Role details
- 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.
- Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and transparent, giving consumers flexible ways to pay without hidden fees or compounding interest.
- After building a market-leading BNPL network with 30M+ customers, $50B+ GMV and 500k merchants, we're entering our next ambitious chapter: transforming DTC shopping.
- At the center of this vision is the Affirm Marketplace, a rapidly scaling, high-leverage platform that connects consumers with merchants in a dynamic, two-sided ecosystem.
About the Team
- The Risk & Analytics team makes crucial decisions that direct Affirm's business strategy.
- Our team designs and runs experiments to decide which product features to launch and which marketing campaigns to fund.
- We analyze performance not just to report on it, but to determine where to invest resources for maximum impact through building tools and analytical frameworks.
- We take ownership of the entire analytical lifecycle, from initial question to final business decision, ensuring Affirm grows efficiently and intelligently.
After building a market-leading BNPL network, we're entering our next ambitious chapter: transforming DTC shopping. At the center of this vision is the Affirm Marketplace, a rapidly scaling, high-leverage platform that connects consumers with merchants in a dynamic, two-sided ecosystem.
We're looking for a Marketplace Analytics Lead to help architect and optimize the economic engine of our marketplace, balancing supply, demand, pricing, and user experience to drive sustainable growth. This is a high-impact IC role at the intersection of product, growth, and marketplace strategy.
What You'll Do
- Own marketplace monetization and economics, balancing merchant supply, consumer demand, and pricing to drive engagement, conversion, and profitability
- Monitor marketplace performance and adjust strategies based on engagement, relevance, merchant outcomes, LTV, and overall health
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting to track key Marketplace KPIs and enable data-driven decisions
- Partner with Sales, Client Success, and Marketing to grow marketplace partners and increase merchant value
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering to improve the effectiveness, competitiveness, and relevance of Marketplace inventory and offers
- Analyze supply-side dynamics, including incentives, pricing, and placement, to understand elasticity and drive incremental GMV
- Lead analyses and experiments to test and refine new placements and optimize marketplace performance
- Conduct loan-level profitability analyses to ensure offers align with credit and financial goals while balancing consumer and merchant value
- Evaluate affiliate portfolio performance by integrating network data, identifying trends, and assessing the incremental impact of merchant-funded incentives
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years in analytics, with experience in marketplaces, ads/affiliate ecosystems, or two-sided platforms
- Strong intuition for supply-demand dynamics, pricing, and marketplace tradeoffs
- Experience with data tools such as SQL, Python, DBT, Sigma; comfortable managing ETLs and working with engineering teams to optimize data pipelines
- Strong curiosity and bias toward leveraging AI tools to accelerate analysis, automate workflows, and increase personal and team productivity
- Experience working cross-functionally with Product, GTM, and Engineering
- High ownership, strong judgment, and a bias toward action
Pay Grade - M
Equity Grade - 5
- Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
- Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents).
- In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc.
(parent company).
Additional benefits include:
- Type of employment: Contract of Employment
- Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
- Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
- Learning & Development programs
- Parental benefits
- Employee Resource & Community Groups
- This role is eligible for creative tax benefits, subject to applicable law and company policy
Location - Remote Canada
This remote role is open only to candidates residing in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan.
LI-Remote
Remote-first with flexibility built in
- Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company.
- Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within the country of employment.
- Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office, and a few are office-based due to the nature of the work.
- All new hires will be invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience.
Benefits
designed for you
Our benefits reflect our commitment to care, transparency, and flexibility. Here are a few highlights:
- Health coverage at no cost: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and their dependents.
- Spending stipends: Monthly stipends support your tech setup, and the ability to choose health and wellness options that are right for you.
- Time off to recharge: Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars help you rest when you need to.
- Own a piece of what you build: Our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lets you buy Affirm stock at a discount.
- We're committed to providing an inclusive interview process, including accommodations for candidates with disabilities. If you need support, we're happy to help.
- For positions based in San Francisco or Los Angeles: Affirm considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as required by law.
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