Lead, Growth Analytics - Card & Consumer Banking

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. We’re looking for a scrappy, highly driven, and analytically-minded professional to join the Growth Analytics - Financial Products team, focusing on Affirm’s Card & Consumer Banking products. The Financial Products group under Growth Analytics is mainly responsible for understanding & driving all aspects of the Affirm’s D2C Financial Products (Card & Consumer Banking) to great detail, including overall economics / financials, users, merchants, and underlying financial product constructs. The team does this by building foundational data visibility, driving research, setting strategy & goals, testing, delivering analyses, and supporting the execution of plans across the portfolio. What you'll do • Develop business and product strategies to drive growth, profitability and a best in class customer experience with an emphasis on quantitative reasoning • Write cases and provide insight into opportunities based on analysis through internal and external research, and a close monitoring of the unit’s performance. Continuously embed these insights into our business unit strategy and identify new opportunities for step function growth. • Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using various advanced analytical and statistical techniques. • Analyze data to identify gaps/opportunities within product and user experience areas and provide data driven recommendations for improvement • Build and define critical data sets, reporting, and documentation to enable analysts and cross-functional partners to answer questions efficiently, and monitor the business • Design and analyze AB tests to understand performance of new features and products • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders from Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Sales teams to inform product decisions and influence roadmap and business unit strategy • Own end-to-end analytics workflow, from defining success & performance metrics, forecasting, to developing scalable analytics solutions (i.e., automated dashboards, reports and presentations) to socialize and influence cross functional teams • Provide project and analytic leadership, guidance, and mentorship on the team What we look for • Passion and drive to disrupt the lending and financial industry for the better • 4+ years of experience in a business focused analytically-driven role (analytics, consulting, finance, data science, etc.) • Strong business acumen, and judgment with the ability to bring decision making, and drive the area forward. • Very good working knowledge of SQL and/or experience with Python or R; Project experience with AB Testing is a plus • Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau and PowerBI) • Strong written, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate and influence cross-functionally with both technical and non-technical audiences • Ability to think creatively and critically and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous work environment • Enough laziness to find a faster way to do your least favorite tasks • Humility, curiosity, and team player - you go out of your way to help teammates and are eager to learn about all aspects of the space and XFN areas • Experience in card lending and consumer banking is preferred, with some understanding of lending mechanics and credit strategies USA Pacific base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) $162,400 - $243,500 USA Sapphire base pay range (all other U.S. states) $146,100 - $219,200 #LI-Remote 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. We have a simple and transparent remote-first grade-based compensation structure. Offer amounts within the range are based on a number of factors including but not limited to job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Across the broader organization, certain roles are eligible for equity awards upon hire, promotion, tenure milestones and for performance. We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package 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 We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process. By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge that you have read the Affirm Employment Privacy Policy for applicants within the United States, the EU Employee Notice Regarding Use of Personal Data (Poland) for applicants applying from Poland, the EU Employee Notice Regarding Use of Personal Data (Spain) for applicants applying from Spain, or the Affirm U.K. Limited Employee Notice Regarding Use of Personal Data for applicants applying from the United Kingdom, and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein.

Back to blog

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...