People Partner Program Manager
Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, create, test, and ship better designs, together. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!
As a Program Manager supporting People Partners, you’ll support Figma’s most precious resource--its employees. You’ll be a key member of the People team--acting as a strategic partner; you'll use your experience and creativity to build systems and resources to allow people to do their best work, day in and day out.
As a culture champion, you will lead by example; your mentorship, patience and insights will help foster our mission to make Figma a deeply inclusive environment. You’ll work to deliver programs that let us develop and retain Figmates, from performance management to goal setting, talent management to supplementary learning and beyond; you’ll partner with the VP, People Partner to analyze data to help us make better business decisions. You’ll have the chance to create a lasting impact while helping others learn and grow.
What you’ll do at Figma:
- Collaborate with the People Partners and People Ops to define processes, timelines and expectations of managers with regards to talent management, performance management and workforce planning, etc
- Advise the People Partner team on critical business milestones and be a motivator of change
- Bolster our company culture in all interactions by modeling and instilling our values and promoting a culture of healthy communication
- Collaborate with People Partners to provide consistent and cohesive execution of HR programs such as performance management, compensation/promotion cycles, talent development and org design
- Work alongside the greater People Ops team to supply insights, data, and feedback on core people programs and employee engagement
- Partner with Finance and Recruiting on resource planning and headcount management
- Experience in a relevant People Ops/HR role in a rapidly growing company
- Strong and broad capability across HR proficiencies, including performance management, change management, compliance, program development and org design
- Passionate and pragmatic champion of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout all people programs
- Superb oral and written communicator to many different audiences; you “read the room” and can be trusted to message anything with care and confidence
- Detailed and discreet - people can trust you with sensitive information
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.
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About Figma
Dylan Field and Evan Wallace co-founded Figma in 2012 with the vision of building tools for designers in the browser. Their goal was to create the first design tool that combined the accessibility of the Web with the functionality of a native app. Today Figma is a platform with tools and spaces to support the entire product development process—idea to design to build—and has simplified collaboration for companies like Microsoft, Uber, and The New York Times to name a few.
At Figma, we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, products, and community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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