Quantitative Analyst
Chicago, IL, United States
We’re looking for a driven, analytically-minded professional to join the Quantitative Markets team! The Quantitative Markets team is responsible for structuring and pricing Affirm’s debt funding deals, developing platforms and tools for optimizing funding strategies, and building data-driven models to analyze and predict the performance of Affirm’s consumer loans.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience in process automation and optimization as well as development and implementation of quantitative and/or machine learning models. Given the cross-functional nature of the role, the ideal candidate should have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
What You’ll Do
Develop automation tools and optimize existing business processes to enable more efficient pricing and modeling of consumer debt financing deals as well as improve overall efficiency of the team
Advance Affirm’s asset-liability management model to help inform optimal funding strategies and forecast out the economics of our business
Build data-driven models to analyze and predict the performance of Affirm’s consumer loans
Partner cross-functionally with our Capital Markets, Treasury, Risk, Commercial, Product and Engineering teams to evaluate funding, product, and business decisions
What We Look For
0-3 years of relevant experience in technical areas (e.g. data science, data analytics, quantitative finance).
Strong data-manipulation and model development and implementation skills using Python
Desire to understand the broader context of business decisions
Ability to think creatively and critically and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous work environment
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to collaborate and influence across different teams in the organization
Experience building quantitative models or implementing machine learning models is a plus
Pay Grade - USA28
Employees new to Affirm or promoted into a new role, typically begin in the min to mid range.
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year:
Min: $121,000
Mid: $148,300
Max: $175,500
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year:
Min: $108,900
Mid: $133,400
Max: $157,900
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