Block

HeadofProduct,SquareTrust&Safety

$305–457k California, United States Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Head of Product, Square Trust & Safety at Block. Skills: Product Management, Trust and Safety Strategy, Risk and Identity Product Leadership, Seller Trust Building, Global Scaling. Setting the Square-wide strategy for building and maintaining seller trust. Strategic shifts across Risk and Identity product areas”

What You'll Achieve.

Risk Loss Rate; Seller Trust metrics; Access expansion for trusted sellers; Ecosystem health

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Make tradeoffs between seller access and ecosystem protection; Make tradeoffs between growth enablement and fraud prevention

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years of product management experience, Experience leading Product teams across multiple product areas, Track record of successful platform/infrastructure product development, Experience with trust & safety, risk, identity, or compliance products, Proven ability to drive cross-functional alignment across large organizations, Experience managing regulatory requirements and compliance-driven product development

Nice to Have

Experience with payments or fintech products, Background in fraud prevention, identity verification, or KYC/AML, Experience unifying or merging product organizations, Track record with both internal tooling and customer-facing product development, Familiarity with ML/AI-powered risk and fraud detection systems, Experience with identity verification providers (Veriff, Onfido, Persona, Jumio), Knowledge of global regulatory frameworks (FATF, AMLD, GDPR, CFPB)

What You'll Do.

Setting the Square-wide strategy for building and maintaining seller trust

Strategic shifts across Risk and Identity product areas

Unifying two organizations into a cohesive force

Influence the entire Square ecosystem for the needs of trust and seller protection

Making tradeoffs between seller access and ecosystem protection

Making tradeoffs between growth enablement and fraud prevention

Accountable for Risk Loss Rate

and the health of the Square ecosystem

Embedding trust considerations across all seller-facing products and experiences

Creating seamless experiences and shared platforms

Leading the product organization across multiple product areas including Identity Verification

Owning the primary strategic initiative to build and maintain trust with sellers throughout their lifecycle

Engaging with external partners including regulatory bodies

and identity verification providers

Driving accountability for Risk Loss Rate

Access expansion for trusted sellers

Shaping the GTM and Product strategy for Trust and Safety

Prioritizing work across Risk and Identity product areas

Influencing prioritization of trust and compliance capabilities across Square products

Validating product strategies

Driving execution across multiple functions and organizations including Product

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Drive cross-functional alignment across large organizations; Drive execution across multiple functions and organizations including Product, Engineering, Compliance, Legal, and Operations

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