Key skills
Design management experienceFigma expertiseCollaboration with cross-functional teamsStrategic thinkingAI developmentsGenerative design toolsComfort with uncertaintyAIMLFigmaCommunicationCollaboration
About this role
Figma is a company on a mission to make design accessible to all, and they are seeking a Manager for their Product Design team. In this role, you will lead a team of designers to improve processes, advocate for product areas, and maintain high-quality standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and hire a group of world-class designers
- Partner with Product and Engineering leads in this area to improve team processes and execution and coach individual teams through setting roadmap and strategy
- Develop a perspective on your teams’ product areas and successfully advocate for it across the organization
- Run and improve team processes like critiques, reviews, and design sprints
- Stay in the work, both managing people and helping oversee strategy and execution hands-on
- Thrive in fast-paced, experimental environments where working on novel problems is the norm
- Set and maintain a high quality bar through feedback, direction, and coaching
Requirements:
- 3+ years of design management experience with track record of building strong, resilient, team culture and developing designers across skill levels
- A proven track record of collaboration with cross-functional teams to solve 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, storytelling, and clear communication
- Familiarity with AI developments, LLMs, code generation, and generative design tools
- Comfort with uncertainty, thriving in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where priorities can shift quickly as technology emerges
- Experience working on early stage or zero-to-one projects, AI/ML-powered products or creative tooling, and seeing them through shipping
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, bringing a sense of humor and a proactive, solution-oriented approach
- Comfort exploring and experimenting with new methodologies and continuously seeking to improve both personal and team performance