Talent Management 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

This role will provide leadership and expertise in talent management to the full company and will lead the strategy and development of programs, products, and practices to promote the continuous performance and growth of our people and organizations. This role will report directly to Block’s Performance & Growth lead, and will manage a team of skilled Learning & Organizational Development (L&OD) consultants to drive forward our continuous performance programs, products, and practices. In partnership with the Performance & Growth lead, this role will play a central role in building out a broader talent management strategy for the company. This role has the opportunity to have a significant impact on how we optimize Block’s talent to deliver on our meaningful purpose of economic empowerment.

You Will

• Collaborate with partners, stakeholders, and team members to build and deliver on approaches that advance the alignment of Block’s talent with its business goals.
• Provide talent management expertise in the areas of feedback, performance evaluation, talent and succession planning, and career development and mobility.
• Lead Block’s performance strategy, including the creation, delivery, measurement, and iteration of programs, products, and practices that build continuous performance behaviors into the fabric of the way we work.
• Manage and grow the performance team, made up of L&OD consultants who serve as SMEs/DRIs/PMs on components of the performance strategy.
• Inspire and drive engagement and alignment on Block’s talent management strategy across the company through a clear purpose, vision, and connection to what matters to others.
• Deeply understand the priorities and needs of stakeholders, partners, customers, and team members and integrate their perspectives into what we deliver and how we work.
• Plan and align work so that contributors can confidently prioritize, make decisions, operate with relative autonomy, and move with speed.
• Leverage data to inform the work, tell the story, and measure impact.

You Have

• 10+ years of experience (ideally 5+ years in leadership) creating and managing talent management, performance, and/or organizational development programs, products, and practices
• Experience designing and delivering talent management solutions in complex and ambiguous environments, through creativity and close collaboration with stakeholders and partners
• Experience leading others towards a clear and compelling vision, and aligning objectives and work to impact metrics that advance it
• A deep curiosity and empathy for customer needs
• Adaptability, resilience, and a growth mindset
• Superb communication skills, including the effective presentation of information to various audiences 
• Demonstrated analytical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills
• Tech industry experience beneficial

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 also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.

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.

Block will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.