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Learning and Development Manager

Figma
parental leave, remote work
United States, California, San Francisco
Dec 02, 2024

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, design and build better products - from start to finish. Whether it's consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone-comemake with us!

You will partner closely with the Director, Global Learning & Development and the business, to develop and deliver a new strategy for our global teams, amplify existing initiatives and programs and help us innovate and think about what is best for now and right for tomorrow as Figma scales.


What you'll do at Figma:

  • Lead both in-person and virtual learning and development sessions, serving as a coach and expert facilitator for a wide range of topics, including leadership development, team development, change readiness, soft skills, and assessments
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders across the business to assess learning needs for leaders and teams, creating impactful and scalable learning opportunities
  • Manage external vendors responsible for delivering learning content
  • Develop a common language and framework aligned with leadership expectations at Figma
  • Establish and integrate effective learning evaluation metrics and processes to ensure a data-driven approach to assessing learning needs and ROI
  • Experiment frequently and rapidly scale successful pilot programs to a global level


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

  • 7+ years of experience in learning and development roles
  • Experience facilitating and coaching, both virtually and in person
  • A consistent track record of measuring impact and improving programs
  • Strong communication and influencing skills across all organizational levels
  • Strategic thinking, advising, mentoring, and coaching skills
  • Worked with third party vendors
  • Practical knowledge of learning technologies and innovative learning design
  • You are a skilled communicator who can attract and engage participants to programs as well as produce engaging content across multiple platforms


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

  • Coaching certification
  • Willingness to roll up your sleeves and manage tasks hands-on
  • Experience with tools like Asana, Workramp, and Panopto
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous environments
  • Ability to adapt quickly to change
  • Experience working with global teams


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. Figma's compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future. You may view our Pay Transparency Policy by clicking on the corresponding link.

Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):
$136,000 $238,000 USD

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 accommodations-ext@figma.com. 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


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 the applicable candidate section of Figma's Privacy Policy.

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