Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Figma is hiring a Director to lead its Context Platform design pillar, spanning initiatives including Design Systems, Code, MCP, CMS, and Community. The role combines team leadership with product strategy and execution, partnering cross-functionally to build and scale products that help AI agents support better design.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- 5+ years of design management experience
- 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
- Background contributing to open-source or developer-facing design tools
- Experience partnering with Research and Marketing on platform-wide initiatives
Benefits
- 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
- Exempt employees are eligible for employer-provided paid flexible PTO in addition to flexible paid sick leave; PTO is subject to manager approval
- Company recharge days
- Cell phone and home internet reimbursements
- Lifestyle spending accounts
- Annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles
Company Overview
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