Business Systems Analyst

Block•Bay Area, CA, United States of America, CA

4d•$135,800 - $245,400•Remote

About The Position

The People Technology team, part of the People Automation and Operations organization, manages the infrastructure powering Block's employee lifecycle from recruiting to off boarding. We're shifting from standard SaaS solutions to building scalable, secure platform infrastructure — data APIs, AI agents, and integration frameworks — so our People teams can build more. Reporting to the Head of People Technology, you'll start with Talent Acquisition as your first customer and broaden across the People portfolio from there.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
Experience managing enterprise People platforms such as Workday, Greenhouse, or similar systems, including hands-on work designing or implementing integrations between them using APIs, middleware, ETL tools, or integration platforms.
Supported Recruiting or Talent Acquisition through technology, with working knowledge of how hiring runs — offer approvals, requisition and application flows, and the sourcing or assessment tools behind them.
Experimented with AI tools to automate work or build solutions, and can talk through what you tried, what you learned, and how you'd apply it to People Technology challenges. We're all learning, but you need to have started.
Led technology initiatives end-to-end — from discovery and requirements through implementation, change management, and adoption — simplifying complex business processes along the way.
Translate technical concepts for business stakeholders and business needs for technical audiences, and influence decisions across People, Security, Data, and Engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

Built AI-powered workflows, agents, or applications using AI APIs, agent frameworks, or automation platforms — prototypes and side projects count.
Written code or queries (Python, SQL, JavaScript) to automate workflows, manipulate data, or build integrations, using practices like source control, CI/CD, or Agile delivery.
Understanding of compliance and security standards relevant to People data (SOX controls, GDPR, data classification frameworks, access controls).

Responsibilities

Partner with Talent Acquisition and other People teams to understand business challenges and identify opportunities to improve work through technology and AI.
Advise teams as they evaluate and design AI-enabled solutions that are scalable, secure, and grounded in trusted People data.
Balance near-term delivery with longer-term platform investments that reduce duplication and speed up future development.
Build and enable shared integrations, data services, and platform automations that accelerate AI-powered solutions across the People organization.
Evaluate and manage People Technology vendors, weighing build, buy, and integration decisions.
Evolve People Technology toward consistent, shared platform capabilities and architectural patterns that empower builders across the organization.
Use AI and modern development tools to prototype, automate, and deliver technology solutions that improve the employee and candidate experience.
Partner with builders across the People organization so solutions draw on trusted data, follow governance standards, and are designed for maintainability and scale.
Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve productivity, employee experiences, and operational effectiveness.
Steward our core People Platform, including systems of record such as Workday and Greenhouse, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable operations.