Risk Business Partner Team Lead

It all started with an idea at Block in 2013. Initially built to take the pain out of peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has gone from a simple product with a single purpose to a dynamic ecosystem, developing unique financial products, including Afterpay/Clearpay, to provide a better way to send, spend, invest, borrow and save to our 50+ million monthly active customers. We want to redefine the world's relationship with money to make it more relatable, instantly available, and universally accessible.
Today, Cash App has thousands of employees working globally across office and remote locations, with a culture geared toward innovation, collaboration and impact. We've been a distributed team since day one, and many of our roles can be done remotely from the countries where Cash App operates. No matter the location, we tailor our experience to ensure our employees are creative, productive, and happy.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Risk Business Partner Team Lead to manage and develop a team of risk analysts while serving as a strategic bridge between analytical capabilities and business partnership needs. This role combines people management, technical expertise, and strategic risk advisory to ensure our organization has the support needed for necessary risk initiatives.
This role can be hired remotely in the US.
You Will

• Lead and develop a team of risk analysts, providing coaching, mentorship, and performance management
• Build team capabilities and readiness by assessing skill gaps, designing training programs, and ensuring analysts have the necessary skills
• Partner closely with Risk Business Partners to understand their support needs, priorities, and resource requirements,
• Manage team capacity and work allocation, strategically assigning projects based on analyst skills, development opportunities, and business priorities
• Create and maintain analytical best practices, including playbooks, methodologies, and documentation
• Function as a Risk Business Partner on an ad-hoc, as-needed basis, providing direct risk advisory and decision support to business stakeholders
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, facilitating knowledge sharing sessions, peer collaboration, and case study reviews
• Drive analytics innovation by identifying opportunities to apply machine learning, automation, and emerging analytical techniques

You Have

• Minimum 8+ years of progressive experience in fintech risk management, preferably including Lending, Card Products, digital wallets or related financial services
• 4+ years of people management experience, including coaching, performance management, and team development
• Strong understanding of risk frameworks, assessment methodologies, and enterprise risk management principles
• Proven ability to translate complex analytical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working in a business partnership or advisory capacity with cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong project management and prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment
• Change management skills to drive risk culture transformation across product teams
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous situations and make decisions with limited information

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 a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, based solely on the core competencies required of the role at hand, and without regard to any legally protected class. 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 an inclusive workplace? Check out our Inclusion & Diversity page
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.
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.
Zone A:
$163,600 - $245,400 USD
Zone B:
$152,200 - $228,200 USD
Zone C:
$144,000 - $216,000 USD
Zone D:
$135,800 - $203,600 USD
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Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block.
Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we're helping build a financial system that is open to everyone.