The Block Careers

Founded in 2018 and based in NYC, The Block is the leading research, analysis, and news brand in the digital asset space. The Block's team is spread across 5 continents and 15+ countries, covering the global cryptocurrency space 24/7.At The Block, we see digital assets as a ubiquitous part of the future. As this space continues to evolve, we view our role as the trusted moderator and authoritative voice for those who invest in, work with, make decisions about, or seek to understand digital assets.   We are seeking a Product Designer with strong UX/UI skills to join our growing Design team. In this role, you will be responsible for creating user-centered designs that are both visually appealing and highly functional. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand business goals, user needs, and technological capabilities to design creative solutions that help us to deliver best-in-market products. You will have the opportunity to own specific product features end-to-end, from conception to delivery. We are seeking someone with a strong creative vision that will help us to look critically at our products from the inside out as we continue to iterate and improve the overall experience. If you’re a highly motivated person that is seeking an opportunity to have a real impact on a growing team and you enjoy solving complex design problems, creating user-centered designs, and have a strong portfolio that demonstrates your expertise in Figma, Prototyping, and UX/UI design, we encourage you to apply for this position.The hiring range for this role is $120,000 - $140,000 in base salary, plus equity and benefits. Base salary pay within the provided range will be refined based on candidate’s experience and location.

Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of your work. You will be expected to outline the vision, goals, and timeline to delivery of specific product features. This will include defining the scope, setting priorities, and identifying metrics for success.
• Conduct research to understand user needs, market trends, and competitor offerings.
• Design concepts and prototypes that translate strategy into tangible outputs. This includes designing user interfaces, interactions, and experiences that are intuitive, accessible, and delightful.
• Conduct user tests and gather feedback to validate the design and identify areas for improvement. This includes iterating on the design based on the feedback received.
• Document the design decisions, processes, and outcomes to ensure transparency and knowledge sharing within the team and the company.
• Provide design support to development teams during implementation. This includes doing visual quality assurance as designs are translated into code.
• Develop and maintain design guidelines, patterns, and templates.
• Continuously improve design processes and methodologies.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in product design with a focus on UX/UI design.
• Expert-level proficiency in Figma.
• Experience with prototyping and design systems.
• Solid understanding of responsive web design principles and best practices.
• Understanding of user-centered design principles and design thinking methodology.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to inspect designs in a browser and identify CSS improvements to ensure pixel-perfect execution.

The following qualifications are not required, but are nice to have:

• Experience designing FinTech products.
• Experience designing B2B products.
• Interest or experience in cryptocurrency or alternative assets.
• Experience designing data visualizations.

Who We Are: The culture of The Block lies in our key behaviors. It’s who we are and it’s how we show up everyday.We are confidently humble. We jump in and roll up our sleeves. We know there’s always more to learn and we operate without egos.We are actionably curious. We strive to be an expert in our field and always seek opportunities to expand our knowledge and skill set. We put our learnings into practice every day. We practice tenacious ownership. Every day when we show up we are contributors, teammates, and owners. We rotate through those three hats with agility and without sacrificing accountability or consistency.We practice respectful partnership. We treat others as we’d expect to be treated - with respect, concern, understanding, and patience.Why You Should Work Here:We take care of our employees and we have the benefits and perks to support it. Our full-time, US based employees are eligible for Unlimited PTO, remote first environment, high health plan employer contributions, monthly wellness stipend, generous parental leave policy, 401k match, fitness partnerships, fertility benefits, One Medical membership and citibike membership. We’re a remote first company which allows us to hire the best person for the job regardless of location. Impactful work. Regardless of your role at The Block you’re making a meaningful contribution to our mission in accelerating the evolution of financial systems through independent reporting and technical research of all projects influencing the future of financial services.What Else Should You Know?The Block is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.During our application process we collect completely anonymous diversity information. Providing this information is voluntary but we want you to know what we do with it. We use the data to ensure that our recruiting practices are bringing diverse talent to the organization and we are reacting where we are coming up short. We strive to use the data to ensure we have the tools and resources for all employees both during the interview process and should those employees choose to join us at The Block.  

