Staff Technical Program Manager

About the role

Staff Technical Program Manager

We are seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead high-visibility initiatives for our team. This role owns the full lifecycle of complex programs, enabling coordinated execution across our organization. You will translate ambitious product goals into structured delivery plans, remove obstacles, and ensure strategic alignment without directing day-to-day implementation. Your work will define how large-scale efforts flow through our company.

This position is remote-based within the United States. The total compensation package includes a base salary of either $195,000 or $201,000 per year, equity at grade 10, and comprehensive medical benefits with 100 percent coverage.

What you'll do

You will establish the charter for critical initiatives, defining scope, success metrics, and alignment across multiple teams. This includes leading requirement intake, mapping all relevant stakeholders, and clarifying needs before execution begins. You will construct detailed execution roadmaps that synchronize engineering, product, and design activities into a unified plan.

A core responsibility involves reviewing all deliverables, validating underlying assumptions, and confirming readiness prior to any product release. You will ship programs on schedule by rigorously tracking milestones, managing dependencies, and escalating status in a clear manner. You will coordinate closely with platform teams to integrate new capabilities, ensuring solutions adhere to standards and can scale effectively.

You will coordinate risk assessment activities, document key decisions, and maintain leadership awareness throughout each program. This includes driving strategic roadmap initiatives, resolving priority conflicts, and enabling teams to deliver complex financial experiences. You will also mentor other program managers, elevating team practices and establishing frameworks that improve organizational execution.

You will track end-to-end outcomes, gather feedback from stakeholders, and continuously refine processes so programs improve over time.

Requirements

You hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant discipline. You bring eight years of demonstrated experience managing technical programs and delivery in demanding environments. You maintain meticulous attention to detail while sustaining the pace required to ship reliably.

You communicate fluently with engineering, product, design, analytics, and other cross-functional teams. You have a proven track record of running large technology applications and distributed backend systems. You flourish in a remote-first culture, driving strategy while supporting distributed team norms.

You possess prior experience in fintech, payments, or commerce, including familiarity with billing, risk, and compliance fundamentals. You actively develop colleagues, helping them grow skills and strengthening the broader organization. You partner with product and engineering to plan requirements, identify risks, and manage schedules. You evaluate new technology developments, assessing potential applications as features or products.

Practical information

Please note that no additional tools or certifications are specified for this role. There are no specific hour requirements, travel expectations, visa conditions, or application deadlines outlined for this position.

About the company

Affirm Holdings, Inc. is an American financial technology company and a point-of-sale lender. Founded in 2012 by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, it is the largest point-of-sale lender in the U.S. Affirm enables consumers to receive real-time loan decisions at checkout and offers flexible repayment options without hidden fees or prepayment penalties. The company operates with a focus on transparency, financial inclusion, and data-driven decision-making. Affirm partners with merchants across e-commerce, travel, and services to provide a modern alternative to traditional credit at the point of sale. The organization is built around principles of clarity, ownership, and rigorous execution. As a remote-first company, Affirm supports distributed collaboration and asynchronous communication practices to maintain productivity and inclusion across teams. The role of Staff Technical Program Manager is embedded within this context, contributing to the infrastructure that powers scalable financial experiences. You will work alongside engineers, product leaders, and cross-functional partners to ensure that strategic initiatives move from concept to production with clarity and efficiency. This position requires comfort with ambiguity, strong analytical skills, and the ability to synthesize information from diverse sources. The ideal candidate will balance independent judgment with collaboration, using data and stakeholder input to guide decisions. You will be expected to communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership in a concise and actionable manner. The scope of this role includes both tactical execution and strategic influence, ensuring that programs are delivered on time and aligned with business objectives. This is a senior-level position that assumes experience navigating complex organizational environments and influencing without direct authority. The work you do will have a direct impact on the reliability, scalability, and user experience of Affirm's core offerings. By establishing clear frameworks and fostering collaboration, you will help the organization maintain its pace of innovation while managing risk and compliance requirements. This role is well suited for someone who thrives in structured yet flexible environments and enjoys turning ambitious ideas into coordinated outcomes.