Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Figma is a design and collaboration platform company whose AI Product Data Science organization supports products including Make, Figma Agent, and Design Systems. The Director, Data Science will lead data science teams, set the vision for data-driven strategy across AI products, champion data quality and accessibility, and shape measurement, evaluation, and experimentation for AI-powered products.
Responsibilities
- Lead, support, and grow a team of data scientists and data science managers with varied strengths and expertise focused on product strategy, internal tooling, and Impact measurement
- Champion data quality, accessibility, and the democratization of data across the company
- Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Design, Research, Sales, Marketing, or Finance to drive impact
- Shape how we measure AI products: evals, quality, and experimentation for LLM-powered assistants and agents in partnership with AI Research
Skills
- * 8+ years of experience managing and leading high output Data Science teams, with at least 2 years managing other managers
- * 7+ years of experience working in AI, Data Science, or a related field
- * Proven experience building or measuring AI products, ideally LLM-powered assistants, agents, chatbots, or copilots
- * Demonstrated expertise in statistical methods, experimentation, and/or forecasting, with the technical curiosity to learn and grow alongside your team
- * Ability to scale teams in high-growth environments, with a desire to build an inclusive and diverse culture
- * Experience owning 0 to 1 product areas
Benefits
- Figma offers equity to employees
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement benefits with company contributions
- Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support
- Mental health and wellness benefits
- Paid time off
- Paid sick leave
- Holidays and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
- Employer-provided paid flexible PTO for exempt employees in addition to flexible paid sick leave
- Company recharge days
- Cell phone and home internet reimbursements
- Lifestyle spending accounts
- Annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles
- This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States
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