Financial Services Policy Lead

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

The Role

The Financial Services Lead will develop Block's financial services policy strategy across Block's ecosystem. As a member of the Global Policy team, you will work closely with team members across advocacy and partnerships, and will be deeply involved in driving Block's policy work across key issues at the forefront of financial services and technology policy. Top priority issues will include supporting our lending products, our ILC chartered bank, bank partnerships, fincrimes, and other FS issues.

You Will

• Develop Block's policy positions across the issues above in partnership with product and cross-functional teams, creating advocacy messaging, and driving Block's narrative and leadership on these issues.
• Build strategic plans for regulatory comment letters as necessary and in support of the policy strategy.
• Serve as an external facing subject matter expert on your specific areas of focus, including in advocacy meetings alongside our GR team, on panels, or in other public forums as needed.
• Drive regular cross-functional meetings and/or processes to support a nimble and flexible policy strategy that is responsive to incoming policy challenges, opportunities, or evolving business priorities.
• Assist with coalition building through relationships with industry policy partners, advocacy groups, academics, etc.

You Have

• Minimum 8 years of experience in policy work, with specific experience in financial services policy.
• Experience managing complex policy matters, working collaboratively across teams, and advocating on behalf of issues at the intersection of financial services and technology.
• Demonstrated ability to develop policy proposals and strategies, establish policy on issues which you will be responsible for, and manage and participate in regulatory comment process to improve outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication; and an ability to explain complicated issues and policy positions to any audience
• Critical thinking skills; an ability to be thinking about the strategy from all different sides and solving complex problems or roadblocks.

We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.

While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.