Finance & Strategy Senior Manager, Cash App (Payments Partnerships)

Company 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.

Job Description

We are looking for a Finance & Strategy Senior Manager to join Block and help build Cash App, the fastest growing financial app in the world. Cash App’s Financial Product Operations team (“FinOps”) is responsible for managing the financial infrastructure that underpins our platform–our team’s role is to partner with FinOps to design and execute on a strategy that enables innovative payments product development in a reliable and cost effective manner.

As a Senior Manager working on the Cash App Finance & Strategy team, you will:

• Collaborate with FinOps to craft a holistic payments strategy for Cash App, covering partnerships with card networks, card issuers, acquirers, non-card partners, and other financial technology companies

• Develop scalable commercial frameworks that enable FinOps to move faster and achieve better economics during negotiations

• Build sophisticated financial models to evaluate trade-offs associated with key contract terms and partnership decisions

• Forecast and analyze costs related to Cash App’s financial partners, with a focus on identifying optimization opportunities

• Present financial results and takeaways to internal leadership, with an emphasis on underlying drivers and shifts in trends

• Manage a team responsible for advancing the aforementioned objectives

• Report to a Finance & Strategy Director, Cash App

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant professional experience (e.g., strategic finance, investment banking, consulting), including 4+ years in the payments industry

• Track record of driving consensus with leaders across functional areas through strong relationship building and influence

• Success operating in ambiguous environments, including development of frameworks, processes, and tools that enable analytically rigorous decision-making for commercial partnerships and strategic planning

• Experience with commercial negotiations, specifically advising on deal structuring and commercial terms

• Demonstrated ability to build and manage a geographically distributed, high-performing team, including direct people management experience

• Excellent foundation in financial modeling (e.g., Excel) and data analysis (e.g., SQL)

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or other relevant field

Additional Information

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.

Zone A: USD $184,100 - USD $225,000
Zone B: USD $171,200 - USD $209,200
Zone C: USD $162,000 - USD $198,000
Zone D: USD $152,700 - USD $186,700

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. 

Full-time employee benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement Plans including company match 
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance 
• Paid parental and caregiving leave
• Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays)
• Paid sick leave (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees) 
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits 

These benefits are further detailed in Block's policies. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the