Head of Global External Workforce & Partner Strategy

Block•Published 8 hours ago•First seen 7 hours ago

Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments and never miss a sale, we saw sellers stymied by disparate, outmoded products and tools that wouldn’t work together.

So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions – to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we’ve embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.

Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We’re building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.

About the Role

Square is looking for a senior operations leader to define and manage the global external workforce and partner strategy for seller onboarding. Reporting to the Head of Global Onboarding Operations, this leader will own the operating model for third-party service providers, vendors, and BPO partners, ensuring that external delivery capacity improves seller outcomes while scaling efficiently and responsibly.

This role sits at the intersection of operations, workforce strategy, vendor governance, finance, procurement, legal, and regional execution. The right candidate can evaluate complex build-vs-buy tradeoffs, establish global partner standards, influence senior stakeholders, and create governance mechanisms that improve quality, cost, consistency, and scalability across markets.

What You Will Own

External Workforce Strategy

Develop and maintain the global strategy for vendors, third-party service providers, and BPO partners supporting seller onboarding.
Partner with regional operations leaders to determine the right labor mix by market, seller segment, service tier, and business need.
Lead build-vs-buy analyses and recommend when work should be handled by first-party teams, vendors, BPO, partners, or self-serve models.
Create scalable frameworks for external workforce footprint, capacity, quality, cost, and market coverage.

Partner Governance and Performance

Establish global SLA frameworks, scorecards, quality standards, business review cadences, and escalation mechanisms for external partners.
Hold vendors and BPO partners accountable for operational performance, seller experience, compliance with standards, and continuous improvement.
Partner with Procurement, Legal, Finance, and regional teams on contracts, renewals, pricing structures, and commercial terms.

BPO and Vendor Operating Model

Oversee the operating model for BPO and vendor-supported onboarding work, including role clarity, performance expectations, enablement, quality assurance, and escalation paths.
Ensure partner operations are integrated with Square’s broader onboarding workflows, data, tooling, and seller experience standards.
Identify opportunities to improve partner productivity, reduce cost-to-serve, and increase consistency across geographies.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Influence senior leaders across Sales, Finance, Procurement, Legal, and regional teams.
Translate external workforce performance and market needs into strategic recommendations for investment, partner selection, and operating model changes.
Navigate sensitive partner and stakeholder situations while maintaining strong internal and external relationships.

Team Leadership

Manage partner operations managers, BPO leaders, vendor managers, or related teams as the organization evolves.
Develop leaders and build a culture of accountability, commercial rigor, operational discipline, and seller-focused execution.

What We Are Looking For

12+ years of progressive operations, vendor management, partner operations, BPO, procurement-adjacent, or workforce strategy experience.
Deep experience managing third-party providers, BPOs, vendors, or outsourced service delivery at scale.
Strong understanding of SLAs, partner governance, quality assurance, operational scorecards, and business review mechanisms.
Experience making build-vs-buy recommendations and managing tradeoffs across quality, cost, speed, scalability, and risk.
Strong financial and analytical acumen, including cost modeling, vendor spend management, ROI analysis, and capacity planning.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders across several functional areas and gain alignment in complex or sensitive situations.
Experience in fintech, commerce, SaaS implementation, customer operations, field services, or scaled services delivery preferred.
Clear communication, strong judgment, and comfort operating independently on significant strategic assignments.
Experience improving workflows and customer outcomes using AI

Why This Role Matters

Seller onboarding is one of the most important moments in the Square journey. The speed, quality, and consistency of a seller’s first experience directly shape activation, retention, satisfaction, and long-term value. This role helps ensure Square can scale onboarding globally while improving seller outcomes and operating efficiency.

We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.

Zone A:

$207,400-$311,200 USD

Zone B:

$207,400-$311,200 USD

Zone C:

$207,400-$311,200 USD

Zone D:

$207,400-$311,200 USD

Application Guidelines

Candidates may submit up to 9 active applications within a 60-day period. Reapplications to the same role are accepted 90 days after a previous application has been reviewed.

Use of AI in Our Hiring Process

We may use automated AI tools to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws.

Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we’re helping build a financial system that is open to everyone.