[Remote] Analytics Lead, Full Stack

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, and they are seeking an Analytics Lead to support their Partner Bank Debit Program and card platform expansion investments. The role involves hands-on payment network analytics and cross-functional partnership work to improve transaction success and expand Affirm's acceptance across various checkout experiences.


Responsibilities

  • Build the core measurement fabric for card expansion launches: launch readiness dashboards, KPI definitions, and scenario analyses used to evaluate partner pilots and scale decisions
  • Support RFPs & commercial diligence for potential card issuance partners
  • Build opportunity sizings and program investment frameworks that consider opportunity size in light of estimated integration efforts
  • Evaluate different card onboarding, checkout and transaction processing flows to improve card acceptance, increase customer adoption and drive customer satisfaction
  • Participate in deep technical design discussions within the team, and across partner teams, to ensure that we're building the right systems and keeping the quality high
  • Partner closely with Product and Engineering leadership to establish metrics frameworks, tie results to OKRs, and drive product strategy
  • Build reliable self-serve dashboards and monitoring for card usage, transaction success, dispute rates, and program economics
  • Expand Affirm acceptance in digital wallets, leading consumer bank apps, international markets and other new checkout modalities

Skills

  • 7+ years in analytics or data science (must have experience in cards, payments, fintech, etc). Bonus points for knowledge of the card transaction lifecycle!
  • Fluency in SQL; comfort with Python/R; strong grounding in experimentation
  • Knowledge of payments and lending economics
  • Experience building analytics for zero-to-one product launches and integrations
  • Ability to influence executives and engineers alike with clarity and conviction
  • A bias for action—and a knack for automating away the boring stuff

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

Company Overview

  • Affirm is a financial technology services company that offers installment loans to consumers at the point of sale. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.affirm.com.

    • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Affirm has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 104 in 2025, 96 in 2024, 133 in 2023, 179 in 2022, 132 in 2021, 57 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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