Security Risk Management Lead

Join Affirm as the Security Risk Management Lead, where you will design, develop, and implement solutions to complex technical and business problems. You will lead and mature Affirm's Security Third Party Program, support M&A security due diligence, and drive program operational excellence. This role requires a strong background in information security, risk management, and engineering, as well as experience with cloud environments and industry-based information security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mature Affirm's Security Third Party Program, including the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of processes, controls, and operational workflows.
• Own pre-launch security due diligence for the third parties that support Affirm's entry into new international markets, adapting Affirm's third party assessment standards to new markets.
• Support Finance - Strategy & Development, Legal, and Security leadership on M&A security due diligence, assessing an acquisition target's security program and turning findings into risk ratings.

Requirements

Demonstrated ability to drive projects towards completion

• Sound judgment and discretion handling confidential, deal-sensitive information
• Experience engineering solutions via Python, Claude, Cursor or other agentic coding tooling
• BA or BS degree in Information Security, Cyber Security, Computer Science or related field or commensurate experience
• Experience performing security due diligence on M&A targets, or running third party risk assessments across multiple countries or regulatory regimes
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure): IAM, logging, common services, and the security risks/controls that apply to cloud-deployed third parties and integrations

Excellent written and verbal communications skills

• Hands-on experience using agentic coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, etc.) and a working knowledge of Python; 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
• Experience with industry based information security & control frameworks (NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 2700x, SOC 1 & 2 (SSAE 18), ISAE 3402, PCI DSS, NIST 800-53, CIS Critical Security Controls, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience in Information Security, Risk Management, Engineering and/or relevant roles
• Ability to understand and communicate technical issues to non-technical teams and leadership
• Attention to detail and experience with security practices and security tooling

Preferred

• Professional certification in Information Security or Risk Management (such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, etc.) is a plus
• Familiarity with international data protection and third party or operational resilience requirements (e.g., GDPR, EU DORA, etc.) is a plus