This role pays more than
54%
of similar roles. Most pay
$182,625–$254,750
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$215k
versus about
$219k
for comparable roles.
Based on 239 similar postings.
Employer
About Affirm
Affirm is a buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) financial technology company that offers point-of-sale installment loans to consumers, allowing them to split purchases into fixed monthly payments with transparent terms. Industry: Financial Technology & Consumer Lending
Affirm currently has
60 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$195,000–$255,000
across 60 roles with salary data.
The Model Risk Management, Machine Learning role sits within the Model Risk Management team, where you will help establish, maintain, and oversee an effective framework to identify, quantify, monitor, mitigate, and report on model risk across the company. You will perform independent challenges of machine learning models used for credit underwriting, credit risk, and fraud detection through thorough validation and ongoing monitoring. Your daily work involves identifying model weaknesses, collaborating with owners to remediate findings, and partnering cross-functionally to ensure compliance with audit and regulatory requests. The role requires expertise in Python, SQL, scikit-learn, and PySpark within cloud-based environments. You will apply your knowledge of machine learning modeling, credit risk management, and fraud detection to address risks stemming from ineffective model design or misuse in critical business decision-making processes.
Machine Learning
Generative AI
Python
R
SQL
Git
Neural Networks
Tree-based Models
Model Risk Management
Data Science
Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Model Governance
Explainability
Model Monitoring
AI/ML
LLM
Generative AI
Python
R
Neural Networks
Regression
Reinforcement Learning
Recommender Systems
Transformers
Prompt Engineering
RAG
Agentic AI
Statistics
Econometrics
Model Validation
Risk Management
Model Governance