I&D Program Manager & Business Partner
Company Description
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.
Job Description
The I&D team is a small but high impact team of I&D Business Partners and Program Managers. Our team designs and implements resources and programs to attract, hire, and retain a diverse workforce. We also support and allow all employees to play a part in creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. Team members represent a diversity of backgrounds including HR, program management, communications, education and social impact.
As an Inclusion & Diversity Program Manager, you'll be a member of the Inclusion & Diversity team responsible for the daily operations of I&D activities (e.g. designing and building programs) to support our Emerging Businesses and across Block. You'll partner with senior leaders, I&D team peers, and the Head of Inclusion & Diversity to develop resources to support building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
You Will:
- Collaborate with People and Business leaders to envision, incubate, develop, and implement our I&D priorities.
- Establish and maintain partnership across all parts of the People team, including HRBPs, Talent, HR Programs, L&D, among others.
- Contribute to company wide programs, including consulting with partner teams, program and data reporting, and workshop facilitation.
- Implement client group specific I&D strategies in partnership with HRBPs focused on representation, retention, and engagement of underrepresented talent
- Project manage a broad spectrum of activities ranging from strategic to tactical and help Block focus on achieving I&D goals.
- Partner with important partners to analyze and benchmark to support people and I&D priorities and recommendations.
- Consult and collaborate with HRBPs to diagnose department-specific opportunities and concerns
- Use data in partnership with the People Analytics and Research team to Identify I&D focused organizational health trends.
- Guide delivery and execution of I&D Team goals and priorities.
Qualifications
You Have:
- 5+ years of professional experience, with at least 4+ years proven program management and/or business partner experience
- Broad inclusion and diversity subject matter expertise demonstrated through education and/or professional experience
- A record of managing and driving to completion complex projects
- Experience driving accountability across teams
- Comfortable with data analysis and visual storytelling to guide insights
- Demonstrated history of making recommendations and guiding solutions based on data
- Experience in workshop facilitation
Even Better:
- Prior experience as an HR or I&D business partner
- Experience managing a budget to support programs
Qualifications
You Have:
- 5+ years of professional experience, with at least 4+ years proven program management and/or business partner experience
- Broad inclusion and diversity subject matter expertise demonstrated through education and/or professional experience
- A record of managing and driving to completion complex projects
- Experience driving accountability across teams
- Comfortable with data analysis and visual storytelling to guide insights
- Demonstrated history of making recommendations and guiding solutions based on data
- Experience in workshop facilitation
Even Better:
- Prior experience as an HR or I&D business partner
- Experience managing a budget to support programs