSB filings, and other regulatory obligations, while driving process improvements using AI and data-driven insights. This is a remote-first role with opportunities across the United States.