A F F I R M | 2 0 2 4 Programs HIRING PILLAR Upward Program In fiscal year 2021, Affirm launched our inaugural Software Engineering Apprenticeship, the Upward Program, to hire, mentor, and grow talent from nontraditional backgrounds. To date, 25 apprentices have participated in the program. Building on this initiative, in fiscal year 2024, we welcomed six new apprentices, marking our most diverse cohort yet in the program's history. Early Career Program Hosted in our offices in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Warsaw, and Madrid, Affirms inaugural Early Career Program (ECP) is a one-year hybrid office program providing new Computer Science grads with mentorship, team placements, and collaborative project experiences, bridging the gap between university life and full-time remote work. Affirms Sourcing team made a concerted effort to build a diverse candidate pool for the program, in addition to other applicants and referrals. Ultimately, the sourcing efforts led to 9 (64%) of our sourced 14-member ECP cohort self-identifying as belonging to one or more underrepresented groups. Top-of-funnel strategies In FY 2024, Talent Acquisition set the Global Sourcing teams weekly URG outreach goals in the US to 45% a benchmark that has been met every quarter . Concurrently, our global sourcing efforts expanded beyond technical roles to encompass leadership roles across business functions. Talent Acquisition leadership regularly presents on URG-sourcing metrics and efforts at internal meetings and quarterly reviews to promote Affirm-wide visibility and advance our commitment to hiring from diverse candidate pools.