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What this posting asks for

Level: Lead / staff — The title says "Lead".

Main responsibilities

• Lead and mature Affirm's Security Third Party Program, including the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of processes, controls, and operation…
• Build and maintain automation that replaces manual GRC tasks: intake, triage, evidence collection, control validation, tracking, escalations, and reporting, …
• Design and operate workflow orchestration and integrations across systems like ticketing, GRC platforms, vendor management tools, identity providers, and clo…
• Partner closely with Procurement, Legal, Engineering, IT, Compliance, Privacy, and business stakeholders to assess and manage security risk across third part…
• Translate ambiguous business and security requirements into practical, scalable program solutions and decision frameworks
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes across the program and prototype solutions yourself rather than waiting on an engineering backlog
• Drive program operational excellence by establishing repeatable processes, service-level expectations, metrics, and reporting for third party security risk m…
• Evaluate third party security controls, cloud architectures (AWS/GCP), integration patterns, and risk posture, and provide clear recommendations to stakehold…
• Conduct light threat models on high risk integrations and partner with Security SMEs for deeper diligence
• Manage and prioritize a portfolio of complex security risk reviews and initiatives simultaneously, balancing business enablement with risk reduction

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “we are building an engineering driven program that designs, automates, and scales the controls, workflows, and tooling that protect Affirm and our customers.” · “They are equally comfortable shaping policy and shipping automation using modern tooling (Python, Cursor, Claude, and other agentic coding platforms) to repl…” · “They will operate as a subject matter expert, interface with business and engineering stakeholders, and play a key role in transforming Security Risk Managem…”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “Build and maintain automation that replaces manual GRC tasks: intake, triage, evidence collection, control validation, tracking, escalations, and reporting, …” · “Drive program operational excellence by establishing repeatable processes, service-level expectations, metrics, and reporting for third party security risk m…” · “Develop dashboards, reporting mechanisms, and program insights (SQL, BI tools, or custom tooling) that improve visibility into risk trends, bottlenecks, and …”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “Translate ambiguous business and security requirements into practical, scalable program solutions and decision frameworks” · “Remote-first with flexibility built in” · “Our benefits reflect our commitment to care, transparency, and flexibility.”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “The Security Risk Management team is evolving beyond traditional governance, risk, and compliance;” · “They will operate as a subject matter expert, interface with business and engineering stakeholders, and play a key role in transforming Security Risk Managem…” · “Partner closely with Procurement, Legal, Engineering, IT, Compliance, Privacy, and business stakeholders to assess and manage security risk across third part…”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Stakeholder management Core
  In the posting: “They will operate as a subject matter expert, interface with business and engineering stakeholders, and play a key role in transforming Security Risk Managem…” · “Design and operate workflow orchestration and integrations across systems like ticketing, GRC platforms, vendor management tools, identity providers, and clo…” · “Partner closely with Procurement, Legal, Engineering, IT, Compliance, Privacy, and business stakeholders to assess and manage security risk across third part…”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
• Communication Core
  In the posting: “Excellent written and verbal communications skills” · “Ability to understand and communicate technical issues to non-technical teams”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “Conduct light threat models on high risk integrations and partner with Security SMEs for deeper diligence” · “Partner with technical teams to implement or optimize systems and tools that support program automation and workflow orchestration”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Ownership and accountability Core
  In the posting: “you don't need to be a software engineer, but you should be fluent enough to read, modify, and run scripts, build automations, and ship small tools end-to-end” · “Demonstrated ability to drive projects towards completion”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “Manage and prioritize a portfolio of complex security risk reviews and initiatives simultaneously, balancing business enablement with risk reduction” · “Own a piece of what you build: Our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lets you buy Affirm stock at a discount.”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Leadership and mentoring Supporting
  In the posting: “Evaluate third party security controls, cloud architectures (AWS/GCP), integration patterns, and risk posture, and provide clear recommendations to stakehold…”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Customer focus Supporting
  In the posting: “we are building an engineering driven program that designs, automates, and scales the controls, workflows, and tooling that protect Affirm and our customers.”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.

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