People Automation Architect: Build Smart HR Tools with AI

Block, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Family planning

Job summary

Block, Inc. is hiring a People Automations Builder to simplify how the People Team works and build tools that improve speed, quality, and employee experience.

You'll partner with People leaders to translate business needs into practical automation products, combining consulting skills, product thinking, and technical fluency with AI-driven solutions. Experience turning ambiguous challenges into practical automation, and delivering scalable integrations with Workday or similar platforms will help

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience improving processes or operating models, ideally in People, HR operations, or another internal-services function.
• Proficiency with AI tools for building and testing software.
• Ability to turn ambiguous challenges into practical solutions.
• Experience improving processes or operating models.
• Experience building automation, tools, dashboards, or software.
• Familiarity with Workday, Greenhouse, Snowflake, or similar platforms.
• Technical fluency across data, systems, and integrations.
• Strong UX and design instincts.
• Executive presence and communication skills to influence decisions and explain tradeoffs.
• Curiosity, ownership, and a bias toward action.

Responsibilities

• Use AI tools to prototype, build, and improve internal tools.
• Partner with People leaders to identify problems and prioritize automation.
• Simplify processes before automating them, creating intuitive workflows.
• Partner with technical, data, and People systems teams on reliable, scalable integrations.
• Use data and feedback to measure and improve results.
• Communicate progress, tradeoffs, and impact to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Process improvement

AI tooling

Ambiguity to solution

Automation development

Data integration

Workday/Greenhouse/Snowflake

UX design intuition

Executive communication

Curiosity & ownership

Tools

Workday

Greenhouse

Snowflake

Job description

Block, Inc. is hiring a People Automations Builder to simplify how the People Team works and build tools that improve speed, quality, and employee experience.

You'll partner with People leaders to translate business needs into practical automation products, combining consulting skills, product thinking, and technical fluency with AI-driven solutions. Experience turning ambiguous challenges into practical automation, and delivering scalable integrations with Workday or similar platforms will help