Senior Program Manager, Engineering Culture & Programs

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams - People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more - provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.
The Role
The Engineering Culture & Programs team exists to create the conditions for technical excellence to thrive at Block. We focus on the programs and practices that help people in engineering deepen their skills, build trust and connection, and approach their work with clarity and care.
In this role, you'll lead some of our most visible and foundational efforts, from our company-wide Hack Week to engineering-wide onboarding, learning programs, rotation programs, and more. These programs shape how engineers experience Block: how they grow, how they collaborate, and how they feel about the work they're doing. We will look to you to design these programs with intention and bring a high bar to everything you own.
This role is for someone who cares deeply about the engineering experience, and who brings both systems thinking and creative energy to everything they build. You'll need to navigate ambiguity, influence without authority, and lead with care because the way you show up will shape how these programs land and evolve
Ultimately, your programs will shape how technical excellence shows up and will help make Block Engineering a place where people are proud of what they're building, and how they're building it.
You Will

• Design and launch engineering-wide programs that shape how people learn, grow, and navigate their careers, including onboarding, mentorship, internal mobility, and internal conferences
• Lead our company-wide Hack Week, working across teams to shape the program's structure, communication, and outcomes and ensuring a smooth, high-quality experience from start to finish
• Build workflows and documentation that make it easy for people in engineering to participate asynchronously and consistently over time
• Run targeted feedback loops through mechanisms like focus groups or async chat prompts and turn what you learn into meaningful program improvements
• Show up in the day-to-day: be present in engineering conversation spaces (like Slack), surface patterns, and contribute when your voice can clarify, connect, or unblock
• Communicate clearly and document your work in ways that make it easy for others to engage with and carry forward
• Model high standards for kindness, clarity, and follow-through, and help make those feel like part of how we do engineering at Block

You Have

• 8+ years of experience leading complex, cross-functional programs, ideally within engineering or technical environments
• A track record of designing and scaling programs that support growth, learning, or community across large, distributed teams
• Strong judgment and the ability to bring structure to ambiguity: you know how to align stakeholders and keep things moving without constant direction
• Excellent communication skills, especially in async-first environments: you write clearly, share context early, and make it easy for others to engage with your work
• A thoughtful approach to feedback: you know how to listen, look for patterns, and translate input into action
• A high sense of ownership: you take responsibility for what you ship and care about the impact it has on the people it's for
• Curiosity, care, and a bias toward clarity: you aim to make things better, and you bring others along as you do

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:
$148,700 - $223,100 USD
Zone B:
$138,300 - $207,500 USD
Zone C:
$130,900 - $196,300 USD
Zone D:
$123,400 - $185,200 USD
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.
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