Director, Design Job at Figma in San Francisco

Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products - from start to finish. Whether it's consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone - come make with us!

We're seeking experienced Design Leaders to oversee pillar-wide initiatives for a variety of areas at Figma. In this role, you'll tackle big strategic challenges, from building new products to evolving and scaling existing ones - all while empowering your teams to deliver ambitious, high-quality work. The work you'll do will redefine Figma's product suite, core audiences, and future as a business, solving problems across our product portfolio.

As a Design Director at Figma, you'll lead a team of world-class designers, with the opportunity to expand this group as the scope and impact of our work grows. In this deeply cross-functional role, you'll collaborate with product management, engineering, research, marketing, and other teams to shape both product and business strategy in our next chapter.

This is a full-time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.

What you'll do at Figma:

• Lead and grow a high-performing design team to tackle cross-product challenges.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leads to align on strategy, improve processes, and ensure successful execution.
• Develop a clear vision for how Figma's products interact and advocate for this vision across the organization.
• Enhance design practices within the team through processes like critiques and design sprints, fostering a culture of excellence.
• Advance Figma's design systems to support seamless user experiences across all products.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• 5+ years of design management experience.
• Experience leading design efforts for a suite of products or working on features that span multiple product lines.
• A proven track record of collaboration with cross-functional teams to solve complex design challenges.
• Hands-on expertise with Figma and other common design tools, and a strong ability to mentor and guide design teams.

While it's not required, it's an added plus if you also have:

• An understanding of the unique challenges of integrating multiple products into a cohesive user experience.
• Experience working on technical products or complex systems (e.g., productivity tools, gaming, word processing, etc.).
• Depth in the latest AI developments and modern tooling.
• Experience working on early stage or zero-to-one projects.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, bringing a sense of humor and a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
• Comfort exploring and experimenting with new methodologies and continuously seeking to improve both personal and team performance.

At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Pay Transparency Disclosure

If based in Figma's San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.

Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified.

For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.

Figma offers equity to employees, as well as a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, a learning & development stipend, a work from home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement. Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles. Figma's compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future. You may view our Pay Transparency Policy by clicking on the corresponding link.

Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):

$250,000 — $338,000 USD

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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• Holding interviews in an accessible location
• Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
• Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
• Changing the mode or format of interviews

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