Director, People Partners - Product, Design & Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic People Partner to Figma’s CTO and Chief Design Officer, building the credibility and trust to influence how they lead, organize, and grow their teams
• Lead and develop a talented team of People Partners across the Product, Design and Engineering organizations
• Lead and execute our People Programs such as org design, resource management, performance, and change management through periods of rapid scaling, reorganization, and shifting priorities
• Drive the core people cycles for your orgs across performance, calibration, talent reviews, succession planning while raising the bar on quality and consistency
• Partner across the People function and our cross functional partners to help execute the People strategy across the PDE organization

Key Requirements

• Significant experience as a People Partner leader in high-growth environments, including managing a team and partnering directly with executive leaders
• A track record of supporting Product, Design, and/or Engineering organizations, with genuine fluency in how technical and design teams operate
• Strong business and technical acumen - the ability to build deep product and technical knowledge and understand how the business operates
• Demonstrated ability to challenge and advise senior leaders, influencing decisions and outcomes.
• You stay grounded and resilient, even when things move quickly