Director, Design

Treehouse; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 250,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is on the lookout for a Design Director to lead a talented team of designers in redefining product experiences. This role involves tackling strategic challenges, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and enhancing design systems to create seamless user experiences. With a focus on growth and excellence, you will have the opportunity to shape both product and business strategy while fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration. If you are passionate about design and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of design management experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Expertise in Figma and mentoring design teams to solve complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing design team for cross-product challenges.
• Develop a vision for product interactions and enhance design practices.

Skills

Design Management

Collaboration

Mentoring

Problem Solving

User Experience Design

Tools

Figma

Design Tools

Job description

We’re seeking experienced Design Leaders to oversee pillar-wide initiatives for a variety of areas at Figma. In this role, you’ll tackle big strategic challenges, from building new products to evolving and scaling existing ones—all while empowering your teams to deliver ambitious, high-quality work. The work you’ll do will redefine Figma’s product suite, core audiences, and future as a business, solving problems across our product portfolio.

As a Design Director at Figma, you’ll lead a team of world-class designers, with the opportunity to expand this group as the scope and impact of our work grows. In this deeply cross-functional role, you’ll collaborate with product management, engineering, research, marketing, and other teams to shape both product and business strategy in our next chapter.

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

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing design team to tackle cross-product challenges.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leads to align on strategy, improve processes, and ensure successful execution.
• Develop a clear vision for how Figma's products interact and advocate for this vision across the organization.
• Enhance design practices within the team through processes like critiques and design sprints, fostering a culture of excellence.
• Advance Figma's design systems to support seamless user experiences across all products.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of design management experience.
• Experience leading design efforts for a suite of products or working on features that span multiple product lines.
• A proven track record of collaboration with cross-functional teams to solve complex design challenges.
• Hands-on expertise with Figma and other common design tools, and a strong ability to mentor and guide design teams.

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

• An understanding of the unique challenges of integrating multiple products into a cohesive user experience.
• Experience working on technical products or complex systems (e.g. productivity tools, gaming, word processing, etc.).
• Depth in the latest AI developments and modern tooling.
• Experience working on early stage or zero-to-one projects.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, bringing a sense of humor and a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
• Comfort exploring and experimenting with new methodologies and continuously seeking to improve both personal and team performance.

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.

Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):

$250,000 - $338,000 USD

About Figma

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—come make with us!