People Partner, Engineering

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As a member of the Engineering People Partner team youll be a key partner in helping the largest function at Figma thrive during a dynamic and high growth phase. Youll leverage your extraordinary skills in communication program management and execution to build and deliver on thoughtful experiences for Figmates within the Platform Engineering and Security organizations and will have an opportunity to influence across the broader Engineering Product and Design functions. This role reports into the Manager People Partners - Tech and will work in close partnership with the People Partner aligned to our SVP Platform Engineering in providing holistic end to end People Partner support.

If youre excited about taking your general experience within the human resources discipline and looking to deepen your people partnership craft then this might be the role for you!

This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.

What youll do at Figma:

• As a People Partner you will play a key role in supporting managers and individual contributors within our Platform Engineering and Security organizations
• Seen as a go-to partner and trusted advisor offering guidance on all things people
• Work collaboratively with other People Partners to provide consistent and cohesive execution of HR programs such as performance management processes (calibrations promotions and performance improvement) compensation planning experience surveys and organizational health initiatives
• Help navigate change by leading and supporting cross-functional projects that align with broader company goals ensuring smooth transitions and clear communication
• Stellar attention to detail and highly organized especially on People processes and programs such as internal mobility performance reviews and calibrations and experience survey action planning
• Ability to consolidate analyze and influence through people data and reporting
• Partner closely with the larger People Partner Belonging Equity & Impact Employee Relations Recruiting Benefits and People Operations functions to build equitable processes and solutions that scale
• Thrive in fast-paced high-growth environments bringing structure to ambiguity adapting quickly and always following through
• Bolster our company culture in all interactions by modeling and instilling our values and promoting a culture of healthy communication

Wed love to hear from you if you have:

• 5 years of total HR or related experience
• Experience across a multitude of HR competencies including: performance management talent development compensation operations compliance and program development
• Experience building relationships and communicating with stakeholders across all levels and functions
• Experience making data-driven decisions and using that data to tell a compelling story that initiates change
• Demonstrates ability to be detailed and discreet

While its not required its an added plus if you also have:

• Experience as a People Partner or HRBP
• Experience partnering with a technical client group (e.g. Product and/or Engineering)

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 youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt 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.

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.

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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.

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