Chief of Staff Director, People

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 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 role

The Director, Chief of Staff will directly support the Chief People Officer and serve as a trusted advisor, thought partner, and strategic operator for the People organization. They will work closely with the CPO and People leadership team to define priorities, sharpen strategy, create clear narratives, and drive execution across a broad, complex, and highly cross-functional organization.

The ideal candidate is an analytical, strategic, and self-directed operator who brings strong judgment, humility, discretion, and ownership to work that ranges from highly strategic to highly operational. The Director, Chief of Staff will help operationalize the People agenda, run organizational cadences, prepare executive-ready content, manage critical initiatives, and help the CPO and People leadership team anticipate challenges, surface insights, and connect dots across the organization.

Success in this role requires executive presence, exceptional communication skills, strong business judgment, and the ability to build deep trust with senior leaders. The right candidate will quickly develop a strong understanding of Affirm’s business, people strategy, operating model, and organizational dynamics, using that context to influence effectively, operate independently, and help the People orga