GTM Strategy & Operations Lead

Affirm
Canada
Remote

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for senior-level go-to-market professionals who translate product and pricing inputs into actionable strategies and operate in FinTech ecosystems.

Best fit for

  • Senior professionals with end-to-end go-to-market ownership experience in FinTech or SaaS environments
    — “A track record of owning a go-to-market motion or product line end to end
  • Candidates who thrive in ambiguity and can rapidly develop field-ready execution plans
    — “You do your best work in ambiguity and move fast without waiting to be told the approach
  • Individuals with deep knowledge of merchant and payments ecosystems and strong analytical instincts
    — “Familiarity with merchant, payments, or fintech ecosystems is a must-have

Things to consider

  • Some roles may require occasional in-office work despite being remote-first
    — “will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office
  • Compensation is based on factors like location, experience, and skills, not just role
    — “based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills

How to stand out

  • Highlight end-to-end ownership of product launches in your resume and interview examples
    — “own the go-to-market for a specific product line or segment end to end
  • Demonstrate your experience in translating strategy into field-ready enablement materials
    — “Build and maintain the materials, processes, and playbooks the field needs
  • Showcase your cross-functional collaboration with Product, PMM, and Legal teams
    — “Experience working cross-functionally with Product, PMM, Client Success, Sales, Analytics, Legal, or Pricing
  • Demonstrate your data-driven approach to identifying adoption risks and opportunities
    — “Analyze performance data to find where a launch is stalling, and flag risks early
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • successful product launches
  • high adoption rates
Typical background
product marketingsales operations

Skills & requirements

Required

Go-to-market StrategyProduct MarketingSales OperationsEnablement

Preferred

Fintech Ecosystem Knowledge

Stack & domain

Product MarketingRevenue Or Sales OperationsFintechSaasProduct And Pricing StrategyAnalytical InstinctsWritingSpeakingCross-functional CollaborationAmbiguity HandlingFast ExecutionMerchantPayments

About the role

Original posting from Affirm via Greenhouse

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.

About the Revenue team

The Revenue team drives Affirm’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 Affirm 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 Affirm’s products.

About the Role

GTM Strategy & Operations takes product and pricing initiatives and creates commercially viable, operationally sound go-to-market motions. We partner with Product, Product Marketing, Legal, Rev Ops, and Pricing to design rollout groups, coordinate implementation, and equip the field — CSMs, AEs, and TAMs — with the processes they need to create world-class go-to-market. As an individual contributor, the Lead owns the go-to-market for a specific product line or segment end to end. You're handed the objective ("drive adoption for this new feature") and you decide how: the rollout plan, the enablement, the tracking. You turn half-formed product and pricing inputs into a plan a rep can actually execute.

What You'll Do

Own the go-to-market for a product line or segment end to end — rollout design, enablement, and the adoption target you're driving toward.

Turn inputs from cross-functional stakeholders like Product, Pricing, and PMM into a coherent GTM strategy, and track adoption against goal.

Fluently navigate different perspectives on the same launch — the exec "why it matters," the customer value proposition, and the rep's reasons to believe.

Build and maintain the materials, processes, and playbooks the field needs.

Sit close to the field, and turn what you hear into recommendations for Product Marketing.

Analyze performance data to find where a launch is stalling, and flag risks early.

What We Look For

6+ years of experience in go-to-market strategy, product marketing, revenue or sales operations, ideally in FinTech, SaaS, or another high-growth environment.

A track record of owning a go-to-market motion or product line end to end, rollout through adoption, within a defined scope.

You've been handed vague "go make this work" instructions, then built a solution that resonated with stakeholders and customers.

Experience working cross-functionally with Product, PMM, Client Success, Sales, Analytics, Legal, or Pricing.

Comfort translating product and pricing strategy into practical, field-ready execution.

Solid analytical instincts: you use adoption and performance data to decide what to do next, not just to report what happened.

Clear, action-oriented writing and speaking.

You do your best work in ambiguity and move fast without waiting to be told the approach.

Familiarity with merchant, payments, or fintech ecosystems is a must-have.

Pay Grade - K

Equity Grade - 4

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).

CAN base pay range per year: $117,000 - $167,000

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

#LI-Remote

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.

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 - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents 

Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses

Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off 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 for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Source: Affirm careers (Greenhouse)

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