Diversity, equity, and inclusion
At Affirm, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are vital as we scale and build our high-performing team. Our strategy involves embedding DEI into all processes, programs, and structures at Affirm across the entire employee life cycle—how we hire, develop, advance, and retain Affirmers, and in how we do business.
Here’s what we’re working on
Awareness
Unconscious bias training We partner with Paradigm to run interactive workshops that go beyond awareness-raising, and motivate employees to engage in effective behaviors for managing bias.
Diversity hiring strategy training Every hiring manager at Affirm is trained to run an inclusive hiring process and build teams committed to DEI.
Quarterly newsletter Our DEI newsletter gives Affirmers an in-depth look into our DEI work over the past quarter—including recruiting, events, new programs, volunteer opportunities, and more.
Hiring
Nextplay We’re a proud partner of Nextplay—the leading career development platform for Black and Latinx tech professionals.
The Mom Project The Mom Project is a marketplace and community leading a movement to match companies with diverse talent. This critical match drives businesses forward while expanding professional opportunities for women—including senior positions.
Shift Shift is on a mission to help current and former members of the U.S. Military discover and prepare for new career paths.
URG sourcing sessions The DEI team hosts regular sessions where Affirmers search through their networks to find underrepresented groups (or URGs) as potential referrals to open roles.
Action
Diversity & Inclusion Steering Committee (DISC) This is our internal Affirm committee made up of senior leaders from across the company. They provide oversight, support, and guidance to departments and teams across the company on business initiatives that impact DEI.
Robust DEI team We have a team dedicated to full-time DEI work. Their focus areas include internal DEI policies and programs, external hiring partnerships, recruiting from URGs, and increasing and supporting our merchant partners from URGs.
Community engagement Affirm engages with local nonprofit organizations to build connections and offer support. We've hosted Code Nation and Code 2040 in our offices and worked with Career Karma on their Reskill America initiative.
Employee resource groups
Our employee resource groups (ERGs) are made up of people from underrepresented groups and their allies. ERGs work with company leadership to advance our commitment to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and help facilitate a culture where all Affirmers feel they belong.
Community groups
Community groups (CGs) help build belonging, community, and inclusion at Affirm. Our CGs come together over common identity, shared characteristics, and shared life experiences.
Workforce demographics
Here’s a snapshot of the demographic representation at our company.
Our 2020 DEI report
Take an in-depth look at our goals, accomplishments, and future plans.
Discover more
Press release
Affirm Communities of Color Advocacy Fund
An update on our recent fundraising initiative to address racial injustice.
Press release
Black Lives Matter
Here’s what we’re doing to fight racial violence and injustice.
Press release
Stereotype Threat in Tech
How we can minimize the threat and increase individuality.
Press release
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