Senior Counsel, Ethics & Employment

Senior Counsel, Ethics & Employment

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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 role

We're looking for a thoughtful, collaborative, and skilled employment lawyer to join the Employment Legal and Ethics team as Senior Counsel, Ethics and Employment. This dual-hatted role is ideal for an employment attorney who is enthusiastic and comfortable navigating the complexities of both employment law and investigations, with primary responsibility for (1) managing the day-to-day operations of affirm's internal ethics program, including conducting ethics investigations, and (2) advising business partners on US employment legal matters generally (unrelated to ethics matters). Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, Employment & Ethics, you will join a small but mighty team and be in a position to drive impact quickly. If you are nimble, detail-oriented, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, come join us in our mission to deliver honest financial products that improve lives!

Responsibilities – Ethics

• Manage vendor transition and affirm's whistleblower hotline and regularly prepare critical reports about hotline activity for different audiences
• Conduct ethics investigations fairly and consistently in a timely and professional manner, including preparing clear reports and delivering findings to internal stakeholders
• Oversee and manage affirm's Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, including reviewing, drafting, and adopting policies, managing vendor translation (as needed), and collaborating with cross-functional teams on policy development (e.g., global expansion) and reviews
• Develop solutions and apply affirm's policies to respond to ethics inquiries relating to potential conflicts of interest, gifts and entertainment, and other inquiries from employees and job candidates
• Build and prepare library of ethics materials
• Launch regular training and communications initiatives, including development of communications content

Responsibilities – Employment Legal

What We Look For

Pay

UI base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year : $215,000 - $265,000

USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year : $191,000 - $241,000

Benefits

Visa sponsorship not available for this position.

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.

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