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Founded seven years ago in Sydney, Australia, Afterpay has millions of active customers globally and is offered at the world’s best retailers around the world including  Anthropologie, Revolve, DSW, GOAT, Finish Line, Levi’s, Mac Cosmetics, Ray-Ban and many others. Afterpay is on a mission to power an economy in which everyone wins.

Afterpay is completely free for customers who pay on time – helping people spend responsibly without incurring interest, fees or extended debt. Afterpay empowers customers to access the things they want and need, while still allowing them to maintain financial wellness and control, by splitting payments in four, for both online and in-store purchases. Afterpay is deeply committed to delivering positive outcomes for customers. We are focused on supporting our community of shoppers.

We trust in the next generation and share a vision of a more accessible and sustainable world in which people are rewarded for doing the right thing.

The Senior Underwriter will have a dual role of underwriting and managing chargeback risk in our highest-profile sellers on Square and Afterpay, as well as executing on strategic initiatives to improve the onboarding, underwriting, and management of sales-onboarded merchant processing accounts. 

You will utilize strong processing risk knowledge and interpersonal skills to lead risk conversations with all levels of stakeholders and enterprise sellers. The candidate will possess strong technical skills to analyze financial statements, prepare credit memorandums to accurately assess a seller’s processing risk, and propose diverse risk management solutions to enable growth responsibly. You will collaborate with partner teams to recommend and negotiate key processing terms, as well as present Risk recommendations to senior management for approval. 

You will partner with the Sales and Account Management teams to help consistently manage risk while providing the best possible seller experience by leveraging your strong credit fundamentals with a passion for problem solving and interpersonal skills. 

Lastly, you will take every opportunity to improve our people and our operations by helping us create better solutions to assess risk and support our sellers.

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth financial statement analysis and reviews for our most strategic and high-risk sellers, including preparing credit memorandums for approval by senior management.
• Lead risk conversations with prospective and existing sellers to ensure that key risks are fully understood and mitigated. Manage difficult conversations with seller management teams. 
• Present Credit Risk recommendations to cross-functional partners, including senior management. Provide context and rationale for recommendations to internal and external stakeholders. 
• Develop partnerships with Sales and Account Management teams to ensure underwriting, onboarding, and account management processes are timely, seamless, and well-understood. 
• Identify and execute on high-level initiatives aimed at improving our onboarding and risk management processes at scale.
• Contribute to the continued development of credit policies and lead the testing of new risk management tools.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in commercial banking, credit, or payment industries
• Exceptional underwriting and financial statement analysis skills 
• Comfort with diverse risk management tools and techniques
• Excellent professional communications skills - able to easily communicate credit principles, build partnerships, and influence others
• Strong critical thinking skills - ability to solve problems logically with imperfect information
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to self-manage to ensure highest-priority work is completed
• Ability to prioritize based on qualitative and quantitative impact, and drive strategic initiatives from scoping to implementation with little to no oversight
• Experience with negotiating legal documentation
• BA/BS in a related field; MBA/Masters a plus

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Zone A: USD $125,600 - USD $153,600
Zone B: USD $116,800 - USD $142,800
Zone C: USD $110,500 - USD $135,100
Zone D: USD $100,500 - USD $122,900

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. 

Full-time employee benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement Plans including company match 
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance 
• Paid parental and caregiving leave
• Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays)
• Paid sick leave (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees) 
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits 
• Additional Perks such as WFH reimbursements and free access to caregiving, legal, and discounted resources 

These benefits are further detailed in Block's policies. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies, and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a commission plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

US and Canada EEOC Statement

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, 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, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.

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.