Financial Model Risk Management Lead

About the Position

We are seeking a Financial Model Risk Management Lead to join our team and ensure the integrity of our financial and analytics models. This role is fully remote and based in the United States.

About Enterprise Risk & Internal Audit

The Enterprise Risk & Internal Audit department protects Affirm’s operations and long-term success. We identify, assess, and monitor risk across the business. Our work includes internal audits, regulatory assurance, fraud prevention, and crisis planning. The team maintains strong controls, tracks key risk indicators, and ensures readiness for external reviews. We uphold accountability, transparency, and resilience to support responsible growth.

About the Team

We're looking for an intelligent, driven professional to join our Model Risk Management (MRM) team as a Lead validator for Finance and Analytics models. MRM serves as Affirm's second line of defense, establishing and overseeing an effective model risk management framework to identify, quantify, monitor, mitigate, and report on model risk throughout the company.

Responsibilities

• Perform independent challenges of financial and analytics quantitative models - including ALM, allowance/loss forecasting, loan transition models (LTM), corporate financial planning models, take-up and engagement models, and related decision-support analytics - through rigorous validation and ongoing monitoring
• Lead end-to-end validation engagements on high-complexity, high-criticality models
• Identify model weaknesses, limitations, and opportunities for improvement; articulate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborate with model owners and stakeholders across Finance, Quantitative Research, and Growth Analytics to remediate validation findings and strengthen model governance
• Partner cross-functionally to implement and maintain the company's MRM framework
• Partner with Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Accounting, and Compliance to ensure timely resolution of audit, regulatory, and examiner requests

Requirements

• 4–6 years of professional experience in related technical areas such as model development, model validation, quantitative finance, or data analytics - with meaningful exposure to financial and/or analytics model validation
• Deep and broad knowledge of corporate finance, treasury, ALM, and/or actuarial/statistical forecasting
• Experience in credit underwriting, credit risk management is a plus
• Proven ability to work with scripting languages (e.g., Python) and large-scale datasets (e.g., SQL); comfort reviewing models built in Excel, Python, Databricks, or similar environments
• Experience with statistical modeling, time-series forecasting, simulation, and/or machine learning techniques as applied to finance and analytics use cases
• BS, MS, or PhD in a quantitative field such as Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or Data Science
• Detail-oriented and intellectually curious about data, models, and business context; skilled at critical thinking and structured problem-solving
• Extraordinary interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills - able to influence model owners, present to senior stakeholders, and navigate cross-functional remediation

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $164,000 - $245,000 per year (based on location and experience)
• Equity rewards
• 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

About the Company

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 extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first.

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.

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