What are the responsibilities and job description for the Federal Affairs Lead position at Block?
Company Description
Job Description
As Federal Affairs Lead, you will be a part of a team that develops a strategy for engagement with federal policymakers. You will deepen relationships, track essential legislative and regulatory issues, and will work with teams to ensure Block's vision of economic empowerment and access to financial systems is well represented at all levels of the federal government. You will report to the Head of Federal Affairs.
You Will:
- Be a part of a team that develops strategies to engage with federally elected officials, Congressional staff, third-party groups, regulatory agencies, and the Administration on issues affecting Block
- Find creative ways to engage with elected partners to bring essential messaging on issues of importance
- Maintain fluency on several regulatory and policy issues including financial regulation, consumer protection, trade, tax, cryptocurrencies, AI/machine learning, intellectual property, and privacy
- Advocate for Block and our customers on important policy and political matters, and craft positions for us that will establish us as an expert and innovator
- Track essential regulatory activity, and develop strategies to achieve positive regulatory outcomes
- Guide processes to develop thoughtful, inclusive, and cohesive responses to incoming policy hurdles
Qualifications
You Have:
- 8 years of experience in federal government relations, with a preference for experience in the financial services and technology sectors
- A love of technology, and passion for Block's purpose
- Experience navigating complex policy issues
- Experience working collaboratively across internal departments
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication; and an ability to explain complicated issues and policy positions to any audience
Additional 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, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other 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 a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I D page.
Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.
Perks
We want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement Plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Wellness perks
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Learning and Development resources
Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD54566975, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD54566975 is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.
