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Head of Financial Operations, Japan

Block · Tokyo, Japan

Posted 12 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
12 days
Block's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
22% of Block's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Block
low
0 stale, 7 reposted of 208 open
Hiring momentum
298 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Block's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Block.

About this role

As the Head of Financial Operations for Square in Japan, you will lead the financial operations strategy, focusing on enhancing payment processes and managing relationships with banking and payment partners. Your role involves translating strategic goals into actionable plans, overseeing operational performance, and ensuring compliance within a complex regulatory environment. You will collaborate with various internal teams and represent Square in external forums to drive growth and operational excellence in the Japanese market.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Block as an employer.

What you need

  • 15+ years of experience in fintech, payments, banking, card networks, acquiring, issuing, payment operations, or related financial services roles
  • Deep expertise in Japan’s payments ecosystem, including card networks, acquirers, issuers, processors, banks, regulators, government bodies, and industry associations
  • Strong track record building and influencing senior relationships with partners, financial institutions, regulators, industry bodies, and market stakeholders
  • Strong commercial judgment, including experience negotiating complex agreements and balancing cost, risk, compliance, customer experience, product outcomes, and growth
  • Experience representing a company externally with senior partners, regulators, government stakeholders, industry bodies, or public facing audiences
  • Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, translate complexity into clear plans, and deliver measurable outcomes across business, product, operational, regulatory, and technical challenges

Nice to have

  • Experience working directly with key regulators or government bodies in Japan, including METI, JFSA, or relevant payments and financial services authorities
  • Understanding of Payment Facilitator, acquiring, issuing, settlement, clearing, reconciliation, and card network operating models
  • Experience working in a US headquartered fintech, technology, payments, or financial services company
  • Media training or experience serving as an external spokesperson, industry representative, or senior market leader

What you get

  • Remote work
  • Medical insurance
  • Flexible time off
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Modern family planning

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Hybrid role may imply some in-office requirements
  • Complex regulatory environment may present challenges

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Listed by Block on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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