[Hiring] Analyst I @Affirm

Role Description

As an Analyst I, you will learn the fundamentals of consumer lending while executing scoped analytical tasks on a day-to-day cadence. Working under the guidance of senior analysts and managers, you will leverage advanced data analytics to help optimize business strategies and monitor portfolio performance. You are a thoughtful, driven individual eager to build a strong technical foundation, learn how to navigate exogenous market changes, and integrate modern AI tooling to solve hard problems efficiently.

What You Will Do

• Derive Insights & Support Strategy: Leverage data analytics to uncover insights that help optimize product, risk, or growth strategies across geographies.
• Monitor Portfolio Health: Assist in tracking performance metrics, user behavior, and macroeconomic trends that impact business outcomes, flagging risks and anomalies to senior team members.
• Technical Execution: Write clean, working SQL and Python to build scalable reporting and partner with Engineering to support the deployment of machine learning and risk models.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Legal, and Compliance to understand evolving consumer lending regulations and market requirements, assisting in translating them into foundational data models and operational policies.
• Drive Launch Alignment: Support cross-functional discussions to ensure new product launches and market entries align with our operational capabilities and risk appetite.
• AI Fluency & Efficiency: Integrate AI tools (Cursor, Claude Code, copilots) into your daily workflows to accelerate data mining and routine tasks, holding the line on verifying outputs.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in an analytically-driven role; relevant internships or prior experience in the consumer lending, fintech, or broader financial services industry are highly valued.
• Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• Solid working knowledge of SQL, Python, or other scripting languages.
• Familiarity with data mining, data visualization, and foundational statistical modeling.
• Basic understanding of (or deep curiosity about) consumer lending regulations, fair lending principles, and how machine learning techniques apply to real-world business problems.
• Exceptional communication skills, humility, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional peers.

Requirements

• Pay Grade - I
• Equity Grade - 5
• 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 monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents).
• In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).
• USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $115,000 - $165,000
• USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $101,000 - $151,000

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.