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!
Figma is looking for a Manager, IT Operations to lead our New York team. We are looking for someone with a proven record leading a technical and cross-functional team in a high-growth, rapidly scaling environment that moves quickly to support a growing organization. You will drive and execute against the team's roadmap, handle performance management, SLA's, provide leadership with relevant metrics and serve as an escalation point for the team.
You'll report to IT Operations leadership and play a key role in shaping how IT Operations scales alongside Figma's growth in New York.
This is a full time hybrid role that will be held from our New York Hub with at least 2 days in office per week.
What you'll do at Figma:- Lead and develop IT Operations in New York Hub by coaching and supporting the New York IT Operations team and contractors
- Roll up your sleeves on escalated issues to assist the team and create documentation, deploy new systems and processes to effectively scale
- Build and maintain dashboards showing relevant helpdesk metrics (CSAT, SLAs, most common issues) to serve as a baseline for end-user support and overall IT performance. As a data-driven leader you'll use these metrics to identify root causes and create solutions
- Proactively identify and address inefficiencies and bottlenecks within IT Operations (e.g. access requests, automations, lifecycle management)
- Partner cross-functionally with teams across the business to understand their needs, solve problems and work towards common initiatives
- Ensure the procurement of hardware and software aligns within budget and forecast costs to optimize financial planning and resource allocation
- Lead and own IT projects from conceptualization to completion involving cross departmental collaboration
- 3+ years of experience leading a team of IT professionals with a wide variety of responsibilities
- 5+ years of direct IT support experience
- Experience working with remote teams, multiple offices, and different time zones
- Ability to partner with both technical and non-technical collaborators on a global level and experience managing vendors and contractor workforces
- Advanced knowledge administering Okta, Google Workspace, Zoom, Slack, JAMF and various other SaaS tools and excellent communication and analytical skills with the ability to effectively prioritize and lead through complex situations
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
If based in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.
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. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.
Figma offers equity to employees, as well 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. Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.
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.
We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to [email protected]. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.
Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:
- Holding interviews in an accessible location
- Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
- Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
- Changing the mode or format of interviews
To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.
By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.
Figma New York, New York, USA Office
Our New York City Hub is located in Flatiron, with plenty of great eateries, coffee shops, parks, transit, and Citi Bike nearby.
Similar Jobs
What you need to know about the NYC Tech Scene
Key Facts About NYC Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 549,200; 6% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Capgemini, Bloomberg, IBM, Spotify
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, Fintech
- Funding Landscape: $25.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Greycroft, Thrive Capital, Union Square Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Tiger Global Management, Tribeca Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Two Sigma Ventures
- Research Centers and Universities: Columbia University, New York University, Fordham University, CUNY, AI Now Institute, Flatiron Institute, C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, NASA Space Radiation Laboratory
