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About the People team
The People team helps Affirmers cultivate a high-performing, inclusive organization. We focus on three core areas: attracting talent aligned to our mission, enabling growth through people and team development, and retaining employees through thoughtful experiences and rewards. We develop Affirm’s people programs and systems to create a workplace where all employees can thrive and contribute meaningfully. By investing in our people, we create a long-term advantage for the business.
About the team
We are seeking a Learning Specialist II to deliver an exceptional onboarding experience for new Affirmers. As a part of the Learning team, this role is perfect for a strong facilitator who loves building welcoming human connections and is energized by managing programmatic logistics, analyzing data, and driving continuous process improvement to scale people programs.
What you’ll do
- First-Line Support: Act as the primary onboarding point of contact for new hires and hiring managers, actively monitoring and responding across onboarding channels.
- Facilitation & Training: Deliver engaging virtual and in-person training events to new hires within their first 90 days.
- Onboarding Project Management: Lead onboarding projects from start to finish, partnering cross-functionally (Workplace, IT, etc.) to ensure deliverables are met and execution is seamless.
- Program & Resource Delivery: Support the development and delivery of learning assets, such as slide decks, eLearning modules, and job aids.
- Portfolio Operations: Handle onboarding program logistics, including calendaring, communications, tracking deliverables, and managing new hire swag.
- Content Administration: Administer and maintain onboarding content and tasks in Workday Learning.
- Knowledge Management: Maintain core onboarding documentation, such as keeping onboarding Notion pages up to date and updating email communications to reflect program changes.
- Data & Process Optimization: Analyze internal data and conduct external research to identify trends and recommend opportunities to improve the onboarding experience.
- Travel: Travel to facilitate onsite onboarding events and support team initiatives (estimated one to two times quarterly).
What we look for
- Experience & Execution: You have 3+ years of program management experience, ideally for people-related programs and/or at an organization that has scaled beyond 2,500 employees.
- Analytical Skills: You possess excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with 2+ years analyzing and making recommendations based on data.
- Continuous Improvement Mentality: You recognize that “perfect” is not an end state and continually drive for program improvement grounded in end-user feedback and/or industry insights.
- Communication & Facilitation Depth: You possess strong communication and presentation skills across virtual and in-person environments, with an ability to simplify complex information and a passion for helping Affirmers find the information they need.
- Collaboration & Teamwork: You are a collaborative team player who builds stable working relationships to support team and organizational success, taking on tasks and operational responsibilities as needed to drive meaningful outcomes.
Base Pay Grade - G
Equity Grade - 3
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: $80,000 - $100,000
#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.
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