Senior Director, Software Engineering; Machine Learning

Overview

Senior Director, Software Engineering (Machine Learning) irm 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 are seeking a Senior Director to lead centralized Machine Learning capability at Affirm.

• Set the vision for Machine Learning and AI e world-class Machine Learning modelers, Platform and Software engineers to execute on that vision.
• Take ownership of our core model development lifecycle and business outcomes across underwriting, fraud, servicing, and personalization.
• Work closely with product and business leadership to champion AI adoption in both existing and new products.
• Balance ML investments across traditional ML and transformer-based models.
• Evolve ML platform to support increasing ML needs across Affirm with emphasis on training, tuning and serving AI models.
• Run a robust, yet shortened ML development lifecycle, establishing a culture for experimenting and learning quickly.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners outside engineering including product, risk, servicing, legal and compliance.

• 15+ years of relevant experience in Machine Learning, AI, or related technical domains
• Experience leading centralized ML teams comprising ML modelers and ML platform engineers
• Successful track record in landing key models responsible for the company’s success that directly drive PnL
• Comfortable working in matrix organizations and influencing across a wide variety of leaders
• Experience hiring, growing, and retaining talent
• Keeps up with evolving ML landscape — understands when to buy vs build, and what tools/techniques can drive the most business value

Base Pay Grade – V. Equity Grade – 21. 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 location, experience and job-related skills. Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, 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: $340,000 - $375,000

USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $305,000 - $340,000

• 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, lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules
• ESPP - employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount

Affirm is remote-first. Most roles are remote, with some roles requiring office presence. Reasonable accommodations are available during the hiring process.

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• Director

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology