Director, Development Country Manager

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Affirm is seeking a Director, Country Manager for Australia, a remote senior role charged with establishing Affirm’s presence in Australia, understanding local market dynamics, shaping the product roadmap, and building merchant and internal stakeholder relationships to enable operations. You will lead day to day activities, drive strategic growth, oversee governance and compliance, and act as Responsible Manager for credit activities under the Australian Credit Licensee. Requirements include 10+ years in management or strategy with digital or financial products, strong ANZ payments experience and licensing know how, and proven P&L leadership. To apply, tailor your resume to show local partnerships, regulatory achievement, and measurable growth, demonstrate cross functional influence, and confirm eligibility to work in Australia. Visa sponsorship is not available. Benefits include remote work, comprehensive health coverage, ESPP, flexible spending wallets, and generous time off.

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.

As the Director, Country Manager for Affirm in Australia, you will be a key leader on Affirm’s international team responsible for establishing our presence in this key market. You will be responsible for understanding the local market dynamics, play a consultative role in influencing our product roadmap for the market, developing relationships with key merchant partners and internal stakeholders, and collaborating across Affirm to create the necessary infrastructure for our operations in Australia. Your role will directly impact and inform top-priority, company-wide goals and will influence the long-term success of the organization. 

As Country Manager, you will be responsible for leading and managing all operational and commercial activities of our financial institution in Australia. You will ensure that the organization complies with all relevant laws and regulations and contribute to the strategic growth and development of the organization.

What you'll do

• Be the voice of the consumer and merchants in Australia to Affirm and collaborate with cross-functional teams across Affirm to establish our operations in Australia
• Meet with and report regularly to the Board, including gathering input from key functions within the business including Risk, Compliance, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Finance, Information Security.
• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day operations of the Australian business
• Develop and implement strategic plans to drive growth and profitability.
• Oversee the establishment and implementation of departmental objectives, policies and procedures in Australia.
• Oversee the business’s financial and budgetary activities in Australia, including (financial) reporting towards relevant authorities.
• Manage the general activities relating to Affirm’s product governance and service provision in Australia
• Identify risks and ensure appropriate strategies are in place to manage those risks.
• Oversee the business’s overall compliance with applicable law and regulations by establishing appropriate governance functions and ensuring the business’s standards of conduct are appropriate. 
• As a Responsible Manager you will have direct involvement in overseeing the business’s credit activities and significant day-to-day decisions and support credit authorisation of an Australian Credit Licensee

What we look for

• A curious, entrepreneurial leader with plenty of grit, analytical prowess, creative thinking, and initiative. A leader who has a deep understanding of, and empathy for, our retail partners’ needs.
• 10+ years of management experience, management consulting or strategic operations with a digital/financial product.
• Knowledge and experience within payments or financial services industry in the region of Australia and New Zealand, including familiarity with and ability to meet licensing requirements for payment institutions in Australia and New Zealand
• As a Responsible Manager, you must:
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships both internally and with C-level decision makers at our merchants.
• Experience leading and developing local leadership. 
• Understands P&L and quantitative levers used by our merchants.
• Seeks out new opportunities, drives projects, and navigates ambiguity with grace.
• Resident of and legal authorization to work in Australia. Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Location - Remote Australia

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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