Director of Product Management, Financial Platforms

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, and they are seeking a Director of Product Management to lead their Financial Platforms team. This role involves overseeing the vision and strategy for Loans Lifecycle and Money Movement, while managing a high-performing team and driving cross-functional alignment across various departments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow a high-performing PM team
• Own the vision and strategy for Loans Lifecycle and Money Movement
• Be the domain authority
• Drive cross-functional alignment at scale
• Enable platform scalability and international expansion
• Measure and improve platform health
• Influence up and across the organization

Requirements:

• 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 3–5 years managing and developing PM teams including people managers
• Deep experience in loans or lending systems — you understand loan lifecycle mechanics, platform architecture for loan servicing, and the compliance and operational requirements that come with it
• Meaningful experience in money movement, payments infrastructure, or financial operations — you're fluent in payment rails, settlement flows, cross-border transfers, and the reliability and accuracy standards these systems demand
• Experience in fintech, financial services, or banking; familiarity with BNPL, platform products, or backend infrastructure is strongly preferred; capital markets background is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to set and execute long-term platform strategy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Strong technical fluency — you're comfortable diving into data models and API discussions with engineers and holding informed opinions
• Proficiency with AI-assisted tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor) to accelerate your own work and raise the bar for your team
• Track record of building and scaling distributed, high-performing PM teams across multiple domains simultaneously
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills — you can align Legal, Finance, Engineering, and executive leadership around a common direction
• Outstanding written and verbal communication; you tell crisp, data-driven stories to diverse audiences
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience