Director, Communications

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figmas platform helps teams bring ideas to lifewhether youre 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 youre excited to shape the future of design and collaboration join us!

Figma is hiring a Director of Communications to help us set a new standard for corporate communications at a public company. We arent looking to build upon the standard corporate comms playbook; were looking to reimagine it from first principles. Successful candidates will go beyond simply setting strategy to define a new model for how public companies communicate partnering across the company finance investor relations legal brand studio product and design to mine and tell stories that drive conversation across audiences formats and channels.

This role calls for range. You should be as comfortable in a spreadsheet as you are on X/Twitter. Youre capable of crafting campaigns around quarterly earnings and cultural moments. You speak the language of finance and know what it takes to translate it for a broader audience without dumbing it down. You embrace ambiguity are collaborative by default and are energized by the chance to lead a team and build something new.

This is a full-time role based in San Francisco or New York City hubs.

What youll do at Figma:

• Define and drive Figmas corporate storytelling strategy end-to-end from narrative development to execution across channels
• Move beyond traditional PR to create integrated campaigns that cut through across media owned platforms and executive communications
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business and financial momentum into clear compelling stories and campaigns
• Work closely with executives to shape narratives that resonate with business and financial audiences from briefings to thought leadership
• Identify and develop breakthrough story angles that position Figma at the center of key industry and market conversations
• Build and deepen relationships with top-tier business and financial reporters across the U.S. and U.K.
• Stay close to the news cycle while proactively creating opportunities that put Figma ahead of it
• Continue to grow your scope and influence as the company scales

Wed love to hear from you if you have:

• 12 years of experience in in-house corporate communications
• A track record of building and scaling communications programs and teams from the ground up
• Strong business and financial fluency with the ability to translate complexity into clear engaging narratives and pitches
• Experience operating in fast-paced environments where direction isnt always definedand comfort creating it
• Demonstrated experience crafting a point of view on storytelling that goes beyond conventional PR approaches

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

• An understanding of product design software development and/or cloud-native applications

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 . 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.

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