Affirm

Quantitative Analyst II (Capital Structuring & Analytics)

Affirm$128K — $205K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years in structuring asset-backed transactions or forecasting consumer loan performance
  • Proficient with industry tools like Intex and Bloomberg
  • Experience with SQL, Python, or similar scripting languages
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills for effective collaboration
  • Proactive leader with a knack for identifying opportunities and navigating ambiguity

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate, structure, and price consumer asset-backed transactions
  • Develop pricing models tailored to consumer loan portfolios
  • Build models to predict performance of consumer loans
  • Provide capital market insights to improve funding strategies
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on funding and product decisions

Benefits

  • 100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and dependents
  • Generous stipends through Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food, and lifestyle needs
  • Competitive vacation and holiday schedules
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) available at a discount
Full Job Description
We\'re looking for a smart, driven individual to join our Quantitative Markets team. The team is responsible for structuring and pricing Affirm\'s debt funding deals, developing platforms and tools for optimizing funding strategies, and building models to analyze and predict the performance of Affirm\'s consumer loans. The ideal candidate will have experience in structuring asset-backed transactions, working with rating agencies, and building quantitative models. Given the cross-functional nature of the role, the ideal candidate should have strong interpersonal and communication skills.

What You\'ll Do
  • Work closely with the Capital Markets team to evaluate, structure and price consumer asset-backed transactions
  • Develop and enhance capital structuring and pricing models tailored to Affirm\'s consumer loan portfolio to enable efficient deal execution
  • Build quantitative models to analyze and predict the performance of Affirm\'s consumer loans
  • Provide insights on capital markets deals to cross-functional teams for more optimal and efficient funding strategy and merchant pricing
  • Partner cross-functionally with our Capital Markets, Treasury, Merchant Pricing, Credit, Commercial, Product and Engineering teams to evaluate funding, product, and business decisions

What We Look For
  • 2+ years of relevant experience structuring asset-backed transactions, forecasting consumer loan performance, and/or building quantitative models
  • Experience with industry-standard tools such as Intex/Bloomberg and working with accountants, rating agencies, and internal/external partners
  • Experience with SQL, Python, or other scripting languages
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to collaborate and influence across different teams in the organization
  • A proactive leader that can seek out new opportunities, drive projects, navigate ambiguity and develop creative solutions with minimal guidance
  • Desire to understand the broader context of business decisions

Pay Grade - K
Equity Grade - 6

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 equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $145,000 - $205,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $128,000 - $188,000
#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

About Affirm

Affirm is a publicly traded financial technology company headquartered in San Francisco, United States. Founded in 2012, the company operates as a financial lender of installment loans for consumers to use at the point of sale to finance a purchase. Affirm was founded in 2012 by Max Levchin, Nathan Gettings, Jeffrey Kaditz, and Alex Rampell as part of the initial portfolio of startup studio HVF. Levchin, who co-founded PayPal, became CEO of Affirm in 2014. In October 2017, the company launched a consumer app that allowed loans for purchases at any retailer. The company announced a partnership with Walmart in February 2019. Under the partnership, Affirm is available to customers in-store and on the Walmart website. Affirm has partnered with e-commerce platforms including Shopify, BigCommerce, and Zen-Cart. On November 18, 2020, Affirm filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in preparation for an initial public offering. On December 12, 2020, it was reported that Affirm had postponed its IPO. On January 13, 2021, Affirm became listed on NASDAQ with symbol AFRM, raising about $1.2 billion in its IPO. By the next day, the price of shares had doubled, making Levchin's stake worth about $2.5 billion. In May 2021, Affirm acquired Returnly, a financial technology service company, for $300 million.
Learn more about Affirm
Size
1,300 employees
Market Cap
$2.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$97.6 million
Founded
2012
Revenue
$617.1 million
NASDAQ

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