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Director, Design - Communication Tools

$290K – $376K+ EquityYesterday5/5
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Figma's communication tools like FigJam are changing how teams collaborate, and this Director role means leading design for products that millions use to think and create together. This is senior design leadership at the company that's become essential infrastructure for the entire design industry.

Job description

# Director, Design - Communication Tools

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.

Role Overview

Figma seeks an experienced Design Leader to oversee initiatives across communication tools including FigJam, Figma Slides, Figma Buzz, and related products. The role combines people leadership with hands-on strategic work across the product portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and hire world-class designers
  • Partner with Product and Engineering leads on process improvement
  • Coach teams through roadmap and strategy setting
  • Develop product perspective and advocate across the organization
  • Run and improve team processes like critiques and sprints
  • Advance people management skills in a growth-oriented environment
  • Balance management with hands-on strategy and execution oversight
  • Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years design management experience, ideally including managing managers
  • Proven cross-functional collaboration on complex design challenges
  • Hands-on expertise with Figma's tools and mentoring ability
  • Experience influencing teams through strategic thinking
  • Knowledge of AI developments and modern tooling
  • Ability to lead with resilience through ambiguity
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Zero-to-one product development experience with market fit validation
  • Thriving in fast-paced environments with humor and problem-solving orientation
  • Comfort experimenting with new methodologies
  • Compensation & Benefits

    Annual Base Salary: $290,000 - $376,000 USD

    Figma offers equity, health/dental/vision, retirement contributions, parental leave, mental health support, PTO, learning stipends, work-from-home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement.

    Employment Details

    Full-time position available from US hubs or remote within the United States.

    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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