Senior Manager, Quantitative Analytics

Affirm
Canada
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 201,000 - 261,000 annuallyFunction: Capital Markets, Trading & QuantExperience: 9+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentorship","Problem-solving","Critical thinking","Communication"]

Lead the underwriting and credit risk validation sector within Model Risk Management, combining hands-on work with team leadership. Execute rigorous independent validations of complex machine learning models used for underwriting and credit risk, assess model soundness and data integrity, and drive remediation of validation findings. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to enhance Affirm’s Model Risk Management framework and coordinate with risk, controls, compliance, and audit teams to ensure readiness and regulatory alignment.

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Senior Manager, Quantitative Analytics

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Job Summary

Lead the underwriting and credit risk validation sector within Model Risk Management, combining hands-on work with team leadership. Execute rigorous independent validations of complex machine learning models used for underwriting and credit risk, assess model soundness and data integrity, and drive remediation of validation findings. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to enhance Affirm’s Model Risk Management framework and coordinate with risk, controls, compliance, and audit teams to ensure readiness and regulatory alignment.
Location: Canada
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Capital Markets, Trading & Quant
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Oversee the underwriting and credit risk validation sector, setting strategic direction and managing a team of quantitative professionals.
  • •Execute rigorous independent validations of sophisticated machine learning models across underwriting and credit risk management.
  • •Evaluate conceptual soundness, data integrity, and performance stability through testing and continuous monitoring.
  • •Identify model weaknesses, collaborate with model owners to track and remediate validation findings.
  • •Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to implement and refine the enterprise Model Risk Management framework and coordinate compliance expectations.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 201,000 - 261,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionEsppPaid LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

  • •9+ years of professional experience in model development, model validation, or quantitative analytics.
  • •Deep understanding of machine learning modeling, underwriting, and credit risk management.
  • •Advanced scripting skills in Python and expertise using SQL to work with large-scale datasets.
  • •Proven ability to hire, manage, and mentor quantitative teams while staying hands-on with technical work.
  • •BS, MS, or PhD in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, or Data Science.
Experience:9+ yearsCredit riskModel risk managementMachine learningFintech
Skills:LeadershipMentorshipProblem-solvingCritical thinkingCommunication
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonSQLMachine learningCredit riskModel validationData integrity

Company Brief

Affirm
Provides point-of-sale lending and buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) solutions for consumers and merchants, enabling installment payments, consumer financing, and embedded financial services through APIs and partnerships with retailers and platforms.
Industry: Lending
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2012
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