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.

Block is seeking a full-time Threat Analyst based in San Francisco or Oakland; or working remotely in the U.S. on Block’s Protective Intelligence Team, within the Trust & Safety team. This position will focus on identifying and assessing threats to Block's most valuable assets to include Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) and will assist Protective Intelligence in addressing a high volume of concerns in a rapidly changing threat environment, in addition to conducting research and investigations into potential concerns. This position will also have cross functional responsibilities within the pre-employment screening program, focusing on compliance and privacy review. This role will interface with Legal, HR, Compliance, Trust and Safety, Public Policy and external industry partners. 

You will: 

• Conduct research, analyze qualitative data, reach conclusions, and make recommendations on threat investigative cases.

• Utilize commercial databases and open source investigative tools.

• Assess validity and capability of risks and triage based on solid prioritization skills.

• Synthesize investigative data and findings with general trend research to provide threat/risk context for stakeholders. 

• Monitor and triage threats identified by social listening tools.

• Monitor, identify, and analyze global political and security risks to determine their impact on and relevance to Block’s platforms and users around the world.

• Draft, design, and disseminate professionally written products to internal and external stakeholders.

• Provide operational support with pre-employment background investigations as required

• Manage pre-employment caseload and ensure requests are scrutinized and handled in strict accordance with applicable local, state, federal and country specific guidelines as required

• Meet compliance requirements of Block’s strategic business and regulatory partners

• Work with various teams across Block, including Legal and HR on adjudications

• Communicate effectively and tactfully with key stakeholders at all levels of the company.

• Experience with social listening and monitoring tools.

• Minimum 3-5+ years conducting online and open source investigations, security analysis, or investigations; formal training preferred. 

• Experience creating and refining advanced search queries.

• Minimum educational requirement of a Bachelor’s Degree. 

• Understanding of global geopolitical and social issues and threats to/from different regions of the world.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

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.