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About this role
Figma is a company on a mission to make design accessible to all, and they are seeking an experienced Design Program Manager for AI. This role involves managing AI-related design workstreams, collaborating across teams, and ensuring alignment between design and technical execution.
Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end design program management for AI-related workstreams, including planning, prioritization, coordination, risk management, and communication across PDE
- Build an evergreen design eval program for AI work, including coordinating around new model drops, procuring and managing contractors, and synthesizing feedback into clear, actionable insights
- Orchestrate collaboration across multiple designers, teams, and pillars on complex, business-critical AI initiatives
- Partner closely with the AI Director of Design and engineering counterparts to ensure strong alignment between design intent and technical execution
- Contribute to internal AI enablement efforts for designers via improved tooling, workflows, guides, templates, and learning forums
- Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, or remove operational overhead across AI design workstreams
- Communicate progress, risks, tradeoffs, and dependencies clearly to executive stakeholders
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in Design Program Management and DesignOps
- A track record of leading complex, fast-moving programs across design, product, and engineering
- Experience working on AI-powered products, internal AI enablement, or adjacent workflows
- Technical curiosity and aptitude to partner fluently with engineering and design engineers
- Experience procuring and managing design contractors and 3rd-party vendors
- A deep understanding of how designers work and how to support their craft
- Experience participating in or running design eval or quality review programs
- Hands-on experience with automation, scripting, or AI orchestration tools to reduce operational overhead
- Prior experience as a product designer or in a design-adjacent role