# Vice President, People Business Partner & Employee Relations at Affirm > Remote · United States · Director+ · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Aaffirm%3A7894014003 (read 2026-11-07). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [Affirm](https://alderhq.app/companies/affirm) - Location text: Remote US; Remote US - Where it can be done from (inferred): Remote · United States (evidence: "Remote role open worldwide") - Posted: 2026-08-18 (81 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/7894014003 ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: not posted - Market band for similar posted roles (United States, n 3921): p25 $171k, median $215k, p75 $260k - H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 3, median offered wage $102k ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance)) - Licensed UK sponsor: registered as "AFFIRM UK LTD" (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers)) ## Description (the employer's text) At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most. About the People team The People team helps Affirmers cultivate a high-performing, inclusive organization. We focus on three core areas: attracting talent aligned to our mission, enabling growth through people and team development, and retaining employees through thoughtful experiences and rewards. We develop Affirm's people programs and systems to create a workplace where all employees can thrive and contribute meaningfully. By investing in our people, we create a long-term advantage for the business. About the role The VP, People Business Partners & Employee Relations leads Affirm's global PBP and ER functions, anticipating what the business needs and evolving our operating model to help Affirm perform at its best. As a member of the People Leadership Team (PLT), this leader is a strategic thought partner to the CPO, PLT, and our Executive Leadership Team (XLT), bringing an enterprise-wide perspective to Affirm's most consequential people and organizational decisions. What you'll do - 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 the 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 the 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 What we look for - 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 --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). 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