Block Promotion Template

Free Block promotion packet template

Structured around Block's Square, Cash App, TIDAL framework. Covers every section your manager needs. Enter your email and it's yours in 30 seconds.

Block runs biannual performance reviews with promotions decided through calibration sessions across the organization.

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What's in the Block template

Every section maps to what Block actually evaluates. Prompts and examples included so you know exactly what to write.

Section 01

Executive Summary

A concise overview of your promotion case at Block: who you are, your current level, what you've achieved, and why you're ready.

Section 02

Key Metrics

Your top 6-8 quantified achievements in a scannable format. Revenue, users, efficiency gains, cost savings. The first thing reviewers read.

Section 03

Impact & Results

Demonstrate sustained impact at the scope of the next level

Section 04

Key Evidence

Show how your work connects to Block's mission of economic empowerment

Section 05

Cross-team Influence

Provide evidence of cross-team collaboration and influence

Section 06

Contribution to Others

Document measurable outcomes with clear attribution to your contributions

Why this template works

Purpose-driven
economic empowerment

Block's mission is economic empowerment. Promotion cases should tie your work back to this mission - show how you expanded access, simplified financial tools, or helped underserved communities through your products.

2 cycles/yr
biannual reviews

Block runs performance reviews and promotion calibrations twice a year. Managers build and present promotion cases in calibration sessions where leaders evaluate candidates against level expectations.

Multi-product
Square, Cash App, TIDAL

Block's ecosystem spans multiple products (Square, Cash App, TIDAL, Bitkey). Promotion cases benefit from showing cross-product awareness and how your work contributed to the broader Block platform strategy.

Works for every level transition at Block

Level 3 → 4Level 4 → 5 (Senior)Level 5 → 6 (Staff)Level 6 → 7 (Principal)Manager → Senior Manager

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