[Hiring] Vice President, People Business Partner & Employee Relations @Affirm

Role Description

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.

• 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.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive People leadership experience, including in complex, global technology organizations at scale.
• Significant experience leading a global PBP organization and building high-performing PBP teams.
• Experience leading Employee Relations, including sensitive investigations, executive-level matters, and complex employment decisions in partnership with Legal.
• Demonstrated experience partnering directly with C-suite executives, building trust while maintaining independent judgment.
• Deep expertise in organizational consulting, organizational effectiveness, executive coaching, and strategic workforce planning.
• Strong business acumen and learning agility, with the ability to quickly understand complex businesses and form an independent point of view on organizational needs.
• Sharp talent judgment, with the ability to assess executive capability and advise on consequential talent decisions.
• A demonstrated ability to anticipate organizational and workforce risks and opportunities before they become obvious, connecting patterns across the business.
• Outstanding executive presence and emotional intelligence, with the ability to challenge constructively and navigate difficult conversations.
• Sound judgment and integrity in navigating sensitive people decisions, balancing business needs, employee impact, and legal/reputational risk.

Requirements

• Base Pay Grade - W
• Equity Grade - USA 23
• USA base pay range per year: $340,000 - $380,000
• Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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.