Manager, IT Operations

Figma; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

Retirement with company contribution

Generous PTO

Learning & development stipend

Work from home stipend

Cell phone reimbursement

Job summary

Figma is seeking a Manager for IT Operations to lead their New York team. In this full-time hybrid role, you'll oversee a technical team, manage escalated issues, and develop metrics to improve IT performance. This position requires strong leadership skills and a collaborative mindset to navigate cross-functional projects effectively.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in IT operations, remote team management, and a proven ability to implement effective solutions. Figma offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience leading a technical team.
• 5+ years of direct IT support experience.
• Ability to manage vendors and contractor workforces.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the IT Operations team in New York.
• Assist the team with escalated issues and create documentation.
• Build dashboards showing IT performance metrics.

Skills

Experience leading a team of IT professionals

Direct IT support experience

Remote team collaboration

Knowledge of Okta, Google Workspace, Zoom

Analytical skills

Tools

JAMF

Slack

Job description

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

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

• 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.

Annual Base Salary Range: $153,000 — $269,000 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 [e-mail]. 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.

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• Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
• Changing the mode or format of interviews

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