Affirm
Key Accounts Account Executive II
Job Summary
The role of Key Account Executive involves managing complex sales processes with large retailers, focusing on building and closing pipeline, developing strategic partnerships, and negotiating deals involving multiple product lines and integrations. The candidate will lead cross-functional collaboration across teams such as Product, Legal, Risk, and Finance to realize complex initiatives and drive enterprise value. Experience in enterprise sales, contract negotiation, and stakeholder management is essential, especially within fintech, SaaS, or retail technology sectors. The position emphasizes strategic thinking, communication skills, and the ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment, supporting international growth efforts.
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Job Description
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
Affirm is on a mission to deliver honest financial products that improve lives. As a Key Account Executive, you’ll play a critical role in driving our growth by leading complex, high-impact sales efforts with the largest and most strategic retailers in the U.S. and beyond. You’ll be responsible for acquiring and expanding partnerships with Fortune 500 brands, managing multifaceted deal cycles, and shaping the future of buy now, pay later (BNPL) at enterprise scale.
This is a high-ownership, highly visible role requiring a mix of strategic thinking, deep sales expertise, and strong cross-functional leadership.
What You’ll Do:
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Build and close pipeline: Own the full sales cycle from sourcing to close across a targeted set of the largest U.S.-based retailers, many with international operations.
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Drive strategic partnerships: Develop deep relationships with C-level and senior stakeholders across merchandising, payments, digital, and finance.
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Negotiate complex deals: Structure and close commercial agreements involving multiple product lines, custom integrations, and cross-border considerations.
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Navigate internally: Lead cross-functional collaboration with Product, Legal, Risk, Marketing, and Finance to bring complex initiatives to life.
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Unlock enterprise value: Translate Affirm’s differentiated value into tailored business cases, driving both short-term wins and long-term partnerships.
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Support international growth: While your core focus will be U.S.-based retailers, you’ll collaborate on global expansion needs in partnership with our international teams.
What We Look For:
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8+ years of enterprise sales experience, preferably in fintech, SaaS, or retail technology, selling into complex Fortune 500 organizations.
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Proven track record of closing large, strategic deals and exceeding ambitious revenue targets.
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Strong experience in contract negotiation and executive stakeholder management.
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Comfortable navigating ambiguity and cross-functional decision-making within a fast-moving organization.
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Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to tailor value propositions to varied audiences.
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Experience selling into retailers is highly preferred; understanding of ecommerce, in-store technology, and payments ecosystems is a plus.
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Ability to travel as needed to meet with prospective and existing clients.
Pay Grade - K
Equity Grade - 8
Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, which includes the annual base pay and the sales incentive target.
Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)
USA On Target Earnings (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $280,000 - $380,000
USA On Target Earnings (all other U.S. states) per year: $248,000 - $348,000
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
#LI-Remote
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.
We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
- 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
We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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