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Block Renovation Head of People

ABOUT US

Block is a renovation platform transforming the $450 billion renovation industry. Block democratizes access to high-end design, while combining design, construction, and materials into a streamlined experience. Block simplifies a complex and convoluted process and gives homeowners certainty on outcomes, quality, price, and time.

Our mission is to give homeowners a better way to improve the spaces they live in, and to give contractors a better way to work. We are building an ambitious, tenacious, and creative team who is unafraid of tackling new challenges. The founders are former leaders at Casper, HuffPost, and Rent the Runway. Investors include Softbank, New Enterprise Associates, Lerer Hippeau, Giant Ventures, Obvious Ventures, MorningSide Ventures and more.

Employees come to Block for the opportunity to work in a rapidly scaling tech start-up that remains steadfastly dedicated to its employees, its culture, and constant iteration and improvement.

ROLE and RESPONSIBILITIES

You are the steward of our company's people and talent. You will lead the People function in a growing company, from talent acquisition to onboarding, performance management, career development, and culture and cohesion.

You'll help bring the best people in the market into the company, and propel their performance and careers for years once they're inside. Developing a best-in-class organization will take vision, strategy, and organization to pull off. You have a strong understanding of what makes people and organizations think and are a thought partner to the whole leadership on how to bring out the best in their team, and bring out the best in each other.

You are an advocate for employees and you are authentically business-minded. You are hands-on - willing to get into the nitty gritty of benefits, while also developing the culture and practices for the whole company. You are comfortable in navigating sensitive and sometimes challenging conversations, and you become a trusted counsel to others at every level in the company. Not every situation will be straightforward, and you'll have to be aware of implications downstream and upstream of each decision. You have extraordinary empathy coupled with utmost professionalism. You exemplify our company values.

Key Day-to-day Responsibilities Include

• Grow the team's performance and capabilities through organizational development, career development, management training, coaching, engagement, and more
• Lead recruiting, onboarding and training. Build our recruiting brand and interview process and exceptional candidate experience
• Tackle projects and programs at all levels of the HR "stack" - strategic, operational, and tactical.
• Utilize data to solve complex organizational challenges through people-centric solutions
• Drive and develop a best-in-class employee performance management / review process
• Own the long-term strategic roadmap for people systems to support needs across the employee life cycle
• Stay up to date with HR related legal guidelines. Ensure compliance with all federal, state and local employment laws. Ensure appropriate controls and documentation are followed to meet security and compliance requirements across all systems
• Sponsor and lead culture, team engagement and DEI efforts

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 10-20 years of experience, especially management experience
• Highly ambitious and goal-oriented
• Ability to handle complex situations with poise
• Able to build for long term, but also able to find efficient short-term solutions
• Demonstrates Company Values

Reports to: CEO

Location: New York, NY

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Block wants all employees to be supported in their personal and professional development, so we take a comprehensive approach to total rewards. We practice a market-based and performance-driven compensation philosophy which compensates employees fairly and competitively, and rewards strong performance.

The base salary range for this position is from $180,000 to $235,000. This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for a NY-based position. The actual base salary will depend on numerous factors such as: experience, knowledge and skills, qualifications, location, and other job-related factors.

To further support your growth at our company, Block also offers the following:

• Earn equity in an early stage high-growth company
• 100% subsidized health insurance, dental coverage, vision coverage
• Flexible work environment, with hybrid and fully remote roles
• 12 weeks universal fully paid family leave
• PTO and company holidays
• 401k retirement savings plan with matching employer contribution
• HSA with employer contribution & FSA plans
• Employee discount on renovation services
• Budgeted learning and development stipends
• Working alongside an ambitious, kind, no-drama team

COMPANY VALUES

• Start with users
• Force simplicity
• Problems are our fuel
• Collaborate with tenacity and humility
• Invest where we should, save where we can
• Speed is our advantage

Block is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, and we encourage our employees to participate as their authentic selves in our work environment. We strive to build better for all, towards a more open, inclusive space. Come as you are.