Model Risk Management Lead, Machine Learning at AffirmAffirm · Remote US

Workplace: Remote

Posted: 2026-10-16

Skills: Python, SQLAt Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most. About Enterprise Risk & Internal Audit The Enterprise Risk & Internal Audit department protects Affirm’s operations and long-term success. We identify, assess, and monitor risk across the business. Our work includes internal audits, regulatory assurance, fraud prevention, and crisis planning. The team maintains strong controls, tracks key risk indicators, and ensures readiness for external reviews. We uphold accountability, transparency, and resilience to support responsible growth. About the Team We’re looking for an intelligent, driven professional to join our Model Risk Management (MRM) team. This team seeks to establish, maintain and oversee an effective MRM framework to identify, quantify, monitor, mitigate and report on model risk throughout the company. You will have an outstanding opportunity to work cross-functionally to develop a profound understanding of models that drive critical business decisions, and add value to the company by mitigating risks due to ineffective model design or model misuse. What You’ll Do Perform independent challenges of machine learning models used for credit underwriting, credit risk, and/or fraud detection through thorough validation and ongoing monitoring Identify model weaknesses and opportunities for improvement Collaborate with model owners to remediate model validation findings Partner cross-functionally to implement and maintain the company’s MRM fra …truncated… t; LI-Remote Remote-first with flexibility built in Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company. Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within the country of employment. Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office, and a few are office-based due to the nature of the work. All new hires will be invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience. Benefi…Sign in to see the original postingBrowse more developer jobs on RoleBurst