Compensation Business Partner

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

1d•$198,000 - $297,000•Remote

About The Position

Block's Total Rewards team is building a scalable, technology-enabled compensation function supporting 6,000+ employees. As a Compensation Business Partner, you will serve as a senior strategic advisor and "full-stack" professional - equally comfortable advising the C-suite on equity structures, driving annual comp cycles end-to-end, and co-building the programs and tools that power our Total Rewards strategy.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive Total Rewards experience blending broad-based Compensation Business Partnering with Executive Compensation exposure
Executive presence with a track record of influencing senior leaders on complex compensation matters
Deep fluency in equity mechanics, market pricing methodologies, comp survey analysis, and budget forecasting
Proficiency with enterprise HCMs (e.g., Workday) and compensation planning software
Strong financial modeling and scenario planning skills with meticulous attention to data integrity
A builder mindset - comfortable pivoting between strategic advisory and hands-on tool and program development

Responsibilities

Partner with client groups as their dedicated Compensation advisor on org design, job architecture, pay-for-performance, and competitive positioning
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and HRBPs to navigate complex global offer approvals, retention risks, and internal mobility requests
Build and manage annual merit, equity, and promotion budget forecasts with Finance, including scenario modeling for reorgs and market adjustments
Monitor compensation spend against plan, surfacing variance analysis and recommendations to leadership
Lead end-to-end execution of the Q1 Annual Compensation Cycle - cost modeling, manager comms, and budget deployment across all business units
Own executive compensation benchmarking, offer design, and annual review for VP+ roles, including LTI modeling and total direct compensation analysis
Partner with Total Rewards leadership and Legal to prepare Compensation Committee and Board materials, including proxy data and pay-for-performance narratives
Collaborate with the Automation & Tooling Specialist to design and deploy compensation dashboards and automated workflows
Support centralized queues for offer approvals, transfers, and policy inquiries on a rotating basis, identifying trends to improve self-service resolutions