Licensing Manager

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.<br><br><strong>About The Legal, Compliance, And Public Affairs Team<br><br></strong>The Legal, Compliance, and Public Affairs team is a group of dedicated professionals committed to helping Affirm scale, innovate, and provide outstanding products for consumers, merchants, and key partners. We combine legal, compliance, and policy expertise to guide growth, shape products, and build trust across our ecosystem. Our work spans multiple professional disciplines and provides the foundation for Affirm’s mission to deliver honest financial products.<br><br><strong>About The Team<br><br></strong>The Licensing team enables Affirm's ability to operate and scale in regulated markets globally. The team manages Affirm's licensing portfolio, regulatory relationships, and licensing strategy across the U.S. and international markets while partnering closely with Legal, Compliance, Product, and business leaders to support growth and expansion.<br><br>This role will report to the Director, Global Licensing and Regulatory Programs.<br><br><strong>What You'll Do<br><br></strong><ul><li>Support new product & service launches related to state licensing and reporting including money transmission, servicing/collections, lending, international expansion, etc. </li><li>Work cross-functionally with legal, public affairs, compliance, finance, tax to meet regulatory licensing and reporting obligations </li><li>Maintain the central repository for licensing and reporting obligations for new license types including workflows, regulatory guidance, etc. </li><li>Collaborate with Licensing team to interpret, prepare, and submit state licensing annual reports, MSB call reports, and other regulatory obligations </li><li>Ensure timely regulatory filings, call out any licensing issues, supervise ongoing regulatory obligations in licensing management tool </li><li>Lead ongoing preparation of renewal applications and other forms to be filed in various licensing jurisdictions </li><li>Collaborate on NMLS licensing, reporting, and other regulatory filings </li><li>Analyze and develop new processes, leveraging AI, to increase efficiency within the licensing program </li><li>Assist Department in the research and build of licensing requirements into the licensing management tool </li><li>Coordinate with senior leadership to fulfill ongoing state licensing requirements </li><li>Partner with team on any licensing projects and initiatives <br><br></li></ul><strong>What We Look For<br><br></strong><ul><li>5 years of licensing/compliance/regulatory experience ideally related to consumer financial services </li><li>Outstanding time management, administrative, and organizational skills, including the ability to balance multiple priorities and overlapping projects </li><li>Proven project management, critical thinking, and analytical skills </li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills </li><li>Humility, integrity, and a desire to be part of a small but strong, supportive team </li><li>Inquisitive, eager to learn, and a willingness to take ownership of projects </li><li>Highly focused, able to make independent decisions and work with limited supervision while excelling in a fast-paced environment </li><li>Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities shift and ambiguity is part of the landscape <br><br></li></ul>Pay Grade -<strong> L<br><br></strong>Equity Grade - <strong>5<br><br></strong><strong>Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. </strong>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).<br><br>CAN base pay range per year: <strong>$133,000</strong> - <strong>$183,000<br><br></strong>This posting is for an existing vacancy.<br><br>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. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.<br><br><strong>Benefits<br><br></strong>We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:<br><br><ul><li>Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents </li><li>Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses</li><li>Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge</li><li>ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount<br><br></li></ul>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.<br><br>[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 for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.<br><br>By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge that you have read Affirm's Global Candidate Privacy Notice and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein.<br><br>

Back to blog

Other Jobs To Apply

No other job posts for this day.

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...