Founded in 2018 and based in NYC, The Block is the leading research, analysis, and news brand in the digital asset space. The Block's team is spread across 5 continents and 15+ countries, covering the global cryptocurrency space 24/7.The Block delivers deep insight into how the emerging digital assets sector interacts with traditional finance, technology, governments, and markets. We reach hundreds of thousands of technologists, financial market participants, Fortune 500 professionals, global service providers, policymakers, and more through our main website, dedicated Research Portal, podcast, and events.We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Operations team and play a key role in driving decision-making across the business. This individual will join The Block as the second hire to the Finance team and will be responsible for providing critical support to our financial reporting and operations processes.  The hiring range for this role is $90,000 - $110,000 in base salary, plus equity and benefits. Base salary pay within the provided range will be refined based on candidate’s experience and location.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage a month-end-close process including financial statement review, journal preparations, and accrual 
• Manage cash flow operations, including customer invoicing, accounts receivable, collections, accounts payable and related accounting operations while ensuring efficient and accurate processing 
• Review expenses and other transactions to ensure compliance with company policies 
• Assist in preparation of federal, state and local tax filings, including sales tax 
• Create and enforce a documented system for accounting policies and procedures 
• Prepare internal and external facing financial documents such as business reports, financial forecasts, and statements that inform upon the financial state of the business to the leadership team 
• Maintain historical budget variance analysis 
• Oversee the budget process and report variances against the budget on a monthly basis 
• Provide financial analyses as needed for operations, capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations 
• Seek out and recommend company-wide and department-specific internal control improvements 

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive experience in a financial function 
• Advanced Excel experience 
• Ability to operate at a highly strategic level, but also deep dive tactically 
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including GAAP 
• Experience in entire month-end close process 
• Experience with enterprise ERP and related tools for reporting and analysis, including NetSuite
• Experience with SaaS metrics and deferred revenue 
• Understanding of cryptocurrency, digital assets and web3 technologies 
• Certified Public Accountant not required, but preferred

Who We Are: The culture of The Block lies in our key behaviors. It’s who we are and it’s how we show up everyday.We are confidently humble. We jump in and roll up our sleeves. We know there’s always more to learn and we operate without egos.We are actionably curious. We strive to be an expert in our field and always seek opportunities to expand our knowledge and skill set. We put our learnings into practice every day. We practice tenacious ownership. Every day when we show up we are contributors, teammates, and owners. We rotate through those three hats with agility and without sacrificing accountability or consistency.We practice respectful partnership. We treat others as we’d expect to be treated - with respect, concern, understanding, and patience.Why You Should Work Here:We take care of our employees and we have the benefits and perks to support it. Our full-time, US based employees are eligible for Unlimited PTO, remote first environment, high health plan employer contributions, monthly wellness stipend, generous parental leave policy, 401k match, fitness partnerships, fertility benefits, One Medical membership and citibike membership. We’re a remote first company which allows us to hire the best person for the job regardless of location. Impactful work. Regardless of your role at The Block you’re making a meaningful contribution to our mission in accelerating the evolution of financial systems through independent reporting and technical research of all projects influencing the future of financial services.What Else Should You Know?The Block is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.During our application process we collect completely anonymous diversity information. Providing this information is voluntary but we want you to know what we do with it. We use the data to ensure that our recruiting practices are bringing diverse talent to the organization and we are reacting where we are coming up short. We strive to use the data to ensure we have the tools and resources for all employees both during the interview process and should those employees choose to join us at The Block.  

