About Figma
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life, whether you’re brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world.
The Role
We’re looking for an experienced Design Leader to oversee our Context Platform Pillar, which homes several critical company initiatives including Design Systems, Code, MCP, CMS, Community, and more. Think of it as the team that drives the most important context for AI agents to help you design better products. In this role, you’ll tackle strategic challenges from building new products to evolving and scaling existing ones, all while empowering your teams to deliver ambitious, high-quality work.
What You’ll Do at Figma
- Hire, manage, and develop a multi-team design group spanning Design Systems, Code, MCP, CMS, and Community.
- Partner with Product and Engineering leads in this area to improve team processes and execution and coach individual teams through setting roadmap and strategy.
- Develop a perspective on your team’s product areas and successfully advocate for it across the organization.
- Lead critique, sprint, and design review practices across the pillar.
- Advance your own skills at people management in a supportive and growth-oriented environment.
- Operate hands-on across both people management and strategy and execution.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of design management experience, ideally including experience managing managers and leading teams through ambiguity and change.
- Deep understanding of the latest AI developments, modern tooling, and component-driven design practices.
- Strong hands-on expertise with Figma’s tools, with the ability to mentor and guide design teams effectively.
- Proven track record of partnering cross-functionally to solve complex design challenges and drive meaningful outcomes.
- Strong strategic thinking and communication skills, demonstrated through influencing teams, adapting quickly, and taking a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
- A background contributing to open-source or developer-facing design tools is a plus, as is experience partnering with Research and Marketing on platform-wide initiatives.
Compensation
Salary: $290,000 – $376,000 / year (annual base salary range; job level and actual compensation are decided based on individual qualifications, market demands, and specific work location. Figma offers equity, health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement benefits with company contributions, parental leave, and paid time off).
