Risk Operations Specialist

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.

About the Organization:

Square Financial Services, Inc ("SFS") is Block's bank. We opened in March 2021 and provide lending and FDIC insured deposits services to small businesses on a nationwide basis. We aim to become Block's bank in both name and practice, and focus on empowering the small businesses and consumers served by the Block ecosystem. 

The Role

The Enterprise Risk Management team maintains a comprehensive oversight of the bank’s risk landscape, ensuring risks are identified, measured, and managed with Board-approved risk appetite while sustaining growth and regulatory compliance. As a Senior Enterprise Risk analyst, you will lead complex risk assessments, help develop and monitor key risk indicators, and provide data-driven insights that shape our risk strategy. You will collaborate with business lines to identify emerging risks

You Will

• Support the evolution, implementation and on-going maintenance of the enterprise risk management program.
• Create dashboards (Looker or other BI tools) and/or data visualizations to communicate insights or trends to both technical or non-technical stakeholders. Be comfortable with analyzing large and complex datasets.
• Conduct risk assessments and help with risk mitigation strategies as well as identifying risk metrics
• Continue to grow the Issues Management Program 
• Assist in maintaining risk inventories and ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations 
• Supports organizational compliance with risk policies through regular risk monitoring and reporting. Responsible for documenting and reporting risk policy exceptions.
• Help to drive and create presentations or other reporting for senior management, risk committees and the board with focus on key risks, trends, internal/external event reviews and/or new initiatives.

You Have

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in a business or quantitative field
• 5+ years of prior experience in a bank / financial services organization
• Prior experience in risk management
• Experience with regulatory requirements and guidelines 
• Experience in BI tools, creating dashboards and reports for senior management review
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, verbal and written communication skills

Technologies We Use and Teach

• Looker Dashboards
• Snowflake querying

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.

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