Own Security Governance: maintain and evolve security policies, standards, and control frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001), including mapping to controls and compliance requirements (SOC2, PCI, applicable regulations).
Lead program maturity planning, roadmaps, and cross-functional governance forums (e.g., security steering committee, risk council).
Define and enforce security risk appetite and decision criteria for third-party relationships and integrations.
Lead the Security TPRM function across vendor lifecycle: intake/onboarding, due diligence (IRQ/DDQ/SME reviews), contracting handoffs, ongoing monitoring, periodic reviews, and offboarding.
Ensure robust fourth-party oversight, including subprocessors, and manage remediation/QA cycles driven by Internal Audit and regulators.
Oversee high-risk vendor decisions and escalations; establish clear RACI for partnership contracts and security acceptance criteria.
Own program KPIs, dashboards, and reporting (Jira STPRM Ops, AuditBoard, Sigma/BI, MetricStream). Drive improvements in throughput, turnaround, backlog age, and remediation velocity.
Partner with Automation/TPRM Ops to operationalize threat-modeling outputs, integration inventories, pre-integration gates, and CI/CD checks; prioritize automations that reduce manual work and surface strategic escalations.
Implement and maintain QA processes (quarterly QA), runbooks, SOPs for ticket ownership, and evidence standards.
Build, coach, and scale the Governance and TPRM teams: hiring, performance management, career development, and team morale.
Act as the primary security contact for Legal, Procurement, Privacy, Product, and Engineering on vendor risk and governance matters.
Represent Security in executive forums, audit meetings, and regulatory engagements; own remediation commitments and timelines.
Serve as the security liaison for Internal Audit and external assessments; ensure timely remediation of findings and demonstrable progress.
Produce regular program health reporting for senior leadership and Board-level stakeholders.

Requirements

7+ years in information security, risk management, or GRC roles, with a minimum of 3 years managing teams (or equivalent leadership experience).
Demonstrated ownership of a TPRM program or security governance program in a regulated or high-growth technology environment (fintech preferred).
Strong knowledge of security frameworks (NIST, ISO), compliance standards (SOC2, PCI), and vendor risk processes (IRQ/DDQ/SME assessments).
Hands-on familiarity with TPRM/GRC tooling and observability: AuditBoard (or equivalent), Jira, BI tools (Sigma/Tableau/Looker), and experience with integrations/APIs.
Excellent stakeholder management across legal, procurement, engineering, product, and executive leadership.
Proven experience translating audit findings into operational remediation plans and measurable outcomes.
Strong communication skills — able to present risk to technical and non-technical audiences and to influence decisions.
Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or similar.
Practical experience with threat-modeling approaches and third-party integration security (API, SSO/OAuth/SAML, TLS).
Experience scaling automation for GRC/TPRM programs and integrating security checks into CI/CD pipelines.
Prior experience in fintech or highly regulated industries.

Benefits

Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

security governanceTPRM program managementrisk managementsecurity frameworkscompliance standardsvendor risk processesthreat modelingautomation for GRCCI/CD security checksremediation planning

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementcommunication skillsteam leadershipinfluencing decisionsperformance managementcareer developmentcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingorganizational skillscoaching

Certifications

CISSPCISMCRISC