VP Finance & Operations, Block
Office located in Brooklyn, NY
Home renovation providers
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Home renovation providers
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
Office located in Brooklyn, NY
21-100 employees
Company mission
To give homeowners a better way to improve the spaces they live in, and to give contractors a better way to work.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of leadership experience in strategic finance, business operations, or a related discipline – with a clear track record of building the operational and financial engine behind high-growth companies
- Incisive executive judgment. You can zoom out to set strategy and zoom in to drive rigorous execution. You're the person in the room who connects financial performance to resourcing decisions to customer outcomes
- A builder's mentality. You've operated in and are energized by early-stage or high-growth environments where you create structure from ambiguity, stand up new functions, and iterate fast
- Proven ability to lead and elevate high-performing teams across multiple functions. You empower your teams to do their best work and drive meaningful impact
- Comfort with both investors and spreadsheets. You're credible in a boardroom and equally willing to roll up your sleeves and get into the details when it matters
- Conviction that AI shapes how great companies operate. You're already using AI and agentic tools to accelerate your own work, and you're excited to push that further across every function you touch
What the job involves
- We are looking for a VP Finance & Operations to lead the strategic and operational backbone of the company – someone who can see around corners, build the systems that enable Block to scale, and hold the organization accountable to its highest ambitions
- You will own Finance, Business Operations, Customer Experience, and People Operations, spanning the full infrastructure that enables Block to perform at its best
- You will be deeply embedded in the business, our customers, and our product, surfacing the insights and driving the decisions that shape Block's trajectory
- As a core member of the executive team reporting directly to the CEO, you'll partner closely with leaders across the company to set strategy, allocate resources, and ensure we execute with speed and discipline
- You will lead a talented cross-functional team and help them to thrive and grow in their roles
- As a company building AI products, we expect every leader to embrace AI and agentic workflows across their functions – you will lead by example, deeply integrating AI into how you operate and empowering your team to do the same
- This is a high-impact role for a builder – someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution, experiments relentlessly, and moves fast
- Own Block's financial architecture. Lead financial strategy, capital allocation, and planning to ensure the company operates with discipline, clear visibility into performance, and the financial infrastructure to support our next phase of growth
- Drive strategic and operational rigor across the business. Keep a close pulse on the business and our customers, translating data and market signals into incisive insights that sharpen our strategy and continuously raise the bar on performance
- Elevate the customer experience. Ensure homeowners and contractors receive consistently excellent, proactive support throughout their journey on the platform – and that CX is a strategic function, not just a reactive one
- Build the people infrastructure that scales. Oversee People Operations to design the systems, processes, and culture that attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent as Block grows
- Shape company strategy as a member of the executive team. Partner with the CEO and fellow leaders to set direction, make tradeoffs, and drive execution against Block's most important goals
Our take
Home improvement can be expensive, time-consuming and painfully over-complicated. Block Renovation solves this problem with its managed marketplace platform.
When it first launched, Block focused on bathroom renovation. Since then, it has expanded to encompass all areas of home improvement, guiding both homeowners and contractors through the renovation process. This dual focus not only produces better results, but also gives Block a key business advantage over rival platforms.
Block has raised over $94 million in funding, and industry confidence in its platform is riding high. The home improvement industry is worth $400 billion, and demand for platforms such as Block's is rising steadily. As such, the company is likely to see impressive gains over the next five years.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Nov 2021
$50m
SERIES C
Jul 2021
$40m
SERIES B
Total funding: $118.4m
Company benefits
- Earn equity in an early stage high-growth company
- 100% subsidized health insurance, dental coverage, vision coverage
- 12 weeks universal fully paid family leave
- PTO and company holidays
- 3 weeks a year where you can work anywhere
- 401k retirement savings plan with matching employer contribution
- Employee discount on renovation services
- Budgeted learning and development stipends
- Working alongside an ambitious, kind, no-drama team
Company HQ
Fulton Ferry District, NY
Leadership
Koda Wang
(Executive Chair & Co-Founder)Became Chief Operating Officer of the fast-growing Huffington Post after starting their career as a consultant at Booz & Company. Prior to Block, was Chief Customer Officer at Rent the Runway.
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