# Vice President, People Business Partner & Employee Relations at Affirm

- Company: Affirm
- What the company does: Buy now pay later without the fees. Flexible payment options with longer plans, lower payments, and no fees. Pay in 4 interest-free or get more time and see your total cost upfront. Backed by Battery, Khosla and Lightspeed.
- Company website: http://www.affirm.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Remote US
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $340K to $380K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-18
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/7894014003
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/affirm-vice-president-people-business-partner-and-employee-relations/

## 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 they're looking for

- 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

Tags: People Business Partners