We believe your best work is done in an environment filled with collaboration, encouragement, and authenticity. We strive to build an inclusive workplace where women feel empowered to grow their careers and become leaders throughout the organization. One of our six employee resource groups, She Achieves, is solely focused on elevating, developing, and inspiring both present and future women leaders. Members and advocates of this ERG come together to champion change through mentorship, education, and philanthropy. Whether you are just beginning your career or looking for a place to belong, Achieve is where you can build a life you love.
Empowering future leaders
We’re committed to helping women make an impact and become leaders throughout the organization. Since our founding in 2002, we have empowered a culture of gender equality with more than 40% of women in mission-critical roles across the company. This diversity of thought and perspective helps us serve our members’ unique needs and enables us to always lead with empathy. In addition to organizational leadership, we strive to develop female career growth through the Women in Leadership mentorship program. Through participation in multiple external development programs such as Mentoring Monday, SheLeads, and Eller High Impact Leadership Program, we are giving our strong female team members the support and tools they need to grow a meaningful career.
Best Place to Work
Achieve has earned the #1 spot for Best Places to Work by the Phoenix Business Journal. This is the fourth time Achieve has earned the #1 spot.
Heather joined Achieve in 2017 as their Head of Talent Acquisition and led the growth of the organization from 800 employees to 2,400. Prior to Achieve, Heather served as Vice President of Talent Acquisition for Charles Schwab, R1 RCM and as the Head of Talent Acquisition for PayPal Global Operations. Heather holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University and is originally from the Chicago area. In her spare time she is active in dog rescue and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Rescue A Golden of Arizona.
I came to Achieve 7/2017 and went from Client Services to Sales EDA Team. Before coming to Achieve I worked for USAA / Tele-Performance in Fraud as an analyst while also running a weekend event planning catering business for 10 years. My greatest accomplish are my dear sons Alexander and Lusada.
Sara Vick joined Achieve after spending over two decades with Target. She started out working at the Target store as a cashier and then transitioned to the call center to support their REDcard collections department in 2001. Over the years she worked in various departments in the call center and moved up the ladder from an agent on the phones, to a coach, to a supervisor and then a manager of customer service. With her long time experience and knowledge, she was able to travel to many places such as Jamaica, Nicaragua and Guatemala representing Target to onboard various vendor sites. Sara joined Achieve in 2020 as a manager for customer service and was promoted to her current role as director of client experience in 2021. Sara earned her BA in Psychology from Arizona State University.
Terri Candelaria joined Achieve over 5 years ago, where she was the Project Lead for completing two greenfield build-to-suit Class A office buildings and two parking garages, engineered for 2500 employees. She started her career managing Facilities for Motorola, Inc. in Semiconductor wafer manufacturing. She moved to GE where she managed the real estate in three different business sectors: Capital, Aviation and Healthcare, retiring after 14 years.
Terri earned her MBA, is a certified PMP and a Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt.
Jessica Ballenger joined Achieve in January 2020. She is the Director of Enterprise Compliance and Risk and leads a Quality Management team. While spending 15 years in Insurance at Horace Mann and Liberty Mutual she was ready for a new challenge. She was inspired by Achieve because of opportunities to grow in a new industry and make bigger impacts at a smaller company. Jessica’s values of collaboration, diversity & inclusion and employee engagement align with Achieve's core values. She has a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Illinois College.
Katie Lambert joined Achieve in October 2021 to build the inaugural summer internship program. Katie enjoys working with the college student demographic and is passionate about building and developing talent. She previously worked in higher education, serving students through Admissions, Career Services, and University Housing. Katie graduated from Indiana State University with an MS in Student Affairs & Higher Education and received a BS in Elementary Education from Southern Oregon University.
Soraya Molina joined Achieve after spending a decade at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage leading the Bilingual team while opening call centers around the United States. 10 years ago, started her career with Achieve as a Debt Consultant, moved her way to a Unit Manager which helped start the Bilingual Sales team. Soraya is now the Sales Manager of the Bilingual teams and is working on eventually grow these teams into its own department. Soraya is a working mom and enjoys spending time with her family which also includes 2 adopted dogs, Tito and Oreo.
Jessica joined Achieve after 4 years working for a startup digital marketing focused recruitment agency. Since joining Achieve, Jessica has helped build out the greater marketing team including growth, brand and communications. In addition to recruiting, Jessica has contributed to conversations around organizational structure, career development and diversity hiring.
Simone Williams joined Achieve after spending 20 years in retail at Dollar Financial Corporation in a variety of leadership position. After earning her diploma in Teacher Education, she started her career in the financial field in the banking system, which led her to pursuing a major in Financial and Accounting Management studies. Since her 2.5 years at Achieve she has created a track record of managing teams to success, supporting business growth through people development and driving results.
Heather joined Achieve in 2017 as their Head of Talent Acquisition and led the growth of the organization from 800 employees to 2,400. Prior to Achieve, Heather served as Vice President of Talent Acquisition for Charles Schwab, R1 RCM and as the Head of Talent Acquisition for PayPal Global Operations. Heather holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University and is originally from the Chicago area. In her spare time she is active in dog rescue and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Rescue A Golden of Arizona.
I came to Achieve 7/2017 and went from Client Services to Sales EDA Team. Before coming to Achieve I worked for USAA / Tele-Performance in Fraud as an analyst while also running a weekend event planning catering business for 10 years. My greatest accomplish are my dear sons Alexander and Lusada.
