Researcher, Figma Design

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

The Figma Research team is hiring an experienced researcher to support the core product, Figma Design, and actively shape and execute research to drive scale, tap new opportunities, and ensure Figma continues pushing innovation in design and production tooling.

Responsibilities:

• Help Figma grow and innovate by delivering strategic research and recommendations and materially influencing the vision and strategy for Figma Design
• Partner closely with product leaders to identify opportunities, generate strategy, and define success
• Break down complex business challenges into clear research plans; own the end-to-end research process and leverage strong storytelling skills to deliver meaningful impact to Figma's businesses
• Translate research insights into a compelling narrative that shapes product roadmap priorities
• Advocate for the role of Research as a strategic partner in the business process

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in UX research or user insights at a high-growth B2B SaaS company
• Expertise in utilizing a variety of research methodologies, including both qualitative and quantitative techniques, to address product challenges
• Demonstrated success in identifying assumptions that underpin key challenges, prioritizing the most critical assumptions, and creating right-sized research approaches to test those critical assumptions
• A proven track record of gaining buy-in from executive stakeholders and cross-disciplinary partners
• Ability to balance speed, rigor, and competing inputs

Nice to Have:

• 2+ years in product design, user-centric product management, product development, and/or front-end engineering
• Familiarity and depth of experience using Figma's products

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: $169,000-$250,000 USD per year