Founded in 2018 and based in NYC, The Block is the leading research, analysis, and news brand in the digital asset space. The Block's team is spread across 5 continents and 15+ countries, covering the global cryptocurrency space 24/7.The Block delivers deep insight into how the emerging digital assets sector interacts with traditional finance, technology, governments, and markets. We reach hundreds of thousands of technologists, financial market participants, Fortune 500 professionals, global service providers, policymakers, and more through our main website, dedicated Research Portal, podcast, and events.At The Block, we see digital assets as a ubiquitous part of the future. As this space continues to evolve, we view our role as the trusted moderator and authoritative voice for those who invest in, work with, make decisions about, or seek to understand digital assets.  You will be responsible for developing new features, optimizing performance with respect to both our backend and frontend stack, developing and supporting solutions for product analytics, and capturing feedback from our logging and debugging services to both troubleshoot and make improvements. An effective Staff Engineer should be able to effectively communicate with the team and develop solutions between back-end and front-end implementations and concerns. The ideal candidate must be able to prioritize tasks and complete them in a timely manner. The hiring range for this role is $150,000 - $180,000 in base salary, plus equity and benefits. Base salary pay within the provided range will be refined based on candidate’s experience and location.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers, researchers, executives, and designers to develop new features and prioritize bug fixes for our products
• Clearly communicate development progress across the Product & Engineering team
• Devise creative solutions for engineering problems
• Work with team managers on development prioritization and career development opportunities
• Contribute to the culture of quality, healthy collaboration and leading by example 
• Mentor junior engineers on the development team

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in professional software development
• Full-stack experience and ability to contribute to both frontend (Vue, Vuex, Nuxt, service workers, PWA) and backend (NodeJS, Adonis/SailsJS/Nest/Loopback or equivalent structured framework, Yarn, Postgres, GraphQL, Redis, memcached) systems
• Strong familiarity architecting within Unix / Linux operating environments and general command-line knowledge including Docker and ECS
• Deep technical skill with frontend technologies (SASS, LESS,  Bootstrap utilities, TailwindCss or other similar)
• Experience with git in a collaborative environment such as Github. 
• Experience using code reviews and pair programming within the Agile Development lifecycle
• Knowledge of common software design patterns and responsive web frameworks
• Ability to work autonomously, own end-to-end delivery, and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
• Receptive to giving and receiving feedback

Who We Are: The culture of The Block lies in our key behaviors. It’s who we are and it’s how we show up everyday.We are confidently humble. We jump in and roll up our sleeves. We know there’s always more to learn and we operate without egos.We are actionably curious. We strive to be an expert in our field and always seek opportunities to expand our knowledge and skill set. We put our learnings into practice every day. We practice tenacious ownership. Every day when we show up we are contributors, teammates, and owners. We rotate through those three hats with agility and without sacrificing accountability or consistency.We practice respectful partnership. We treat others as we’d expect to be treated - with respect, concern, understanding, and patience.Why You Should Work Here:We take care of our employees and we have the benefits and perks to support it. Our full-time, US based employees are eligible for Unlimited PTO, remote first environment, high health plan employer contributions, monthly wellness stipend, generous parental leave policy, 401k match, fitness partnerships, fertility benefits, One Medical membership and citibike membership. We’re a remote first company which allows us to hire the best person for the job regardless of location. Impactful work. Regardless of your role at The Block you’re making a meaningful contribution to our mission in accelerating the evolution of financial systems through independent reporting and technical research of all projects influencing the future of financial services.What Else Should You Know?The Block is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.During our application process we collect completely anonymous diversity information. Providing this information is voluntary but we want you to know what we do with it. We use the data to ensure that our recruiting practices are bringing diverse talent to the organization and we are reacting where we are coming up short. We strive to use the data to ensure we have the tools and resources for all employees both during the interview process and should those employees choose to join us at The Block.  

