Director, Analytics, Strategic Insights

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Key Responsibilities

• 1
  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
• 2
  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
• 3
  Proactively monitor business trends, KPIs, and leading indicators to identify risks and growth opportunities, translating data signals into clear, actionable recommendations for business leaders
• 4
  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
• 5
  Partner with segment leaders to design and run the operating rhythm, including business reviews, executive escalations, planning cycles, and progress reporting
• 6
  Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and tooling to improve team workflows, scale analytical capabilities, and eliminate manual, repetitive processes across the revenue organization
• 7
  Build, mentor, and develop a high-caliber team, fostering a culture of intellectual rigor, ownership, and continuous improvement

Requirements

• 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 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
• 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

Perks & Benefits