Compliance Lead

Affirm 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.

Affirm’s Compliance team designs and implements a compliance program that proactively addresses regulatory requirements while also identifying potential compliance issues that may arise. Compliance program activities include advisory, training, testing & monitoring, reporting and oversight. Although a second line of defense, compliance partners with the business to support new products, markets, and initiatives, as well as issue identification, remediation plans and risk assessment. Compliance uses multiple data sources to enable informed decision making, strengthen controls and provide for better treatment of consumers.

Affirm is currently in search of a proficient FinTech Compliance Lead to become a part of our Product and Marketing Compliance team. The Compliance Lead will play a pivotal role in ensuring our business partners adhere to all relevant regulatory requirements and internal policies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial services compliance, a keen understanding of the fintech landscape, and the ability to navigate complex regulatory environments. As the Compliance Lead, you will work alongside the wider legal and compliance teams to identify and evaluate risks within applicable requirements, and offer guidance on mitigating potential risks. This role will report to the Senior Manager, Compliance and will be required to work independently and cross-functionally.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with the Product team to optimize Affirm's offerings by identifying and mitigating compliance risks without compromising business objectives.

• Review and approve financial services marketing materials to ensure they comply with regulations and industry standards.

• Work cross-functionally with departments such as Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Product to complete reviews and address compliance issues and their root causes.

• Develop and maintain compliance training and reference materials. 

• Operate in a fast-paced environment while delivering detailed and diligent work.

• Support the completion of the compliance risk assessment and control inventory, including collecting and documenting results.

• Serve as an expert on regulatory compliance, especially as it applies to new and revised financial products and services.

What We Look For

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (Compliance certifications a plus) 

• 4+ years of professional work experience in a compliance advisory role.

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