Product Manager, CMS

About the role

This Product Manager will lead the strategy for Figma's future CMS, focusing on content and digital asset management. The role requires combining experience with design systems, technical expertise, and an understanding of how teams use CMS/DAM products daily. Success means defining and delivering a long-term vision that enhances Figma's platform.

The position involves close collaboration with product, design, and engineering leadership to align teams around solutions for complex infrastructure-related product requirements. This includes working with the core Figma Editor team to connect dynamic content to existing product surfaces. A key aspect is communicating the value of foundational improvements to non-technical stakeholders across the organization.

A successful candidate will contribute to advancing open-source software by delivering tools that fit engineering workflows. This role is about shaping how content is managed and integrated within Figma, making design more accessible by streamlining content and digital asset processes for users.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $169,000 to $303,000 USD.

Skills that matter here

• Product Manager: This role requires 5+ years of experience in product management, specifically leading strategic initiatives for complex and scaled products.
• CMS / DAM products: Candidates need at least 2 years of experience working with content or digital asset management systems to define and deliver product strategy.
• design systems: The role involves combining experience with design systems to enhance Figma's ecosystem and streamline workflows.
• open source software: This position embraces and advances open-source software by delivering tools that fit engineering workflows.
• technical background: A strong technical background, including understanding frontend development, headless CMS, and infrastructure, is a plus for this role.
• organizational, communication, and analytical skills: Excellent skills in these areas are essential for translating complex technical concepts and communicating value across the organization.

Who this role suits

• A person who thrives on defining long-term product strategies for complex systems.
• Someone who can bridge the gap between technical details and non-technical stakeholders.
• An individual with a strong background in content or digital asset management.
• A product leader who enjoys collaborating closely with engineering and design teams.

From the employer

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Combine your experience with design systems, technical expertise, and empathy for teams who rely daily on CMS / DAM products.
• Partner with product, design, and engineering leadership to define, sharpen, and deliver the long-term strategy of Figma's future CMS.
• Align your team around solutions to complex infrastructure-related product requirements.
• Embrace and advance the world of open source software as we deliver engineering teams tools that fit their workflows.
• Work closely with the core Figma Editor team in order to connect dynamic content to existing Figma product surfaces in new ways.
• Translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and communicate the value of foundational improvements across the organization.

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

• 5+ years of experience as a full-time Product Manager or equivalent title.
• 2+ years of experience working in the content or digital asset management space.
• Experience leading significant strategic initiatives on highly complex, ambiguous, and scaled products.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and analytical skills, spanning both technical and UX-related disciplines.

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

• Experience implementing enterprise-scale CMS or DAM platforms, internally or for a customer.
• Strong technical background with an understanding of frontend development, headless content management systems, and the infra that brings all of it together.
• High-profile consultancy experience, where you've led many digital innovation strategies for enterprise organizations as they identify and adopt new CMS / DAM platforms.
• Experience running or contributing to large open source projects.

At Figma, we offer:

• Equity to employees, as well as a 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 — $303,000 USD.