Director Analytics Strategic Insights

Affirm
Austin, US
Hybrid

Why this role

Pace
Fast Paced
Collaboration
High
Autonomy
Medium
Decision Impact
Company
Role Level
Team Lead

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What success looks like

  • delivering high-quality insights and analytics
  • proactively monitoring business trends
  • designing and running the operating rhythm
Typical background
12+ years of experience in strategy, operations, or analytics roles

Transferable backgrounds

  • Coming from data scientist
  • Coming from business analyst

Skills & requirements

Required

Data AnalysisSQLPython/rData VisualizationLeadership

Preferred

AI ToolsAutomation

Stack & domain

SQLPythonRData Visualization ToolsLeadershipProblem-solvingCommunicationTeamworkRevenue ManagementData Analytics

About the role

Original posting from Affirm

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.

The Revenue team drives Affim’s top‑line growth through strategic partnerships, pricing, and go‑to‑market execution. We acquire, retain, and expand merchant relationships across eCommerce, in‑store, telesales, and the Affim app. The team leads onboarding, relationship management, and performance optimization to help partners succeed. We deliver value‑added solutions, drive adoption, and support long‑term business growth by connecting merchants and consumers through Affim’s products. We solve high‑impact business problems across Affim’s revenue engine through data‑driven strategy, operational rigor, and analytical excellence.

What You’ll Do

  • Serve as a strategic partner to a Revenue segment leaders across our Independent Software Vendors (ISV) and Strategic Partnership business lines, shaping the segment’s long‑term strategy, setting goals, and driving accountability against key outcomes.
  • Lead the team in delivering high‑quality insights and analytics to Revenue leadership, fielding and managing data requests across market sizing, business performance, competitive landscape, and growth opportunity assessments using internal data and third‑party sources.
  • Proactively monitor business trends, KPIs, and leading indicators to identify risks and growth opportunities, translating data signals into clear, actionable recommendations for business leaders.
  • Own the strategic narrative for the segment, synthesizing complex, ambiguous problems into structured frameworks, clear points of view, and concrete recommendations on how to grow and protect the business.
  • Partner with segment leaders to design and run the operating rhythm, including business reviews, executive escalations, planning cycles, and progress reporting.
  • Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and tooling to improve team workflows, scale analytical capabilities, and eliminate manual, repetitive processes across the revenue organization.
  • Build, mentor, and develop a high‑caliber team, fostering a culture of intellectual rigor, ownership, and continuous improvement.

What We Look For

  • 12+ years of experience in strategy, operations, or analytics roles – ideally with a background in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, or high‑growth technology companies.
  • Dedicated leadership experience with a proven ability to build, coach, and scale high‑performing teams.
  • Proven track record of operating as a strategic advisor to senior or executive leadership, with the ability to influence decisions and drive organizational change.
  • Exceptional problem‑solving skills with the ability to structure ambiguous, complex problems into clear frameworks and actionable plans.
  • Outstanding communication skills, able to craft compelling, data‑backed narratives that influence business and technical stakeholders at all levels, including the C‑suite.
  • Deep analytical fluency, comfortable operating across SQL, Python/R, spreadsheets, and data visualization tools to independently interrogate data and generate insights.
  • Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) and identifying automation opportunities to drive efficiency and scale team impact.
  • Strong organizational and execution discipline, with a track record of independently driving strategic initiatives from ideation through measurable outcomes.
  • Extensive cross‑functional collaboration experience, with the judgment to navigate competing priorities and build trust across diverse stakeholder groups.

Pay Grade - S

Equity Grade - 14

Employees new to Affim typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affim 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 equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents).

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $245,000 - $325,000

USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $217,000 - $297,000

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, although some roles may require occasional work out of an assigned Affim office.

Benefits

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:

  • Health care coverage – Affim covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents.
  • Flexible Spending Wallets – generous stipe

Source: Affirm careers

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