Director, People Partners - Product, Design & Engineering

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

As Director, People Partners for Product, Design & Engineering (PDE), you'll be partnering with the leaders that are responsible for the teams building Figma and leading a team of highly skilled People Partners.

You'll operate as a trusted advisor - coaching, challenging, and guiding the organization through rapid growth, reorganization, and change.

As a member of the People team, you'll partner closely with all of our People functions to build a best in class people function.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• 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.
• You stay grounded and resilient, even when things move quickly

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement benefits with company contributions
• Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support
• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Paid time off
• Company recharge days
• Cell phone and home internet reimbursements
• Lifestyle spending accounts

Salary

• Annual Base Salary Range: $235,000-$317,000 USD