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# Communications Lead, Lending + Financial Access at Block

- **Company:** Block
- **Location:** San Francisco CA United States of, United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** http://block.xyz/careers/jobs/5380495008?gh_jid=5380495008

## Job description

The Role:

This role leads communications for Block's lending and financial access initiatives across our core businesses, including Square, Cash App, and Square Financial Services. You'll own the communications strategy that connects our lending, banking, and broader financial institution initiatives into a cohesive corporate narrative, helping explain how Block is expanding access to financial tools for consumers and small businesses.

Working closely with leaders across Square Financial Services, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Underwriting, Product, and Communications, you'll develop executive narratives, thought leadership, and proactive storytelling that strengthens Block's reputation while supporting business growth. You'll help ensure Block communicates with a clear, consistent, and trusted voice as we continue building the future of financial access.

You Will:

- Own communications strategy for Block's lending and financial access initiatives across Square, Cash App, and Square Financial Services.
- Develop a cohesive corporate narrative that connects lending, banking, and financial institution initiatives across Block beyond individual product announcements.
- Partner closely with Square Financial Services, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Underwriting, Product, and business teams to develop communications strategies, executive messaging, and thought leadership.
- Build creative storytelling campaigns that demonstrate how Block is expanding access to financial tools for consumers and small businesses.
- Create and manage an always-on communications program featuring customer and seller stories that highlight how Block's lending and financial products help businesses grow, improve cash flow, and expand access to capital.
- Support executive communications, media engagement, speaking opportunities, and key business milestones.
- Partner across Corporate Communications to ensure lending and financial access narratives are consistently reflected across Block's external storytelling.

You Have:

- Experience in corporate communications, financial services communications, fintech, or another complex, regulated industry.
- Exceptional writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex financial products, lending strategies, and business initiatives into clear, compelling narratives.
- Experience developing proactive communications strategies that strengthen corporate reputation and support business growth.
- Strong executive communications experience, including developing messaging, thought leadership, and media strategies.
- Excellent cross-functional partnership skills, with experience working closely with Legal, Risk, Compliance, Product, and business leaders.
- Experience managing media relationships and identifying opportunities to tell proactive business stories.
- Strong judgment and the ability to navigate complex or high-profile communications moments.
- A builder's mindset. You enjoy creating new narratives, developing communications programs, and improving how stories are told across an organization.

Pay Transparency:

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](https://block.xyz/documents/salaryzones.pdf). If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.

- Zone A: ($122,900 - $184,300)
- Zone B: ($114,200 - $171,400)
- Zone C: ($108,200 - $162,200)
- Zone D: ($98,300 - $147,500)

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.

Use of AI in Our Hiring Process

We may use automated AI tools to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws.

Contact us [here](https://privacy.block.xyz/privacyportal/form) with hiring practice or data usage questions.

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.](https://block.xyz/employee-benefits)

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.

[Privacy Policy](https://block.xyz/en/legal/applicant-privacy-notice)

## About Block

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Block, Inc. builds technology for economic empowerment, providing financial services and tools for merchants and consumers through brands like Square, Cash App, Afterpay, Tidal, Bitkey, and Proto.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: SQ)
- **Headquarters**: Oakland, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Jack Dorsey, Jim McKelvey, Tristan O’Tierney

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial services, payments, and financial technology (fintech)
- **Target customers**: B2B (merchants, sellers of all sizes) and B2C (consumers, music listeners, bitcoin users)
- **Mission**: To build simple, powerful tools that make progress toward an economy that’s truly open to all — helping create a financial system that is open to everyone. [block.xyz](https://block.xyz/)

## Products & Services
- **Square**: Point-of-sale system and commerce platform that enables sellers to accept card payments, manage operations (bookings, e-commerce, inventory, payroll, banking), and access business loans. [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)
- **Cash App**: Digital wallet for consumers to send, receive, save, or borrow money; access a debit card; invest in stocks and bitcoin; and file taxes. [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)
- **Afterpay**: Buy now, pay later service that lets customers manage spending over time. [block.xyz](https://block.xyz/)
- **Tidal**: Music streaming platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. [block.xyz](https://block.xyz/)
- **Bitkey**: Simple self-custody bitcoin wallet. [block.xyz](https://block.xyz/)
- **Proto**: Suite of bitcoin mining products and services. [block.xyz](https://block.xyz/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $96.3 billion (as of 2025/2026, per LinkedIn). [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)
- **Key Metric (Public)**: Annual revenue of $24.2 billion (latest fiscal year). [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Jack Dorsey (founder, chair, CEO) owns ~10% of the company; other major institutional investors. Key partners include Amazon, Meta, Google (as talent sources). [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)
- **Growth Signals**: Serves 57 million users and 4 million sellers, processing $241 billion in payments annually. Operates in 34 countries. Headcount of 3,223 (though down 25.4% YoY). Active job postings increased 614% quarter-over-quarter (50 open roles). [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Ecosystem moat**: Multiple interconnected brands (Square, Cash App, Afterpay, Tidal, Bitkey, Proto) that cross-sell and deepen user engagement across payments, banking, music, and bitcoin.
- **Market leadership**: Dominant U.S. point-of-sale market share and strong consumer adoption of Cash App.
- **Bitcoin & crypto focus**: Early and deep integration of bitcoin (Bitkey wallet, Proto mining, Cash App crypto trading) differentiates Block from traditional fintechs.
- **Distributed work culture**: Allows global talent acquisition and flexible work arrangements that reduce real estate costs and increase employee satisfaction. [block.xyz/employee-benefits](https://block.xyz/employee-benefits)

## Strategic Focus
- Expanding the bitcoin ecosystem through self-custody (Bitkey) and mining infrastructure (Proto).
- Deepening financial inclusion with Cash App (banking, lending, investing) and Afterpay (credit alternatives).
- Growing the Square merchant platform internationally and into larger enterprise accounts.
- Leveraging AI in hiring and operations to improve efficiency and reduce bias. [block.xyz/careers/our-ai-hiring-principles](https://block.xyz/careers/our-ai-hiring-principles)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Block emphasizes a “distributed work” model — employees choose where they work (home, office, hybrid) unless a role requires specific geography. Up to 45 days of international work flexibility across 150+ countries. [block.xyz/employee-benefits](https://block.xyz/employee-benefits)
- **Benefits**: Competitive pay, equity (Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 15% discount), matching 401(k), flexible PTO, comprehensive health/wellness (medical, dental, vision, mental health support), family leave, and family planning support. [block.xyz/employee-benefits](https://block.xyz/employee-benefits)
- **Engineering culture**: AI is used to augment hiring (not replace judgment). Strong emphasis on open source, bitcoin, and building for economic empowerment. Teams work across Square, Cash App, Afterpay, Tidal, Bitkey, and Proto — offering broad career mobility. [block.xyz/careers/our-ai-hiring-principles](https://block.xyz/careers/our-ai-hiring-principles)
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Fully distributed; offices available in Oakland, San Francisco, New York, Melbourne, London, Toronto, and more. [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)
- **Perks**: Employee stock ownership, wellness stipends, career growth programs across the ecosystem.

## Sources
1. [block.xyz](https://block.xyz/)
2. [block.xyz - Careers](https://block.xyz/careers/jobs)
3. [block.xyz - Employee Benefits](https://block.xyz/employee-benefits)
4. [block.xyz - AI Hiring Principles](https://block.xyz/careers/our-ai-hiring-principles)
5. [LinkedIn - Block](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)

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