[Remote] Director of Product Management, Financial Platforms

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, and they are seeking a Director of Product Management to lead and scale the teams behind their Financial Platform. This role involves overseeing the strategy for Loans Lifecycle and Money Movement, while managing a high-performing team of product managers and ensuring cross-functional alignment across various departments.ResponsibilitiesLead and grow a high-performing PM team. Build, mentor, and manage a team of 6–10 product managers, including people managers. You'll set the bar for craft, create development paths, and cultivate a culture of ownership, rigor, and candorOwn 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 — ensuring they are scalable, compliant, and capable of supporting rapid product innovation. Translate that vision into clear roadmaps and decisions that teams can execute againstBe the domain authority. Serve as the executive-level subject matter expert on loan lifecycle mechanics, payment rails, settlement flows, and institutional transfers — guiding product, engineering, and business partners on tradeoffs, best practices, and platform decisionsDrive cross-functional alignment at scale. Partner closely with Engineering, Accounting, Treasury, Capital Markets, Legal, Compliance, and Client Success teams. Navigate complexity, balance competing stakeholder needs, and build trust through clear communication and a strong delivery track recordEnable platform scalability and international expansion. Architect platform strategies that simplify domain boundaries, standardize loan behaviors across products and markets, and unlock faster time-to-market for new geographies and product linesMeasure and improve platform health. Define success metrics — including settlement success rates, reconciliation coverage, exception volumes, and time-to-resolution — and hold teams accountable to the reliability and accuracy standards these critical systems demandInfluence up and across the organization. Regularly present strategy, tradeoffs, and priorities to senior leadership. Shape organizational thinking on where to invest and what to deprioritizeSkills10+ years of product management experience, with at least 3–5 years managing and developing PM teams including people managersDeep experience in loans or lending systems — you understand loan lifecycle mechanics, platform architecture for loan servicing, and the compliance and operational requirements that come with itMeaningful experience in money movement, payments infrastructure, or financial operations — you're fluent in payment rails, settlement flows, cross-border transfers, and the reliability and accuracy standards these systems demandExperience in fintech, financial services, or banking; familiarity with BNPL, platform products, or backend infrastructure is strongly preferred; capital markets background is a plusDemonstrated ability to set and execute long-term platform strategy in ambiguous, fast-moving environmentsStrong technical fluency — you're comfortable diving into data models and API discussions with engineers and holding informed opinionsProficiency with AI-assisted tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor) to accelerate your own work and raise the bar for your teamTrack record of building and scaling distributed, high-performing PM teams across multiple domains simultaneouslyExceptional stakeholder management skills — you can align Legal, Finance, Engineering, and executive leadership around a common directionOutstanding written and verbal communication; you tell crisp, data-driven stories to diverse audiencesBachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experienceBenefitsEquity rewardsMonthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spendingBenefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependentsFlexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expensesTime off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and rechargeESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discountRemote-first companyFlexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm officeCompany OverviewAffirm is a financial technology services company that offers installment loans to consumers at the point of sale. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.affirm.com.Company H1B SponsorshipAffirm has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 11 in 2026, 104 in 2025, 96 in 2024, 133 in 2023, 179 in 2022, 132 in 2021, 57 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.