Director, Product Design - AI & Context

Figma is hiring a Director to lead its Context Platform design pillar, spanning initiatives including Design Systems, Code, MCP, CMS, and Community. The role combines team leadership with product strategy and execution, partnering cross-functionally to build and scale products that help AI agents support better design.

Responsibilities:

• Hire, manage, and develop a multi-team design group spanning Design Systems, Code, MCP, CMS, and Community
• 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 team's product areas and successfully advocate for it across the organization
• Lead critique, sprint, and design review practices across the pillar
• Advance your own skills at people management in a supportive and growth-oriented environment
• Operate hands-on across both people management and strategy and execution

Requirements:

• 5+ years of design management experience
• including experience managing managers and leading teams through ambiguity and change
• Deep understanding of the latest AI developments, modern tooling, and component-driven design practices
• Strong hands-on expertise with Figma's tools, with the ability to mentor and guide design teams effectively
• Proven track record of partnering cross-functionally to solve complex design challenges and drive meaningful outcomes
• Strong strategic thinking and communication skills, demonstrated through influencing teams, adapting quickly, and taking a proactive, solution-oriented approach
• Background contributing to open-source or developer-facing design tools
• Experience partnering with Research and Marketing on platform-wide initiatives