VP, People & Employee Relations - Global, Remote

Affirm; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 340,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

ESPP

Time off

Flexible Spending Wallets

Job summary

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers flexible pay-later options. The VP, People Business Partners & Employee Relations leads the global PBP and ER functions, partnering with the CPO and XLT to shape talent and organizational strategy.

You will build high-performing teams, design scalable people processes, manage sensitive ER matters, and work across the leadership team to align resources with Affirm’s top priorities in a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive People leadership experience
• Significant experience leading a global PBP organization
• Experience leading Employee Relations and investigations in partnership with Legal
• Demonstrated experience partnering with C-suite executives
• Deep expertise in organizational consulting and workforce planning
• Strong business acumen and learning agility
• Sharp talent judgment for executive decisions
• Ability to anticipate organizational risks and opportunities
• Outstanding executive presence and integrity in sensitive decisions

Responsibilities

• Define strategy and operating model for global PBP and ER functions
• Build high-performing PBP and ER teams with coaching and external hiring
• Serve as strategic advisor to XLT on enterprise-wide leadership decisions
• Develop understanding of affirm's business to anticipate workforce implications
• Partner on workforce strategy including talent deployment and technology adoption
• Help leaders design organizations with clear accountability and speed
• Raise leadership quality through talent planning and executive assessment
• Guide leaders through major organizational change
• Set strategy and model for Employee Relations globally
• Provide oversight on complex ER matters with executive-level involvement
• Use ER data to identify risks and translate into proactive actions
• Partner with Legal on employment practices and risk management

Skills

People leadership

Global PBP leadership

Employee Relations

Executive-level collaboration

Organizational strategy

Talent assessment

Business acumen

Change management

Emotional intelligence

Job description

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers flexible pay-later options. The VP, People Business Partners & Employee Relations leads the global PBP and ER functions, partnering with the CPO and XLT to shape talent and organizational strategy.

You will build high-performing teams, design scalable people processes, manage sensitive ER matters, and work across the leadership team to align resources with Affirm’s top priorities in a remote-first environment.