Senior Compensation Ops Leader, AI & Automation

Block; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Family planning benefits

Job summary

Block is seeking a Senior Compensation Operations Partner, AI & Automation to lead automated compensation workflows in an AI-first operating model. You will own major program pillars, shape global compensation philosophy, and drive total rewards initiatives across the company.

As part of a lean Program Lead cohort, you will scale governance, enable self-service tools, and partner with data/Ops teams to optimize pay decisions, equity, and geo-pay at scale.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing, iterating, and scaling enterprise compensation programs end-to-end.
• Strong frontline consulting instincts and program orientation.
• Ability to drive portfolios independently with cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience solving edge cases through automation and policy design.
• Fluency with modern comp planning, HRIS, and data tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver core program portfolios (focal cycles, equity architecture, salary structures, geo-pay, promotions).
• Collaborate to ensure strategic alignment and unified program delivery across lifecycles.
• Build scalable, self-serve tooling and automated workflows for pay decisions.
• Establish policy-as-code and governance to empower managers and People partners.
• Advise senior leadership on market positioning, pay equity, and organizational design.

Skills

Compensation programs & design

Program ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/Automation mindset

Data-driven modeling

HRIS & analytics tooling

Tools

HRIS systems

Data analytics tooling

Job description

Block is seeking a Senior Compensation Operations Partner, AI & Automation to lead automated compensation workflows in an AI-first operating model. You will own major program pillars, shape global compensation philosophy, and drive total rewards initiatives across the company.

As part of a lean Program Lead cohort, you will scale governance, enable self-service tools, and partner with data/Ops teams to optimize pay decisions, equity, and geo-pay at scale.