Senior Program Manager I

About the Operations team

The Operations team delivers seamless customer experiences and enables new product capabilities while ensuring operational excellence. The team owns strategy, planning, technical execution, customer service, fraud operations, process design, quality, training, and program management. We drive efficiency, resolve issues quickly, and scale operations as the business grows. Our goal is to deliver seamless support while maintaining high standards and reducing risk.

About the role

Affirm’s mission is to deliver honest financial products to improve lives. We do this by partnering with top companies to offer responsible financial products at the point of sale. Working jointly with our clients, Affirm co-develops and executes on joint partnership strategies to innovate and grow the business.

We are seeking a Partner Manager to lead performance and transformation across our global BPO vendor network. This role is accountable for driving vendor excellence and customer satisfaction at scale, while also shaping long-term vendor strategy and leading large cross-functional initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring both vendor/BPO management expertise, and the analytical capability to validate, interpret, and act on data, enabling better decisions and driving change at scale.

This is a senior leadership role within Operations, with direct accountability for outcomes across multiple functional areas, across customer needs and requiring significant strategic oversight, cross-functional leadership, and sharp analytical judgement.

What you’ll do

• Own vendor performance, including customer experience, service-levels, compliance, and QA outcomes.
• Lead executive-level vendor governance (e.g. QBRs, escalations).
• Define operational strategies for horizontal services across the vendor network.
• Partner with the Business Analyst team to shape what metrics and dashboards are needed to run the business.
• Use data to diagnose performance gaps, validate trends, and prioritize interventions.
• Run ad-hoc analyses and scenario modeling to support rapid decision-making.
• Support Strategic Partnerships by serving as entry point and liaison for unique partner operational needs.
• Lead initiatives that require coordination across Operations, Compliance, Product, Risk, Training, QA, and WFM.
• Translate vendor insights into cross-functional actions that improve customer experience and compliance outcomes.
• Act as senior escalation point for systemic issues.
• Drive key initiatives such as product/process rollouts, vendor migrations, or regulatory implementations.
• Design and execute structured change programs, ensuring vendor readiness and sustained adoption.
• Champion continuous improvement and innovation across the vendor network.

What we look for

• 8+ years of expertise in vendor/BPO management, operations, or related fields
• Strong analytical background with the ability to define the right questions, work with analysts to build the right tools, and run independent analysis when needed.
• Proven ability to drive vendor accountability through scorecards, governance, and structured interventions.
• Track record of leading large, cross-functional programs with measurable business impact.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills with internal and vendor executives.
• Experience managing vendor networks of 2,000+ agents across multiple geographies (preferred).
• Industry background in fintech, technology, or high-growth customer operations (preferred).
• Knowledge of compliance-heavy functions (Fraud, Payments, Compliance) (preferred).
• Skilled at turning complex data into clear narratives for senior leadership (preferred).