Affirm
1001-5000 employees
Financial Services
Fintech
Consumer Finance
Payments
About Affirm
Affirm is a financial technology company that provides point-of-sale financing and buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions to consumers and merchants. Founded in 2012, Affirm aims to offer transparent, flexible, and simple credit options without hidden fees or compounding interest, empowering consumers to make purchases with confidence. The company partners with a wide range of retailers to integrate its payment solutions, enhancing the shopping experience by allowing customers to split purchases into manageable payments. Affirm is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol AFRM and has established itself as a leading player in the fintech and consumer finance sectors.
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Description
- 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. The Fraud Strategy & Analytics team works cross-functionally with Machine Learning, Product, Engineering, and Operations to combat fraudulent activities and to foster a safe platform. We're looking for a new team member to help lead our team’s fraud monitoring and detection efforts and own fraud escalations as we scale internationally. Additionally, this role will work closely with our cross functional partners to help develop our fraud detection and decisioning systems.
- What you'll do
- Develop strategies for monitoring and preventing fraud across our network, advising on best practices and ensuring the strategies align with risk management goals.
- Leverage advanced data analytics to identify loss drivers, derive insights and optimize fraud management strategies.
- Report on fraud trends and loss drivers to cross functional partners and senior management.
- Quickly respond to fraud rings and ensure issues raised by other teams are addressed in a timely manner.
- Work together with our operations team to help limit losses and ensure optimal review volumes.
- Assist with evaluation and development of new external or internal features/signals to improve our fraud detection capabilities.
- Assist with team planning and goal setting as well as coaching and mentorship of more junior team members.
- What we look for
- 7+ years of experience in Fraud Management or a related field preferred with a prior emphasis on analytics.
- Product knowledge - Passion to understand how the product works and how to change it to make it more effective.
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and be responsive and available during times of peak fraud activity.
- Ability to work later starts several days a week so as to allow for increased overlap with US based colleagues.
- Technical skills - Extensive experience writing and analyzing SQL queries; comfort using python or other scripting languages for data analysis.
- Communication - Ability to build strong cross functional partnerships and work with a diverse range of teams across the organization. Ability to communicate analyses and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Multi-tasking - Strong time management skills and the ability to shift focus on a moment's notice to respond to changes in fraud pressure and tactics.
- Industry knowledge - Working knowledge of the fundamentals of payment processing and an understanding of industry risk trends, including familiarity with risk strategy development.
- Bachelor’s degree, or local equivalent, in a quantitatively rigorous field like engineering, statistics, math, finance, economics desired.
- Compensation & Benefits
- Pay Grade - 6
- Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
- Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents).
- In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc.
- UK base pay range per year: £133,000 - £173,000.
- Location - Remote UK
- 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.
- Benefits 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.
- Affirm is committed to an inclusive interview process and provides accommodations for candidates with disabilities. For US positions in Los Angeles or San Francisco, Affirm considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- By submitting your application, you agree to Affirm's Global Candidate Privacy Notice.
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Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in Fraud Management or a related field preferred with a prior emphasis on analytics.
- Passion to understand how the product works and how to change it to make it more effective.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and be responsive during peak fraud activity.
- Ability to work later starts several days a week to increase overlap with US colleagues.
- Extensive experience writing and analyzing SQL queries.
- Comfort using python or other scripting languages for data analysis.
- Ability to build strong cross functional partnerships and communicate analyses clearly.
- Strong time management skills and ability to respond quickly to changing fraud tactics.
- Working knowledge of payment processing fundamentals and industry risk trends.
- Bachelor’s degree, or local equivalent, in a quantitatively rigorous field like engineering, statistics, math, finance, or economics.
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Benefits
- 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.