Director of Product Management, Financial Platforms

About the Role

The role will involve close collaboration with engineering, accounting, treasury, capital markets, legal, compliance, and client success teams to ensure the delivery of scalable and compliant financial platforms. The Director of Product Management will also be responsible for measuring and improving platform health, defining success metrics, and holding teams accountable to reliability and accuracy standards.

What You Will Do

• Lead and grow a high-performing product management team, including people managers
• Own the vision and strategy for loans lifecycle and money movement
• Define the multi-year product strategy for Affirm's foundational loan systems and global money movement infrastructure
• Translate the vision into clear roadmaps and decisions that teams can execute against
• Serve as the executive-level subject matter expert on loan lifecycle mechanics, payment rails, settlement flows, and institutional transfers
• Drive cross-functional alignment at scale, partnering closely with engineering, accounting, treasury, capital markets, legal, compliance, and client success teams
• Enable platform scalability and international expansion, architecting platform strategies that simplify domain boundaries and unlock faster time-to-market for new geographies and product lines
• Measure and improve platform health, defining success metrics and holding teams accountable to reliability and accuracy standards
• Influence up and across the organization, regularly presenting strategy, tradeoffs, and priorities to senior leadership

What We Are Looking For

• 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 3-5 years managing and developing product management teams
• Deep experience in loans or lending systems, with a strong understanding of loan lifecycle mechanics and platform architecture for loan servicing
• Meaningful experience in money movement, payments infrastructure, or financial operations, with fluency in payment rails, settlement flows, cross-border transfers, and reliability and accuracy standards
• Experience in fintech, financial services, or banking, with familiarity with BNPL, platform products, or backend infrastructure
• Demonstrated ability to set and execute long-term platform strategy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Strong technical fluency, with the ability to dive into data models and API discussions with engineers and hold informed opinions

Nice to Have

• Experience with capital markets or institutional investing
• Familiarity with cloud-based technologies and agile development methodologies
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills, with the ability to drive data-driven decision making

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive salary and equity package
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off and holiday policy
• Remote work stipend and equipment reimbursement
• Professional development opportunities, including conference attendance and training programs
• Access to a global network of fintech professionals and thought leaders

• Develop a strong understanding of loan lifecycle mechanics and money movement systems to stand out as a candidate.
• Be prepared to demonstrate your experience with cross-functional teams and your ability to drive alignment across the organization.
• Highlight your technical fluency and ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Focus on building a strong portfolio that showcases your product management skills and experience in fintech or financial services.
• Prepare to discuss your approach to platform scalability and international expansion, and be ready to provide specific examples from your experience.
• Research Affirm's company culture and values to understand how you can contribute to the organization's mission and vision.