Director, People Partners - Product, Design & Engineering

Conditions

• This is a full time role held from our San Francisco hub.

How they work

• What you'll do at Figma: Serve as the strategic People Partner to Figma’s CTO and Chief Design Officer, building the credibility and trust to influence how they lead, organize, and grow their teams Lead and develop a talented team of People Partners across the Product, Design and Engineering organizations Lead and execute our People Programs such as org design, resource management, performance, and change management through periods of rapid scaling, reorganization, and shifting priorities Drive the core people cycles for your orgs across performance, calibration, talent reviews, succession planning while raising the bar on quality and consistency Partner across the People function and our cross functional partners to help execute the People strategy across the PDE organization Use data and insights to inform your point of view, measure impact, and tell a compelling story to the leaders you support Help shape and scale the People Partner function itself - developing partners, strengthening the operating model, and modeling what great looks like We'd love to hear from you if you have: Significant experience as a People Partner leader in high-growth environments, including managing a team and partnering directly with executive leaders A track record of supporting Product, Design, and/or Engineering organizations, with genuine fluency in how technical and design teams operate Strong business and technical acumen - the ability to build deep product and technical knowledge and understand how the business operates Demonstrated ability to challenge and advise senior leaders, influencing decisions and outcomes.

Eligibility

Exempt employees are eligible for employer‑provided paid flexible PTO in addition to flexible paid sick leave. Figma also offers sales incentive compensation for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles.

How to apply

• 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.
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