Process Excellence Specialist II

Process Excellence Specialist II – Affim

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.

As a Process Excellence Specialist II, you will be a key contributor to the Shared Services team that sits within the Operations organization. We are seeking an experienced, data‑driven, hands‑on professional with a background in designing simple and efficient business processes. In this role, you will launch product and process initiatives, lead programs, and coordinate cross‑functional teams to ensure operational readiness for key business changes.

• Operate as a product and process expert in business areas & pillars
• Inform, influence, and execute new strategies and tactics using sound analysis and impact metrics to drive product investments
• Monitor the effectiveness of key product work streams and make recommendations for improvement
• Hold Operations and Product accountable to key KPI’s, ensuring any missed metrics are addressed with a comprehensive mitigation plan
• Work with product and engineering partners to enhance their knowledge of the current customer experiences and existing opportunities
• Maintain and utilize complex dashboards for performance insights
• Attend weekly, monthly, and quarterly governance meetings with Product, Operations, and Analytics
• Manage the development and implementation process of the company’s products and services
• Act as primary escalation point for Product and Engineering Leads and manage/coordinate the resolution of technical issues
• Plan, perform and implement process improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Six Sigma methodologies
• Organize, lead and facilitate cross‑functional project teams
• Diagram, evaluate and maintain operational processes
• Design and conduct technical user acceptance testing, providing feedback and guidance to product partners to improve process performance and product quality
• Responsibilities may be extended to include other areas of program management and process design; the successful candidate will need to skill‑up to have a working knowledge of these areas

• 3+ years of experience in Program Management, Product Operations, Business Analytics, or a similar function
• Certification in Six Sigma, Project Management, or Design Thinking
• Experience in delivering large‑scale business changes
• Experience owning program strategy, end‑to‑end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Experience managing and delivering successful programs, consistently meeting or exceeding timelines
• Experience using critical thinking/problem‑solving, leveraging data to articulate problems, develop recommendations, and measure performance
• Experience analyzing, documenting, and mapping operational processes through workflows
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements in the financial services space
• SQL experience and ability to pull data from data warehouses is a plus

Base Pay Grade: F
Equity Grade: 3

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $90,000 – $110,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $80,000 – $100,000

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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. For proximal roles, we have the flexibility to work remotely but may occasionally require work out of an assigned office.

Benefits include:

• Health care coverage – affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets – generous stipends for technology, food, various lifestyle needs, and family‑forming expenses
• Time off – competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you 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.

For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco: pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, affirm will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing