Compliance Manager (Australia)

At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.

Affirm’s International Compliance team designs and implements compliance programs that proactively address regulatory requirements while identifying and mitigating compliance risks. As a second line of defence function, Compliance partners closely with the business to support new products, markets, and strategic initiatives while strengthening controls and delivering strong consumer outcomes.

As Regulatory Compliance Manager, Australia, you will lead the Australian regulatory compliance program. You will translate global compliance strategy into local execution, ensure applicable Australian regulatory and licensing obligations are met, and support responsible growth and strong consumer outcomes.

What You’ll Do

Australian Regulatory Program Ownership

Own and oversee the Australian regulatory compliance framework for consumer credit and related financial services, including the National Consumer Credit Protection Act, National Credit Code, Privacy Act,, applicable licence conditions, and associated regulatory guidance.

Maintain documented compliance arrangements that support Australian credit licence obligations and keep pace with regulatory change, including the rules applying to buy now pay later (low cost credit contracts) and consumer credit.

Lead ASIC examinations, inquiries, information requests, licence interactions, and other supervisory engagement.

Oversee timely and accurate regulatory notifications and reporting, including reportable situations, internal dispute resolution data, licence updates, and other applicable filings.

Risk Management & Controls

Maintain the Australian regulatory obligations register and compliance risk assessment process, with clear ownership, controls, monitoring, and evidence.

Set remediation priorities and oversee root-cause analysis, corrective actions, consumer remediation, and sustainable control improvements

Monitor compliance metrics and risk indicators across responsible lending, product governance, complaints, hardship, collections, disclosures, marketing, and consumer outcomes.

Assess incidents and breaches, oversee reportability decisions, and escalate material regulatory risks through local and global governance channels.

Governance & Strategy Execution

Translate global compliance strategy into Australian operational plans that reflect local laws, licence conditions, ASIC guidance, and regulatory priorities

Prepare reporting for executive leadership and risk governance committees

Own the regulatory change process from horizon scanning and impact assessment through implementation, assurance, and evidence of compliance

Assess governance structures and recommend enhancements where needed

Cross-Functional Partnership

Partner with Product, Legal, Credit, Marketing, Servicing and Operations, Privacy, Analytics and Engineering teams

Provide practical regulatory guidance and challenge for new products and business initiatives, including licensing, responsible lending, product design and distribution, disclosures, complaints, hardship, collections, privacy, and advertising

Influence complex compliance decisions affecting Australian strategy, customer journeys, product governance, and consumer outcomes

Scope & Impact