Director of Product Management, Financial Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Lead and develop a high-performing Product Management (PM) team.

• Take ownership of the vision and strategy for Loans Lifecycle and Money Movement.

• Serve as the subject matter expert in the domain.

• Facilitate cross-functional alignment on a large scale.

• Support platform scalability and international growth.

• Assess and enhance platform health metrics.

• Influence stakeholders at all levels throughout the organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in product management, including 3–5 years of experience managing and mentoring PM teams with people managers.

• Extensive experience in loans and lending systems — possessing a deep understanding of loan lifecycle mechanics, platform architecture for loan servicing, and associated compliance and operational requirements.

• Substantial experience in money movement, payments infrastructure, or financial operations — fluent in payment rails, settlement flows, cross-border transfers, and the reliability and accuracy standards that these systems necessitate.

• Background in fintech, financial services, or banking; familiarity with Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), platform products, or backend infrastructure is highly desirable; experience in capital markets is a plus.

• Proven capability to establish and implement long-term platform strategies in dynamic and ambiguous environments.

• Strong technical proficiency — comfortable engaging with data models and API discussions with engineers while forming informed opinions.

• Experience using AI-assisted tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor) to enhance personal productivity and elevate team performance.

• A successful history of building and scaling distributed, high-performing PM teams across various domains concurrently.

• Excellent stakeholder management abilities — capable of aligning Legal, Finance, Engineering, and executive leadership towards a unified direction.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to present concise, data-driven narratives to diverse audiences.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all tiers of coverage for you and your dependents.

• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for expenses related to Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family planning costs.

• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday policies that allow you to take time off to rest and recharge.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) - a plan enabling you to purchase shares of Affirm at a discounted rate.