Sr. People Tech Analyst

Block; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Job summary

Block is seeking a People Technology professional to partner with Talent Acquisition and design AI-enabled, scalable solutions across the People organization. You will shift from standard SaaS to building secure platform infrastructure and data-driven automation.

Reporting to the Head of People Technology, you will champion trusted data access, shared integrations, and governance while enabling teams to move quickly and safely.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Experience managing enterprise People platforms such as Workday or Greenhouse.
• Experience designing or implementing integrations using APIs, middleware, ETL tools, or integration platforms.
• Experience supporting Recruiting or Talent Acquisition through technology.
• Led end-to-end technology initiatives and cross-functional influence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Talent Acquisition to understand business challenges and design tech-enabled solutions.
• Advise teams on scalable, secure AI-enabled solutions grounded in trusted People data.
• Balance near-term delivery with longer-term platform investments to reduce duplication.
• Build shared integrations, data services, and automation across the People organization.
• Governance and platform operations stewardship for key systems like Workday/Greenhouse.

Skills

Partnership

AI tools

Platform strategy

Data governance

Communication

People data

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD (no experience)

Tools

Workday

Greenhouse

APIs

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

The People Technology team, part of the People Automation and Operations organization, manages the infrastructure powering Block's employee lifecycle from recruiting to off boarding. We're shifting from standard SaaS solutions to building scalable, secure platform infrastructure — data APIs, AI agents, and integration frameworks — so our People teams can build more.

Reporting to the Head of People Technology, you'll start with Talent Acquisition as your first customer and broaden across the People portfolio from there.

In Your First Year

• Start with Talent, build for the portfolio. You'll partner closely with Talent Acquisition on their most pressing technology needs while their strategy and org design come together — building solutions that hold up beyond that first customer.
• Automate recurring operational work, sustainably. A meaningful share of the work supporting our People stack repeats. You'll replace it with automation built to last — documented, maintainable, and designed as shared capability rather than one-off fixes.
• Make other builders faster. As teams across People build their own AI-enabled solutions, you'll give them the underpinnings: trusted data access, integration patterns, reusable tools and agents, and clear guidance on what's safe to build and what isn't.

You Will

Talent Acquisition Partnership & Platform Strategy

• Partner with Talent Acquisition and other People teams to understand business challenges and identify opportunities to improve work through technology and AI.
• Advise teams as they evaluate and design AI-enabled solutions that are scalable, secure, and grounded in trusted People data.
• Balance near-term delivery with longer-term platform investments that reduce duplication and speed up future development.

Platform Architecture & Integration Design

• Build and enable shared integrations, data services, and platform automations that accelerate AI-powered solutions across the People organization.
• Evaluate and manage People Technology vendors, weighing build, buy, and integration decisions.
• Evolve People Technology toward consistent, shared platform capabilities and architectural patterns that empower builders across the organization.

AI, Automation & Innovation

• Use AI and modern development tools to prototype, automate, and deliver technology solutions that improve the employee and candidate experience.
• Partner with builders across the People organization so solutions draw on trusted data, follow governance standards, and are designed for maintainability and scale.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve productivity, employee experiences, and operational effectiveness.

Platform Operations & Governance

• Steward our core People Platform, including systems of record such as Workday and Greenhouse, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable operations.

You Have

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
• Experience managing enterprise People platforms such as Workday, Greenhouse, or similar systems, including hands-on work designing or implementing integrations between them using APIs, middleware, ETL tools, or integration platforms.
• Supported Recruiting or Talent Acquisition through technology, with working knowledge of how hiring runs — offer approvals, requisition and application flows, and the sourcing or assessment tools behind them.
• Experimented with AI tools to automate work or build solutions, and can talk through what you tried, what you learned, and how you'd apply it to People Technology challenges. We're all learning, but you need to have started.
• Led technology initiatives end-to-end — from discovery and requirements through implementation, change management, and adoption — simplifying complex business processes along the way.
• Translate technical concepts for business stakeholders and business needs for technical audiences, and influence decisions across People, Security, Data, and Engineering teams.
• Preferred: Built AI-powered workflows, agents, or applications using AI APIs, agent frameworks, or automation platforms — prototypes and side projects count.
• Preferred: Written code or queries (Python, SQL, JavaScript) to automate workflows, manipulate data, or build integrations, using practices like source control, CI/CD, or Agile delivery.
• Preferred: Understanding of compliance and security standards relevant to People data (SOX controls, GDPR, data classification frameworks, access controls).

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 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: $171,800 — $257,600 USD
• Zone B: $159,400 — $239,000 USD
• Zone C: $153,900 — $230,900 USD
• Zone D: $145,400 — $218,000 USD

• 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
• modern family planning

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