Joblaze summary

The Senior Technical Program Manager at Affirm is responsible for overseeing complex, high-visibility programs that enhance the development and delivery of customer and merchant products. This role requires a strong technical background and expertise in managing processes and change within a technology-driven environment, emphasizing collaboration with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in program management, particularly in FinTech or related fields, and a strategic mindset to drive operational improvements. Affirm's remote-first culture supports a flexible working environment, fostering innovation and efficiency.

Joblaze insights

Listed about 2 months ago — first seen on Joblaze September 4, 2026. Last confirmed on Affirm's careers page November 3, 2026.
This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Affirm: Remote Canada.
Salary band is in line with the typical range for Management roles (median ~$170,000).
Starts above 60% of 556 comparable senior management roles in United States we track (median $151,682 across 140 companies).

Quick facts

Is the Senior Technical Program Manager role remote?: Yes — Affirm lists this as a fully remote position.
What's the salary range?: Affirm lists $165,000–$225,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Senior Technical Program Manager role.
What seniority level is this role?: Affirm targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Senior Technical Program Manager role at Affirm.

From the original posting

At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.

About the Technical Program Management team

The Technical Program Management team at Affirm operates at the intersection of strategy, product, and engineering execution. We are versatile operators and trusted strategic partners who drive complex initiatives, design our planning engines, and architect operational frameworks that power the technology behind Affirm's business. Guided by our commitment to putting the customer first and pushing the envelope, we elevate how teams collaborate, resolve critical tradeoffs, and turn high-level vision into scalable reality.

About the role

We're looking for an experienced, motivated Senior Technical Program Manager to oversee high visibility planning programs for our teams and help streamline our processes for building and delivering great customer and merchant products. As our products scale in complexity to meet our accelerating business and expanding product lines, our business and technology process management practices need to scale with it. In this role, you will work closely with engineering, product, analytics, and other cross-functional teams to align efforts with goals, identify opportunities for improvement, and drive change initiatives.

What you’ll do

Drive complex, multi-disciplinary, and highly visible transformation & operational programs in service of our team’s mission to deliver honest financial products that improve lives
Coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across the company to drive alignment on strategy, priorities, and key decisions.
Implement lean processes and drive towards better ways of working to realize value from planning, ask questions that clarify priorities and push the team to be effective, and build a culture of continuous iteration and improvement
Establish and run data-driven operational frameworks to view portfolio performance against OKRs, accelerate value realization by enabling right investment decisions, influence and train teams on more effective ways of working, and create excitement around change to increase adoption
Develop communication strategies to ensure critical information flows seamlessly across the organization
Partner with cross-functional teams to plan change requirements, identify risks, manage dependencies, and establish tools and forums to drive clarity and efficiency
Identify and distill needs, experiment with new ideas to address systemic inefficiencies and bring transparency, visibility, alignment, and promote accountability across the organization

What we look for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
8 years of proven experience managing programs, processes, and change management in a technology-focused environment
Strong technical background with a deep understanding of software development processes
Organized and strategic approach to collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams
Obsesses over getting the details right but knows how to make tradeoff decisions
Strong stakeholder management with Product, Engineering, Design, Analytics, and other cross-functional teams
Track record of successfully implementing frameworks at scale and building relationships in a remote friendly culture
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and consulting skills
Passion and drive to change consumer finance for the better
Prior experience in FinTech, Payments or Commerce is a plus.

Pay Grade - L
Equity Grade - 6

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $165,000 - $225,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $146,000 - $206,000

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Remote-first with flexibility built in
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Senior Technical Program Manager

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