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Vice President, People Business Partner & Employee Relations

Affirm· People Business Partners
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Remote$340k - $380kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior leader responsible for Affirm's global People Business Partners (PBP) and Employee Relations (ER) functions, partnering with the CPO and XLT to shape enterprise-wide people strategy, organizational design, and risk management.

Responsibilities

  • 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 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 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

Skills

Required:People leadershipOrganizational strategyExecutive coaching

Benefits

  • Health coverage at no cost for employees and dependents
  • Monthly stipends for tech setup and health/wellness options
  • Flexible time off and generous holiday calendar
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with stock discount
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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