The Platform Infrastructure and Engineering (PIE) team, is the trusted partner for every Block employee that enables product teams to succeed by providing connectivity, tools, technology and platforms. The PIE organization accelerates product and business progress by enhancing productivity and reducing friction for our developers.

As Block expands into global markets, our data, applications and infrastructure need to adhere to country specific regulatory and statutory requirements; as well as, privacy, PII, PCI and HIPPA requirements to keep our customers' information safe.  You will partner closely with data business leaders, platform technical leaders to develop and implement a cohesive data governance strategy for Block. 

Block is still in its early stages of global expansion, come join us and make a positive impact to shape how we manage the data for years to come.

You will:

• Lead the introduction, application and adherence to Data Governance concepts and behaviors across our data and analytics solutions for Transactional data 

• Obsess on our transactional data: what data, where is it and who is using it across all functions and geographies

• Collaborate as a data governance expert with key partners and the business to understand requirements and find creative and flexible solutions to resolve problems

• Exercise strong leadership working both independently and with project teams to understand, research, determine, document and communicate data governance & quality direction

• Lead KPI & business term definition, identification of quality thresholds, metric decomposition & lineage development, access and approval process, amongst other data governance activities in relation to transactional data & analytics products.

• Continually identify & partner with data stewards to execute the Enterprise Data Governance strategy

• Utilize deep knowledge of data needs/requirements and continually expand business understanding as you work to determine effective solutions to data governance and quality challenges, some of which may create issues for the business

• Utilize strong influencing and communication skills as you will need to direct analytics and business partners towards resolution of data governance and quality problems

• Work to elevate greater understanding across the data and analytics and business communities of the role of data governance and the importance of sustaining quality data

• Collaborate with senior management in developing recommendations around policies, standards and framework for data governance, and implement and maintain a data governance structure aligned to enterprise data governance.

You have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, software engineering or related field of study or any combination of equivalent experience, education and training.

• 10+ years in data governance, data analytics, business systems analytics or related roles.

• 5+ years of people management experience.

• Experience working with large data sets and the ability to write SQL statements to mine data.

• Outstanding teamwork, listening, written and verbal communication.

• Extensive experience in leading complex projects with a team-focused approach, organizing and handling deadlines, and demonstrated passion for working with data. Validated analytical and problem-solving ability.

• Knowledge of data governance practices, business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information assets and approaches related to data quality.

• Experience leading teams in a decentralized and matrixed environment, team builder who develops team, staffing strategy, and hiring plan consistent with the needs of the department.

• Interpersonal, written and verbal skills with ability to educate, inform, persuade, and achieve understanding and consensus on data quality needs across different functions, levels and customers.

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 a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. 

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. 

Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Perks

We want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement Plans
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness perks
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off
• Learning and Development resources

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.