Associate Counsel, Product
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.
We’re looking for an energetic and hardworking lawyer to join our growing Product Counsel Legal team. This individual will report to the Product Counsel Team and will be primarily responsible for supporting the Team in developing new consumer credit products as well as expanding on features to existing products. The best candidate will be flexible enough to lead a wide range of projects and matters in support of Affirm’s multiple strategic objectives.
Come join us in our mission to change consumer finance through better technology, lower costs, and increased transparency while providing the best customer experience!
What You’ll Do
- Provide guidance to Affirm’s business teams regarding legal issues related to all new consumer credit products and features to existing products throughout the entire product development lifecycle and beyond
- Remain up to date on relevant industry, consumer protection, marketing, and privacy laws and regulations in order to provide an ongoing ability to deliver sound compliance advice
- Draft terms and conditions, disclosures, and implement related processes
- Identify and promote process-enhancement through gap analyses between existing policies and procedures and business activities
- Understand company-wide KRIs, KPIs, and other metrics to in order to develop systems and processes to support Affirm’s rapid expansion in the product and e-commerce area and beyond if necessary
- Identify and evaluate business and legal risks, and find creative ways to mitigate them while achieving business goals
- Work proactively with Affirm’s strategic partners, vendors and other third-parties
- Manage special projects supporting both Legal and Compliance functions, including drafting and compiling regulatory requirements
What We Look For
- J.D. degree and a state bar member in good standing
- 4+ years of law firm or in-house experience, ideally related to consumer financial services regulatory analysis, product development, privacy and data security, compliance, regulatory relations or operational functions
- Proven experience as a key contributing member of a high performing team
- Inquisitive and proactive in identifying risks and proposing creative and effective solutions
- Strong project management, critical thinking and analytical skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex and sensitive issues to senior management in a clear and persuasive manner (verbally and in writing)
- Experience developing approaches to legal challenges while providing business-focused legal advice
- Passion for improving consumer credit products and customer experiences
Bonus Points
- Experience in launching products in international markets
- Experience taking on projects involving unfamiliar subject matters
Location
We’re excited to announce that Affirm is now a remote-first company! This role can be located anywhere in the U.S. Remote based employees may occasionally travel to an Affirm office for meetings or team building events. Our offices in San Francisco, New York City, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Salt Lake City will remain operational and accessible for anyone to use on a voluntary basis.
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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If you got this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this role. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people who believe in Affirm's mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways—not just candidates who check all the boxes.
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