Engagement Marketing Lead, Square

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8 Locations
In-Office or Remote
198K-297K Annually
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Blockchain • eCommerce • Fintech • Payments • Software • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
Block builds technology for economic empowerment.
The Role
Leads Square’s engagement marketing team and global growth strategy, driving product adoption, seller engagement, and portfolio growth. Responsibilities include audience strategy, messaging, channel planning, experimentation, communications governance, lifecycle execution, and cross-functional go-to-market planning. The role partners with Product, Data Science, Engineering, Sales, Creative, and external agencies while managing priorities, team development, measurement, and executive-level decision-making.
Summary Generated by Built In
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.
The role
We're looking for an Engagement Marketing Lead to help Square sellers discover more value in our products and build lasting relationships with Square. You'll lead a team that turns seller insights into strategies that drive product adoption, deepen engagement, and deliver measurable business growth.
You'll bring together audience strategy, messaging, experimentation, and channel planning to create relevant, connected experiences across the seller journey. Working closely with Product and cross-functional partners, you'll set priorities, develop your team, and balance long-term growth opportunities with business commitments. The role has global scope, with an initial focus on the U.S.
You will
  • Lead and develop the engagement marketing team. Set outcome-based goals, coach senior strategists, and define quarterly priorities, owners, and dependencies while delivering business commitments.
  • Own cross-product growth priorities. Size opportunities and allocate capacity based on seller needs and business impact. Partner with Product on adoption, monetization, and the end-to-end seller experience.
  • Establish proactive go-to-market planning. Align Product, Growth, Brand, Sales, Customer Insights, Creative, and channel partners on launch support, audiences, messaging, ownership, and resource tradeoffs.
  • Lead program-wide experimentation. Partner with Data Science on coordinated holdouts and incremental measurement. Test recommendations, messaging, incentives, and channels; use evidence and economics to decide what to scale, refine, or stop.
  • Establish communications governance. Set ownership, eligibility, frequency, sequencing, suppression, and risk-based review standards. Resolve competing messages, prevent over-messaging, and protect required communications.
  • Scale execution responsibly. Partner with Lifecycle Operations, GTM Automation, and external agencies on production and automation. Retain accountability for strategy, approvals, access, quality, and escalation.
  • Oversee portfolio delivery and partnerships. Hold owners accountable for launches, ongoing growth, incentives, and partnership commitments.

You have
  • 10+ years in engagement marketing or equivalent experience demonstrating senior-level impact. A track record of leading teams and delivering measurable portfolio growth.
  • Experience developing senior strategists and partnering with Product leaders. You can align teams, resolve tradeoffs, and establish clear accountability.
  • Strong analytical judgment and hands-on fluency with SQL and analytics tools. You can diagnose seller behavior, size opportunities, assess economics, and distinguish incremental impact from attributed results.
  • Deep experimentation experience and the ability to turn imperfect evidence into clear investment decisions.
  • Strong positioning and messaging skills, with experience connecting audience insight, product value, and channel strategy.
  • Experience building cross-program communications governance and translating strategy into actionable briefs, journey designs, and test plans with Lifecycle Operations.
  • Fluency with lifecycle platforms, personalization, and delivery controls, with experience partnering with Engineering and Data Science on shared capabilities.
  • Clear executive communication, sound judgment in ambiguity, and practical experience using AI to improve the quality or speed of your work.
  • Experience with small-business customers, multi-product platforms, regulated products, agency partnerships, or international growth is valuable.

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 .
While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.
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:
$198,000 - $297,000 USD
Zone B:
$198,000 - $297,000 USD
Zone C:
$198,000 - $297,000 USD
Zone D:
$198,000 - $297,000 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.
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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.

Skills Required

  • 10+ years in engagement marketing or equivalent experience demonstrating senior-level impact
  • Track record of leading teams and delivering measurable portfolio growth
  • Experience developing senior strategists and partnering with Product leaders
  • Strong analytical judgment and hands-on fluency with SQL and analytics tools
  • Experience diagnosing customer behavior, sizing opportunities, assessing economics, and distinguishing incremental impact from attributed results
  • Deep experimentation experience and ability to make investment decisions from imperfect evidence
  • Strong positioning and messaging skills connecting audience insight, product value, and channel strategy
  • Experience building cross-program communications governance
  • Experience translating strategy into actionable briefs, journey designs, and test plans with Lifecycle Operations
  • Fluency with lifecycle platforms, personalization, and delivery controls
  • Experience partnering with Engineering and Data Science on shared capabilities
  • Clear executive communication and sound judgment in ambiguity
  • Practical experience using AI to improve work quality or speed
  • Experience with small-business customers, multi-product platforms, regulated products, agency partnerships, or international growth

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Block Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Flexible Benefits — Work-location choices (remote, hybrid, office) and up to 45 days of international work annually are highlighted alongside flexible PTO and region-specific leave programs. Feedback suggests this breadth of flexibility is a standout feature of the package.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, flexible schedules, and family-planning benefits are emphasized, with examples such as up to 26 weeks of fully paid leave for primary caregivers in the UK. These provisions signal strong support for caregivers across several regions.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants and a 15%-discounted employee stock purchase plan are included, paired with retirement matching and financial-planning resources. This structure makes ownership accessible while complementing core pay and savings.

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The Company
HQ: Oakland, CA
12,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

Block, Inc. is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto, Block, Inc. 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.

Why Work With Us

Block builds simple, powerful tools that make progress towards an economy that’s truly open to all.

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