People Partner, Product & Design

About the role

This role focuses on supporting Figma's Product and Design leadership by offering strategic guidance on organizational design, leadership effectiveness, and talent strategy. The People Partner will help scale these organizations by evolving team structures and operating models, ensuring alignment with broader growth and productivity goals. A key aspect involves coaching senior leaders to enhance their capabilities and team performance within a dynamic environment.

The position requires close collaboration with Product and Design leadership to refine performance and compensation frameworks, talent planning, and succession strategies. This work aims to drive business outcomes and accountability. The People Partner will also identify and resolve organizational friction points, improving cross-functional alignment and operational clarity across the Product, Design, and Engineering (PDE) departments.

Success in this role involves embedding as a key partner with various internal stakeholders, including Engineering, regional People Partners, Compensation, Recruiting, Learning & Development, and People Relations. This collaboration is crucial for delivering high-impact people initiatives. The People Partner will also use data, organizational insights, and employee feedback to inform decisions and achieve measurable improvements in team health and effectiveness, aligning people strategy with Product & Design priorities.

The annual base salary for this role ranges from $169,000 to $269,000 USD.

Skills that matter here

• HR / People experience: This role requires over 10 years of general HR experience, with a focus on strategic partnership.
• HR Business Partner experience: At least 6 years of experience supporting executives and senior leaders in a high-growth setting is essential.
• Organizational design: The role involves evolving team structures and operating models to support scaling and growth.
• Leadership coaching: This position requires coaching senior leaders to strengthen their capabilities and team effectiveness.
• Change management: The People Partner will help navigate and implement changes within a fast-changing environment.
• Data and insights: Leveraging data and employee feedback is crucial for informing decisions and driving improvements in team health and performance.

Who this role suits

• A strategic advisor who can guide leadership on organizational and talent matters.
• Someone adept at navigating and influencing senior leaders in rapidly evolving, ambiguous environments.
• An individual who can translate business strategy into talent and organizational strategies using data.
• A collaborative partner capable of working across various functions to drive people initiatives.

From the employer

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Partner closely with Product and Design leadership teams as a trusted advisor, providing strategic guidance on leadership effectiveness, organizational design, and talent strategy.
• Support continued scaling of the Product and Design organizations by evolving team structures, roles, and operating models in line with broader PDE organizational growth and productivity goals.
• Coach senior leaders to strengthen leadership capability, team effectiveness, and performance in a high-growth, fast-changing environment.
• Partner with Product and Design leadership to evolve performance and compensation frameworks, talent planning, and succession strategies that drive business outcomes and accountability.
• Identify and address organizational friction points by improving cross-functional alignment and operational clarity across PDE.
• Embed as a key partner across cross-functional stakeholders—including Engineering and regional People Partners, Compensation, Recruiting, Learning & Development, BEI, and People Relations—to drive and deliver high-impact people initiatives.
• Leverage data, organizational insights, and employee feedback to proactively inform decisions and drive measurable improvements in team health, effectiveness, and performance.
• Develop and drive people strategy in service of Product & Design priorities, ensuring alignment with the broader PDE strategy.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• 10+ years of HR / People experience, including 6+ years of HR Business Partner experience supporting executives and senior leaders in a high-growth company.
• Experience partnering with PDE clients, especially Product & Design.
• Strong experience in organizational design, leadership coaching, and change management.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment on complex, cross-functional initiatives in rapidly evolving, ambiguous environments.
• Experience using data and insights to inform decisions and translate business strategy into talent and organizational strategy.

While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

• Experience in high-growth SaaS or product-led companies.
• Experience scaling organizations through rapid growth and transformation.
• Experience partnering closely with executive leadership teams.

Figma offers:

• Equity to employees.
• Competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, a learning & development stipend, a work from home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement.
• Sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles.
• Annual Base Salary Range: $169,000 — $269,000 USD.