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.
We’re looking for a smart, driven individual to join our Quantitative Markets team. The team is responsible for structuring and pricing Affirm’s debt funding deals, developing platforms and tools for optimizing funding strategies, and building models to analyze and predict the performance of Affirm’s consumer loans. The ideal candidate will have experience in structuring asset-backed transactions, working with rating agencies, and building quantitative models. Given the cross-functional nature of the role, the ideal candidate should have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Work closely with the Capital Markets team to evaluate, structure and price consumer asset-backed transactions
Develop and enhance capital structuring and pricing models tailored to Affirm’s consumer loan portfolio to enable efficient deal execution
Build quantitative models to analyze and predict the performance of Affirm’s consumer loans
Provide insights on capital markets deals to cross-functional teams for more optimal and efficient funding strategy and merchant pricing
Partner cross-functionally with our Capital Markets, Treasury, Merchant Pricing, Credit, Commercial, Product and Engineering teams to evaluate funding, product, and business decisions
7+ years of relevant experience structuring asset-backed transactions, forecasting consumer loan performance, and/or building quantitative models
Experience with industry-standard tools such as Intex/Bloomberg and working with accountants, rating agencies, and internal/external partners
Experience with SQL, Python, or other scripting languages
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to collaborate and influence across different teams in the organization
A proactive leader that can seek out new opportunities, drive projects, navigate ambiguity and develop creative solutions with minimal guidance
Desire to understand the broader context of business decisions
Base Pay Grade - O Equity Grade - USA 12
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: $205,000 - 255,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $182,000 - 232,000
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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. Affirmers 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.
We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
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