Financial Crimes Regulatory Counsel

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 are looking for an experienced attorney to join our legal team to provide company-wide advice related to global anti-money laundering and sanctions obligations, with a secondary focus on export controls and anti-corruption issues. This role requires a high degree of trust as you will advise the Chief Compliance Officer, Block-wide compliance team, and be an important partner to our individual product and other legal teams. This is an amazing opportunity for a former government or regulatory attorney ready to share their expertise in a dynamic environment that gives rise to cutting edge legal issues. The role requires strategic thinking, masterful collaboration, and impeccable judgment. You will report directly to Block's Financial Crimes Regulatory Lead in the Counsel (legal) Group.

You Will

• Provide legal advice on issues related to compliance with anti-money laundering and sanctions laws and the development and enhancement of global, risk-based financial crimes compliance programs.
• Recommend practical, effective mitigation strategies to address anti-money laundering and sanctions risks for all of our current and emerging products and services, including peer-to-peer money services business (MSB), broker-dealer, payment processing, virtual currency and emerging technologies.
• Provide legal advice on policies, procedures, training materials, risk assessments and external parties.
• Collaborate with our Policy, Compliance, and other Legal teams to architect advocacy strategies with important financial services regulators such as FinCEN, FCA, and OFAC, and play a key role in implementation of those strategies.
• Collaborate with non-US legal colleagues regarding anti-money laundering obligations in other geographic markets, including staying abreast of emerging issues.
• Support company-wide responses to certain regulatory inquiries/exams, investigations, and audits, and counsel on remediation in response to them.

You Have

• A law degree (JD) and you are licensed to practice in the United States
• 7+ years of relevant experience including working for FinCEN, OFAC, other relevant financial services regulatory agencies, or the Department of Justice
• Deep anti-money laundering expertise related to financial services
• A knack for translating your deep expertise into practical business-oriented advice
• Strong advocacy skills

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.