# Vice President, People Business Partner & Employee Relations **Company**: Affirm **Location**: Remote US **Work arrangement**: remote **Experience**: executive **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $340,000 - $380,000 **Category**: Human Resources **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/7894014003?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_9ae9c841-a9c ## Description At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter,giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most. The People team helps Affirmers cultivate a high-performing, inclusive organization. We focus on three core areas: attracting talent aligned to our mission, enabling growth through people and team development, and retaining employees through thoughtful experiences and rewards. 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. Responsibilities: - 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 - Raise the quality of leadership and talent decisions company-wide through talent planning, succession, executive assessment, and performance management - Guide leaders through significant organizational change, building the alignment and execution discipline needed to sustain business outcomes - Set the strategy and operating model for Employee Relations globally, ensuring a consistent, fair, and scalable approach - Provide executive oversight on Affirm's most complex and sensitive ER matters, including executive-level issues, investigations, and conduct matters - Use ER data and case trends to identify emerging organizational risks and translate them into proactive action that strengthen leadership and management effectiveness, organizational health, and business performance - Partner closely with Legal on employment practices, policy, and risk management Requirements: - 15+ years of progressive People leadership experience, including in complex, global technology organizations at scale - Significant experience leading a global PBP organization and building high-performing PBP teams - Experience leading Employee Relations, including sensitive investigations, executive-level matters, and complex employment decisions in partnership with Legal - Demonstrated experience partnering directly with C-suite executives, building trust while maintaining independent judgment - Deep expertise in organizational consulting, organizational effectiveness, executive coaching, and strategic workforce planning - Strong business acumen and learning agility, with the ability to quickly understand complex businesses and form an independent point of view on organizational needs - Sharp talent judgment, with the ability to assess executive capability and advise on consequential talent decisions - A demonstrated ability to anticipate organizational and workforce risks and opportunities before they become obvious, connecting patterns across the business - Outstanding executive presence and emotional intelligence, with the ability to challenge constructively and navigate difficult conversations - Sound judgment and integrity in navigating sensitive people decisions, balancing business needs, employee impact, and legal/reputational risk Benefits: - Health coverage at no cost: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and their dependents - Spending stipends: Monthly stipends support your tech setup, and the ability to choose health and wellness options that are right for you - Time off to recharge: Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars help you rest when you need to - Own a piece of what you build: Our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lets you buy Affirm stock at a discount ## Skills ### Required - organizational consulting - organizational effectiveness - executive coaching - strategic workforce planning - talent management - leadership development - employee relations - global PBP organization --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/7894014003?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)