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Manager, Product Design

$204K – $348K+ EquityYesterday4/5
Our take

Managing product design at Figma means overseeing the team that builds the tools designers everywhere depend on daily. This role offers the chance to influence the direction of the platform that's become synonymous with modern design practice, working with some of the industry's most thoughtful design leaders.

Job description

# Manager, Product Design

**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 design leaders to lead world-class design teams. Design isn't just how something looks - it's how it works, how it feels, and how it scales. This full-time position offers flexibility to work from US hubs or remotely within the United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and hire a group of world-class designers
  • Partner with Product and Engineering leads to improve team processes and execution
  • Develop perspectives on product areas and advocate across the organization
  • Run and improve team processes like critiques, reviews, and design sprints
  • Stay hands-on with both people management and strategy execution
  • Thrive in fast-paced, experimental environments
  • Set and maintain high quality standards through feedback and coaching
  • Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years of design management experience with track record of building strong, resilient, team culture
  • Proven collaboration with cross-functional teams on complex design challenges
  • Clear hands-on expertise with Figma's tools, and a strong ability to mentor and guide design teams
  • Experience influencing teams through strategic thinking and communication
  • Familiarity with AI developments, LLMs, code generation, and generative design tools
  • Comfort with uncertainty in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
  • Nice-to-Have Experience

  • Early-stage or zero-to-one project experience
  • AI/ML-powered products or creative tooling background
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, bringing a sense of humor and a proactive, solution-oriented approach
  • Compensation & Benefits

    **Salary Range:** $204,000 - $348,000 USD (San Francisco/New York base)

    Remote positions localized at 80-100% of range based on location.

    Benefits Include:

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

    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.

    Figma provides reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and welcomes applicants regardless of criminal history, consistent with legal requirements.

    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.

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