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Block · 1 month ago

Senior Systems Architect, DAM & Infrastructure

Bay Area, CA, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$153K/yr - $270K/yr

8+ years exp

Block is a technology company focused on increasing access to the global economy through various brands. The Senior Systems Architect will define system architecture and manage asset management processes, ensuring streamlined workflows and enhanced user experience across the organization.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Create and manage consistent asset management processes for Square's global DAM and MAM, with a focus on ecosystem definition that leverages AI for processing, ingesting, metadata tagging, cataloging, versioning, and distribution of assets

Develop systems to scale assets across channels and markets, owning user-friendly optimizations for localization and QA. Obtain final asset approvals from necessary stakeholders and communicate to all partners when delivering

Review and fulfill new asset requests, consult and recommend alternative solutions, when appropriate, for end-users

Manage rights information and governance for all licensed content; auditing, decommissioning, and gathering insights into usage and content gaps

Partner with IT, Design Operations, and Integrated Production teams; defining project request processes, workflow optimization, and coordination of project pipeline

Align our assets pipeline process with other business units, ensuring our MAM and other internal creative file systems are linked and automated with Square's DAM

Work with our tooling vendors and guide the Asset Management team to plan, build, and rollout system updates, fixes, and new feature implementations

Help educate and mature the proper security and compliant usage of licensed assets

Qualification

AI fluencyDigital asset managementContent policiesFile formats knowledgeLicensing agreementsPeople managementAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsProblem solving

Required

AI fluency; this role requires an approach that leverages emerging technology to streamline workflows, reduce manual tasks, and increase efficiency

8+ years of experience in related roles (library science, mass communications, computer sciences, advertising, graphics design, marketing, or equivalent experience)

Track record of successful people management across multi-discipline teams

Ability to explain complex ideas to a variety of audiences, building collaborative relationships across teams

Excellent communication, problem solving, and analytical skills

Expertise with enterprise digital asset management systems, software, related tooling, and scalable workflows

Ability to design/extend cataloging taxonomy and define content policies

In-depth knowledge of file formats (print, digital, video) and media usage rights terminology

Familiarity with licensing agreements, talent contracts, and rights-management in the advertising, film, photography, and music industries

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

Glassdoor3.9

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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