Compensation Business Partner

Block; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement plans

Family planning

Job summary

Block is seeking a Compensation Business Partner to serve as a senior strategic advisor on equity structures, annual compensation cycles, and total rewards programs. You will align with executives on pay strategy, drive budget forecasts, and develop tools to optimize compensation across 6,000+ employees.

You will partner with Finance and Talent teams to model scenarios, manage approvals, and benchmark executive compensation. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on analytics.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Total Rewards experience with executive compensation exposure.
• Strong influencing skills with senior leaders on compensation matters.
• Deep knowledge of equity mechanics, market pricing, and budget forecasting.
• Proficiency with enterprise HCMs (e.g., Workday) and compensation planning software.

Responsibilities

• Partner with client groups as their Compensation advisor on org design, pay-for-performance, and competitive positioning.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and HRBPs on offer approvals, retention risks, and internal mobility.
• Build and manage annual merit, equity, and promotion budget forecasts with Finance, including scenario modeling.
• Monitor compensation spend against plan and present variance analyses to leadership.
• Lead end-to-end execution of the annual compensation cycle for multiple units.

Skills

Total Rewards

Executive compensation

Budget forecasting

Equity mechanics

HCM systems

Financial modeling

Data integrity

Strategic advisory

Merit budgeting

Equity benchmarking

Job description

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

Block's Total Rewards team is building a scalable, technology-enabled compensation function supporting 6,000+ employees. As a Compensation Business Partner, you will serve as a senior strategic advisor and "full-stack" professional - equally comfortable advising the C-suite on equity structures, driving annual comp cycles end-to-end, and co-building the programs and tools that power our Total Rewards strategy.

You Will

• Partner with client groups as their dedicated Compensation advisor on org design, job architecture, pay-for-performance, and competitive positioning
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and HRBPs to navigate complex global offer approvals, retention risks, and internal mobility requests
• Build and manage annual merit, equity, and promotion budget forecasts with Finance, including scenario modeling for reorgs and market adjustments
• Monitor compensation spend against plan, surfacing variance analysis and recommendations to leadership
• Lead end-to-end execution of the Q1 Annual Compensation Cycle - cost modeling, manager comms, and budget deployment across all business units
• Own executive compensation benchmarking, offer design, and annual review for VP+ roles, including LTI modeling and total direct compensation analysis
• Partner with Total Rewards leadership and Legal to prepare Compensation Committee and Board materials, including proxy data and pay-for-performance narratives
• Collaborate with the Automation & Tooling Specialist to design and deploy compensation dashboards and automated workflows
• Support centralized queues for offer approvals, transfers, and policy inquiries on a rotating basis, identifying trends to improve self-service resolutions

You Have

• 10+ years of progressive Total Rewards experience blending broad-based Compensation Business Partnering with Executive Compensation exposure
• Executive presence with a track record of influencing senior leaders on complex compensation matters
• Deep fluency in equity mechanics, market pricing methodologies, comp survey analysis, and budget forecasting
• Proficiency with enterprise HCMs (e.g., Workday) and compensation planning software
• Strong financial modeling and scenario planning skills with meticulous attention to data integrity
• A builder mindset - comfortable pivoting between strategic advisory and hands-on tool and program development

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.

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.

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.

Zone A: $198,000 — $297,000 USD

Zone B: $198,000 — $297,000 USD

Zone C: $198,000 — $297,000 USD

Zone D: $198,000 — $297,000 USD

Use of AI in Our Hiring Process

We may use automated AI tools to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws.

Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering.

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