Sara Vick joined Achieve after spending over two decades with Target. She started out working at the Target store as a cashier and then transitioned to the call center to support their REDcard collections department in 2001. Over the years she worked in various departments in the call center and moved up the ladder from an agent on the phones, to a coach, to a supervisor and then a manager of customer service. With her long time experience and knowledge, she was able to travel to many places such as Jamaica, Nicaragua and Guatemala representing Target to onboard various vendor sites. Sara joined Achieve in 2020 as a manager for customer service and was promoted to her current role as director of client experience in 2021. Sara earned her BA in Psychology from Arizona State University.
Terri Candelaria joined Achieve over 5 years ago, where she was the Project Lead for completing two greenfield build-to-suit Class A office buildings and two parking garages, engineered for 2500 employees. She started her career managing Facilities for Motorola, Inc. in Semiconductor wafer manufacturing. She moved to GE where she managed the real estate in three different business sectors: Capital, Aviation and Healthcare, retiring after 14 years.
Terri earned her MBA, is a certified PMP and a Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt.
Jessica Ballenger joined Achieve in January 2020. She is the Director of Enterprise Compliance and Risk and leads a Quality Management team. While spending 15 years in Insurance at Horace Mann and Liberty Mutual she was ready for a new challenge. She was inspired by Achieve because of opportunities to grow in a new industry and make bigger impacts at a smaller company. Jessica’s values of collaboration, diversity & inclusion and employee engagement align with Achieve's core values. She has a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Illinois College.
Katie Lambert joined Achieve in October 2021 to build the inaugural summer internship program. Katie enjoys working with the college student demographic and is passionate about building and developing talent. She previously worked in higher education, serving students through Admissions, Career Services, and University Housing. Katie graduated from Indiana State University with an MS in Student Affairs & Higher Education and received a BS in Elementary Education from Southern Oregon University.
Soraya Molina joined Achieve after spending a decade at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage leading the Bilingual team while opening call centers around the United States. 10 years ago, started her career with Achieve as a Debt Consultant, moved her way to a Unit Manager which helped start the Bilingual Sales team. Soraya is now the Sales Manager of the Bilingual teams and is working on eventually grow these teams into its own department. Soraya is a working mom and enjoys spending time with her family which also includes 2 adopted dogs, Tito and Oreo.
Jessica joined Achieve after 4 years working for a startup digital marketing focused recruitment agency. Since joining Achieve, Jessica has helped build out the greater marketing team including growth, brand and communications. In addition to recruiting, Jessica has contributed to conversations around organizational structure, career development and diversity hiring.
Simone Williams joined Achieve after spending 20 years in retail at Dollar Financial Corporation in a variety of leadership position. After earning her diploma in Teacher Education, she started her career in the financial field in the banking system, which led her to pursuing a major in Financial and Accounting Management studies. Since her 2.5 years at Achieve she has created a track record of managing teams to success, supporting business growth through people development and driving results.
Heather joined Achieve in 2017 as their Head of Talent Acquisition and led the growth of the organization from 800 employees to 2,400. Prior to Achieve, Heather served as Vice President of Talent Acquisition for Charles Schwab, R1 RCM and as the Head of Talent Acquisition for PayPal Global Operations. Heather holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University and is originally from the Chicago area. In her spare time she is active in dog rescue and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Rescue A Golden of Arizona.
Formally known as Freedom Financial Network, Achieve launched in 2022 as the leading digital personal finance company helping everyday people get on, and stay on, the path to a better financial future. Achieve delivers personalized financial solutions for real people through intelligent technology and an empathetic human touch. From the single parent trying to buy a home to the overworked employee drowning in debt, we provide innovative solutions, budgeting tools, and education to help them move from surviving to thriving. We put our members first by coaching them through their financial health journey to understand what’s working for them and what’s not. Our tailored approach is designed to meet everyone where they are in life because they’re more than just a credit score.
Our people make the biggest difference. With more than 2,500 teammates between California, Arizona, and Texas, everyone collaborates together to make an impact towards our mission; to empower everyday people to move forward on a path to a better financial future.
We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can belong, while giving their true authentic selves a place to shine. Whether you’re in sales, member support, engineering, product design, IT or any of our other exciting roles, you’ll join a team passionate about serving our members and embracing our core values every day:
Care (For everyone)
Get Better (Every day)
Act With Integrity (Every time)
Collaborate (With everyone)
Our people are everything. We empower everyone to come as they are and do meaningful work every day while providing a safe place where everyone can feel at home. No matter your background, we recognize that authentic individuality and the diversity of our team members are what makes us whole. Across all levels of the organization, everyone is given equal access to the resources and opportunities needed to grow their career. From mentorship and career paths focused on leadership to our six employee resource groups, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can feel seen, heard, and thrive.
African American/Black
Empowers personal and professional development while celebrating African American culture.
LGBTQ+
Champions an inclusive, supportive environment for LGBTQ+ team members and allies with programming, mentorship, and cultural leadership.
Military Service Veterans and their Families
Connects and supports the diverse military community through education and inspiration.
Hispanic/Latinx
Celebrates diverse cultures, history, and traditions from Hispanic, Latinx, and all other ethnic backgrounds, while connecting members through events and education.
Asian American and Pacific Islander
Members bring visibility to issues that the AAPI community faces while driving change through philanthropic efforts and empowerment in an inclusive, diverse, and safe environment.
Women’s Leadership
Serves to empower, elevate, and celebrate present and future women leaders through programs focused on development, inspiration, encouragement, and growth.