Director, Product Design - AI & Context
Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States ·
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- Design
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Salary
- USD 290,000 – 376,000 / year
Design leadership role at Figma overseeing the Context Platform Pillar (Design Systems, Code, MCP, CMS, Community), managing and growing a multi-team design group while shaping AI + design systems strategy. Day to day involves people management, cross-functional partnership with product and engineering, and driving roadmap and design quality.
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!
We're looking for an experienced Design Leader to oversee our Context Platform Pillar, which homes several critical company initiatives including Design Systems, Code, MCP, CMS, Community, and more. Think of it as the team that drives the most important context for AI agents to help you design better products.
In this role, you'll tackle strategic challenges from building new products to evolving and scaling existing ones - all while empowering your teams to deliver ambitious, high-quality work. If you're a leader who is especially deep in understanding modern AI + Design Systems workflows, and very passionate about empowering Designers through platform-wide investments in Figma's ecosystem, this role is for you.
As a Design leader at Figma, you'll guide and grow a team of world-class designers, with the opportunity to expand this group as the scope and impact of our work evolves. In this deeply cross-functional role, you'll work in close collaboration with product management, engineering, research, marketing, and other teams to shape both product and business strategy in our next chapter.
This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
What you'll do at Figma:
- 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
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- 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
While it's not required, it's an added plus if you also have:
- Background contributing to open-source or developer-facing design tools
- Experience partnering with Research and Marketing on platform-wide initiatives
At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Pay Transparency Disclosure
Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location.
Figma offers equity to employees, as well as a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental, and vision coverage; retirement benefits with company contributions; parental leave and reproductive or family planning support; mental health and wellness benefits; and paid time off. Figma provides paid sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the requirements of the Washington Minimum Wage Act and related regulations. Exempt employees are eligible for employer‑provided paid flexible PTO in addition to flexible paid sick leave. PTO is subject to manager approval. Additional benefits may include company recharge days, cell phone and home internet reimbursements, and a number of lifestyle spending accounts. Figma also offers sales incentive compensation for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. All compensation and benefits are subject to applicable plan terms and may be modified by Figma at any time, consistent with applicable law.
At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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