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Design Program Manager, AI

$169K – $303K+ EquityYesterday5/5
Our take

Figma's AI initiatives are reshaping how designers work, and this Design Program Manager role sits at the center of that transformation. It's a rare chance to influence how artificial intelligence gets integrated into the creative process at the company that already revolutionized design collaboration.

Job description

# Design Program Manager, AI

Location: San Francisco, CA | New York, NY | United States

About Figma

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all.

The platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI.

Role Overview

This position focuses on scaling AI design operations. The role involves end-to-end design program management for AI efforts such as design evals, internal AI enablement, and critical product initiatives.

This is a senior individual contributor role suited for someone who operates with high agency and brings calm and rigor to environments with tight timelines and constant change.

Format: Full-time, US-based (hub or remote)

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage design program workstreams including planning, prioritization, coordination, risk management, and communication
  • Build an evergreen design eval program for AI work, including coordinating around new model drops
  • Coordinate collaboration across designers, teams, and pillars on complex initiatives
  • Partner with AI Director of Design and engineering to ensure alignment
  • Support internal AI enablement through tooling, workflows, guides, and templates
  • Identify opportunities to streamline and automate operational tasks
  • Communicate progress and risks to executive stakeholders
  • Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years in Design Program Management and DesignOps
  • Track record leading complex, fast-moving cross-functional programs
  • Experience with AI-powered products or internal AI enablement
  • Technical aptitude to partner with engineering teams
  • Experience procuring and managing design contractors
  • Deep understanding of designer workflows and support needs
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Design eval or quality review program experience
  • Hands-on automation, scripting, or AI orchestration experience
  • Prior product design or design-adjacent background
  • Compensation & Benefits

    Salary Range: $169,000 - $303,000 USD (annual base for SF/NY hub locations)

    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.

    Benefits Include:

  • Equity
  • Health, dental, vision coverage
  • Retirement with company contribution
  • Parental leave and family planning support
  • Mental health and wellness benefits
  • Generous PTO and company recharge days
  • Learning and development stipend
  • Work-from-home stipend
  • Cell phone reimbursement
  • Annual bonus (eligible non-sales roles)
  • Equal Opportunity

    Figma is an equal opportunity workplace committed to equal employment regardless of protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodations are provided for applicants with disabilities.

    About Figma

    Figma

    Collaborative design tool used by virtually every product design team in the world. Figma brought design to the browser and made real-time collaboration the default.

    figma.com

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