Full-Time

Head of Product

Identity & Controls

Posted on 4/24/2025

Block

Block

10,001+ employees

Financial services and payment processing solutions

Compensation Overview

$239.6k - $359.4k/yr

Expert

Oakland, CA, USA

Category
Technical Product Management
Product
Required Skills
Product Management
Machine Learning
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • 12+ years of product management experience with a strong familiarity of platform engineering infrastructure and a proven track record of delivering outstanding products at scale
  • Outstanding leadership skills; the ability to inspire team members and drive collaborative decision-making across geographically dispersed cross-functional teams
  • Incredible business sense and a high degree of comfort with ambiguity, and a knack for quickly ramping on new skills and functions. You excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Exceptional prioritization and cross-functional stakeholder management, particularly influencing compliance/legal and external partners in a highly regulated industry
  • Excellent oral and written communication and narrative storytelling skills. You can frame and distill complex information appropriately for different audiences and are comfortable regularly presenting to and guiding Cash App’s most senior leaders.
  • An analytical mindset with the ability to distill and communicate complicated data to make decisions, determine roadmap prioritization, and understand and communicate customer and business impact
  • Exceptional team management and organizational skills. You’ve built and scaled cross-functional teams and processes.
  • A hunger to tackle complicated and impactful customer and business problems
Responsibilities
  • Own the full product lifecycle—from ideation and strategy to design, implementation, and iteration—for experiences and infrastructure that deepen customer trust
  • Lead a full stack development team (engineers, designers, researchers, data scientists) to ship innovative and incredible experiences at scale
  • Directly manage four product managers, fostering growth, alignment, and a culture of excellence.
  • Drive product strategy through customer insights, opportunity sizing, and rigorous prioritization—delivering the highest-impact solutions for our customers and business.
  • Structure and improve our team’s processes to enhance execution velocity, making tactical tradeoffs between business priorities and resources
  • Drive effective cross-functional partnership, constantly inspiring and influencing colleagues in legal, compliance, support, machine learning, and other product areas to deliver on goals and maximize impact
  • Define the framework and metrics to measure the impact of the team; deeply understand the core drivers and monitor progress
  • Manage the roadmap to deliver on this strategy, balancing short term goals with long term vision.
  • Develop the strategy for internal tools, shared systems, and processes that govern all of Cash App’s customer engagement.
  • Work with cross functional team members distributed across the four US times zones and Melbourne, Australia
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in the fintech industry, ideally in the identity and controls space with demonstrated knowledge of industry best practices

Block Inc. focuses on providing a wide range of financial services through its various products. The main product, Square, offers tools for point-of-sale systems and payment processing, specifically designed for small businesses to manage transactions efficiently. The Cash App allows users to send money to each other, invest in stocks, and buy Bitcoin, all while providing a customizable debit card for easy access to funds. Block is also branching out into music streaming with TIDAL and is working on enhancing Bitcoin's utility and security through projects like Spiral and a dedicated hardware wallet. What sets Block apart from its competitors is its diverse ecosystem that integrates various financial services, making it easier for users to manage their finances in one place. The company's goal is to create a seamless and comprehensive financial experience for individuals and businesses alike.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Oakland, California

Founded

2009

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Block's AI investments aim to boost operational efficiency and customer experience.
  • Expansion into DeFi could offer new revenue streams and competitive advantages.
  • Digital wallet and contactless payment growth supports Block's financial service offerings.

What critics are saying

  • Cash App faces increased competition from emerging fintech startups in the payment space.
  • Recent compliance failures may impact consumer trust and user retention for Cash App.
  • TIDAL may struggle to compete with established music streaming services like Spotify.

What makes Block unique

  • Block integrates financial services with music streaming via TIDAL, creating a unique ecosystem.
  • Cash App offers diverse services, including Bitcoin investments and customizable debit cards.
  • Block's open-source Bitcoin treasury tools enhance corporate cryptocurrency management.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Health Insurance

Flexible Work Hours

Family Planning Benefits

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

5%
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