Talent Management Lead
Remote Canada
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.
We’re looking for a collaborative and enthusiastic Program Lead to join our growing Talent Management team, and to help us drive key talent initiatives such as performance management, talent reviews, and career development frameworks. In this role, you’ll oversee mid-size projects, collaborate strategically with our cross-functional partners, and develop clear, impactful communications for Affirmers. This role is a great fit for someone with talent management expertise who is excited to help us manage our programs seamlessly, foster talent across a global tech company, and deliver meaningful impact. No fine print here. If this sounds like you, please READ ON!
What You’ll Do
- Use your program and talent management skills to help our full suite of talent programs run smoothly, overseeing portions of our larger programs as well as owning mid-sized projects from start to finish.
- Communicate our programs to all Affirmers, including drafting communications plans, developing manager & employee resources, and crafting relevant training with the Learning & Development team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners (e.g., Learning & Development, Compensation, People Technology) to build integrated talent solutions and ensure smooth operations.
- Recommend and implement enhancements based on data-driven insights and career/industry best practices to improve our program metrics, processes, and overall effectiveness.
- Ensure all records and documentation for talent management initiatives are accurate and up to date, maintaining data integrity for program systems and tools.
- Play an essential role in testing and implementing Workday Talent processes, ensuring the technology seamlessly supports the practice or program.
What We Look For
- At least 5 years of experience in Human Resources and/or Program Management, ideally within the tech industry and/or global organizations.
- Talent management expertise, ideally with experience managing talent initiatives as part of a Talent Management function
- 3+ years of experience managing complex programs or initiatives across multiple stakeholder groups
- Experience writing employee or user communications for diverse (and ideally global) audiences – with an ability to simplify complex information to what matters most
- Experience managing processes deployed by an HRIS (ideally Workday Talent modules) and partnering with systems teams is preferred
- Intermediate Excel or Google Sheets skills (e.g., creating pivot tables, lookup functions, and visualizations) is preferred
- A track record of data-informed and employee/user-centric decision-making
- A collaborative team player who steps in to support team and organizational success, taking on tasks and responsibilities as needed to drive meaningful outcomes.
Pay Grade - I
Equity Grade - 4
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 a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)
CAN base pay range per year: $90,000 - $130,000
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.
We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
- 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
We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Limited number of roles remain office-based Must work occasionally out of assigned location
Benefits/Perks100% subsidized medical 100% subsidized medical coverage Competitive benefits Competitive vacation Competitive vacation and holiday schedules Dental Dental and vision Dental and vision coverage Employee stock purchase plan Equity Equity rewards ESPP Flexible Spending Flexible Spending Wallets Generous stipends Health care coverage Inclusive interview experience Inclusive interview experience for all Monthly stipends Monthly stipends for health Monthly stipends for health and wellness Remote-first company Subsidized medical coverage Tech spending Time off Transparent pay structure Vision Wellness Wellness and tech spending
Tasks- Collaborate with cross-functional partners
- Collaborate with partners
- Develop communications
- Implement enhancements
- Maintain data integrity
- Managing
- Oversee talent programs
- Test workday processes
Benefits Career Development Communication Communications Compensation Data analysis Excel Google Sheets HRIS Human Resources Metrics Operations Organizational Performance Management Program Management REST Talent Management Technology Testing Training Workday
Experience5 years
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