People Automations Builder

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

We’re 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 across operations, performance, compensation, talent, and executive communications to translate business needs into practical automation products. The ideal candidate combines consulting skills, product thinking, technical fluency, and sound judgment about using AI to build software.

You Will

• 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.

You Have

• Hands on experience building with frontier AI tools: You’ve shipped real workflows using APIs and agentic tools from labs like Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini), including prompt design, tool use/function calling, and connecting models to systems like your HRIS, ATS, or Slack.
• 5+ years of experience improving processes or operating models, ideally in People, HR operations, or another internal-services function, with a track record of simplifying a process
• 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.

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.

Zone A: 142000 - 213000 USD
Zone B: 134200 - 201400 USD
Zone C: 127100 - 190700 USD
Zone D: 120100 - 180100 USD