Director, Product Design - AI & Context

Figma is a design and collaboration platform focused on making design accessible to all and helping teams move from idea to product faster. The company is seeking an experienced Design Leader to oversee its Context Platform Pillar, guiding multi-team design efforts across Design Systems, Code, MCP, CMS, and Community while partnering cross-functionally on strategy, execution, and AI-driven design workflows.

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, ideally 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