Founded in 2018, with employees across the world, The Block is the leading research, analysis, and news brand in the digital asset space. The Block's team is spread across 5 continents and 15+ time zones, covering the global cryptocurrency space 24/7. The Block delivers deep insight into how the emerging digital assets sector interacts with traditional finance, technology, governments, and markets. We reach hundreds of thousands of technologists, financial market participants, Fortune 500 professionals, global service providers, policymakers, and more through our main website, dedicated Research Portal, podcast, and events. As a Product Manager – B2B Experiences at The Block, you will lead the evolution of the business focused Pro product. You will lead the Pro team, support in creating product processes, and drive product strategy for our B2B offerings. The Product Manager will be tasked with managing a product that touches nearly every department within the company You will report to the Associate Director - Product, who will work with you to set the Product strategy and vision for the Pro team. The responsibilities for this role will include managing the Pro platform, partnering with various teams such as Editorial and Research to build out functionalities within Pro, and partnering with Marketing and Sales to push awareness and engagement of The Block Pro. The Product Manager will be expected to be the expert on our user base and market fit. The hiring range for this role is $110,000 - $130,000 in base salary, plus equity and benefits. Base salary pay within the provided range will be refined based on candidate’s experience and location.

You will:

• Partner closely with leaders from design and engineering to build high-quality experiences at scale 
• Lead the strategy and roadmap for the B2B product lines 
• Know your audience inside and out, while being the evangelist internally for our users
• Evolve the Pro News, Pro Data, and Pro Research product 
• Collaborate with Sales and Account Management to truly understand our customers and the value proposition of our products 
• Partner cross functionally with the stakeholders of each of your supported product lines 
• Collaborate with the VP, Product to develop companywide product processes 
• Individually contribute when required to meet deadlines 
• Support B2C product team on their product initiatives 
• Be obsessed with the competitive landscape and strive to identify gaps between our products and theirs. 
• Build out world class systems to support our editorial and marketing teams 
• Lead brainstorming and ideation sessions with stakeholders across the company 
• Contribute to the culture of quality, healthy collaboration and leading by example 

Qualifications:

• Experience with B2B product development 
• Experience in building out scaled newsletter products 
• Understanding of complex data infrastructures – Ability to synthesize into user friendly interfaces 
• Ability to carry out work from concept to production 
• Experience in working collaboratively 
• Responds well to feedback and critiques 

The following are not required, but are nice to have:

• Experience in conducting user interviews and user testing 
• Knowledge of WordPress 
• Strong relationships with design and engineering teams in past work environments 
• Experience working with front-end coding technologies (HTML, CSS, Javascript) 
• Experience working with component-based libraries 
• Experience with Video Player products 
• Interest in digital assets, crypto, and blockchain technologies 
• Experience with data and analytics 

Who We Are: The culture of The Block lies in our key behaviors. It’s who we are and it’s how we show up everyday.We are confidently humble. We jump in and roll up our sleeves. We know there’s always more to learn and we operate without egos.We are actionably curious. We strive to be an expert in our field and always seek opportunities to expand our knowledge and skill set. We put our learnings into practice every day. We practice tenacious ownership. Every day when we show up we are contributors, teammates, and owners. We rotate through those three hats with agility and without sacrificing accountability or consistency.We practice respectful partnership. We treat others as we’d expect to be treated - with respect, concern, understanding, and patience.Why You Should Work Here:We take care of our employees and we have the benefits and perks to support it. Our full-time, US based employees are eligible for Unlimited PTO, remote first environment, high health plan employer contributions, monthly wellness stipend, generous parental leave policy, 401k match, fitness partnerships, fertility benefits, One Medical membership and Citibike membership. We’re a remote first company which allows us to hire the best person for the job regardless of location. Impactful work. Regardless of your role at The Block you’re making a meaningful contribution to our mission in accelerating the evolution of financial systems through independent reporting and technical research of all projects influencing the future of financial services.What Else Should You Know?The Block is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.During our application process we collect completely anonymous diversity information. Providing this information is voluntary but we want you to know what we do with it. We use the data to ensure that our recruiting practices are bringing diverse talent to the organization and we are reacting where we are coming up short. We strive to use the data to ensure we have the tools and resources for all employees both during the interview process and should those employees choose to join us at The Block.