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.

We are looking for a bitcoin policy enthusiast to join the Policy team to support our bitcoin wallet and mining teams. You have demonstrated experience on policy and regulatory issues, with an ability to speak to both technical and policy audiences. You will have experience managing complex policy matters, working to achieve outcomes, and advocating on behalf of issues at the intersection of financial services and technology. You have internal Corporate experience, managing a global policy agenda while working with our teams. You will report to the Head of Bitcoin and Crypto Policy and will collaborate with senior hardware wallet and mining product leads and colleagues on the Policy, Legal, and Compliance teams.

You Will:

• Engage with product leadership, policy colleagues, regulatory and product counsel, communications, and compliance teams to develop strategic global policy plans for our wallet and mining products.
• Advocate for important policy and political matters, and craft positions for us that will further establish us as a thought leader and innovator.
• Develop thoughtful recommendations for both proactive and reactive engagement with global policymakers and regulators.
• Guide processes to develop impactful responses to incoming policy challenges and opportunities.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience in policy work, with a preference for experience in the financial services and technology sectors.
• Experience with business partnering, particularly at a large corporation.
• Experience with the global technical and policy issues around technology and fintech, experience in cryptocurrency policy, and policy/advocacy/industry relationships in this space.
• Experience navigating complex policy issues both internally and externally.
• Experience developing policy proposals, regulatory comments and strategies to improve outcomes.
• Experience working collaboratively across our teams.
• Advocacy skills; an ability to explain complicated issues and policy positions to any audience.
• An ability to think about the strategy from all different sides and solve complex problems or roadblocks.