# Vice President, People Business Partner & Employee Relations at Affirm

> Lead Affirm's global People Business Partner and Employee Relations functions, shaping strategy, operating model, and executive talent decisions.

- Company: Affirm (affirm.com)
- Location: Remote US (remote)
- Places: Remote, United States
- Posted: 2026-08-18
- Level: Vice President
- Team: People team (People Business Partners & Employee Relations)
- Reports to: Chief People Officer (CPO)
- Work mode: Remote
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/7894014003
- Page: https://ye.saranatour.dev/jobs/vice-president-people-business-partner-employee-relations-affirm-kn78zj8wxg112zv7zhtcj0n1958hdm5y

## The posting

Vice President, People Business Partner & Employee Relations
Affirm · Remote US

At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.

**About the People team**

The People team helps Affirmers cultivate a high-performing, inclusive organization. We focus on three core areas: attracting talent aligned to our mission, enabling growth through people and team development, and retaining employees through thoughtful experiences and rewards. We develop Affirm's people programs and systems to create a workplace where all employees can thrive and contribute meaningfully. By investing in our people, we create a long-term advantage for the business.

**About the role**

The VP, People Business Partners & Employee Relations leads Affirm's global PBP and ER functions, anticipating what the business needs and evolving our operating model to help Affirm perform at its best. As a member of the People Leadership Team (PLT), this leader is a strategic thought partner to the CPO, PLT, and our Executive Leadership Team (XLT), bringing an enterprise-wide perspective to Affirm's most consequential people and organizational decisions.

**What you'll do**

- Define the strategy, structure, and operating model for the global PBP and ER functions, challenging legacy assumptions and redesigning roles, capabilities, and ways of working where needed
- Build high-performing PBP and ER teams through talent decisions, development, coaching, and selective external hiring; set clear standards and accountability for how the teams operate and the impact they deliver
- Build independent, trusted relationships with each XLT member, serving as a strategic advisor on enterprise-wise and complex functional leadership, talent, and organizational decisions
- Develop a deep understanding of Affirm's business, strategy, and operating model, and use it to anticipate enterprise-wide organizational, workforce, and talent implications ahead of need
- Partner with XLT on workforce strategy, including the size, composition, capabilities, and deployment of talent, and identify how technology, AI, and new operating models can increase leverage and effectiveness
- Help leaders design organizations and operating models that clarify accountability, increase speed, and align resources to Affirm’s top priorities
- Raise the quality of leadership and talent decisions company-wide through talent planning, succession, executive assessment, and performance management
- Guide leaders through significant organizational change, building the alignment and execution discipline needed to sustain business outcomes
- Set the strategy and operating model for Employee Relations globally, ensuring a consistent, fair, and scalable approach
- Provide executive oversight on Affirm's most complex and sensitive ER matters, including executive-level issues, investigations, and conduct matters
- Use ER data and case trends to identify emerging organizational risks and translate them into proactive action that strengthen leadership and management effectiveness, organizational health, and business performance
- Partner closely with Legal on employment practices, policy, and risk management

**What we look for**

- 15+ years of progressive People leadership experience, including in complex, global technology organizations at scale
- Significant experience leading a global PBP organization and