Strategic Finance

Figma; New York (NY); Remote; USD 140,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Parental leave

Mental health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Figma is seeking a strategic finance leader to own budgeting, long-range planning, and actionable financial insights across GTM, Corporate, and Growth streams. You will partner with multiple functions to drive forecasting, investment decisions, and dashboards that illuminate performance.

This role emphasizes automation, data integrity, and executive-level storytelling. The position can be based in the US, with remote options, and offers a comprehensive compensation package including equity and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, strategic finance, Big 4 audit, business operations, or related fields.
• Experience in financial planning and creating data-driven analysis.
• Ability to build processes from scratch and distill complex issues into structured frameworks and concrete action plans.
• Experience communicating with stakeholders across all levels and functions.
• Experience at a high growth B2B SaaS company is a plus (GTM a bonus).

Responsibilities

• Drive KPI alignment and monitor performance, growth initiatives, and operating visibility.
• Build annual operating plans, quarterly and monthly financial forecasts.
• Develop cross-functional partnerships to inform executive decisions.
• Own and improve financial processes supporting the business.
• Partner with Data Science and RevOps to improve ARR data quality and forecasting.
• Prepare and deliver executive presentations (CFO, CRO, CMO).
• Experiment with AI-driven solutions to automate workflows and increase speed and accuracy.

Skills

Investment banking

Private equity

Strategic finance

Big 4 audit

Business operations

Data-driven analysis

Stakeholder communication

SQL

Tools

SQL

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!

The Strategic Finance team is focused on solving some of Figma’s most pressing business issues. The team is responsible for owning the company's budget, driving annual and quarterly planning processes, allocating and deploying the company's resources efficiently, performing financial analyses, and partnering with teams across the company. The role requires someone who is highly analytical and strategic, a great communicator, approaches problems in a structured manner, and is comfortable with ambiguity. You’ll get substantial visibility, focus on the highest-priority business issues, and be plugged into every facet of the business.

We are currently hiring on our finance team!

• Go-To-Market: This role will focus on our Sales business. In your first 12 months, you will:
  • Own and materially improve Figma’s annual planning and forecasting process
  • Influence resourcing and investment decisions across the Sales business
• Corporate: This role sits at the intersection of corporate finance and business decision-making.
  • You’ll help drive long-range and annual planning, partner with G&A leaders across the CFO, CIO, Legal, and Tax organizations, and turn budget-versus-actual results into actionable insights.
  • You’ll also support board reporting and build dashboards that give the team a clearer view of performance.
  • With a strong focus on systems and automation, you’ll streamline processes and help build a more efficient, scalable finance function
• Growth: This role will focus on Figma's AI Products. In your first 12 months you will:
  • Own the experimentation framework for AI products & assess business impact
  • Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to identify, implement, and action on growth opportunities and measure new feature launches
  • Iterate on pricing & packaging constructs, aiming to maximize customer & business value

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

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Drive alignment on KPIs and key metrics to monitor business performance, drive growth initiatives, and provide visibility into operating performance
• Build annual operating plans, quarterly and monthly financial forecasts
• Develop cross-functional partnerships across Figma to formulate business insight and inform executive decision making
• Own, run & improve financial processes that support Figma’s business
• Partner with Strategic Finance, Data Science and RevOps to improve our ARR data quality and forecasting
• Prepare and deliver presentations for the Executive Team, including the CFO, CMO, and CRO
• Experiment with AI-driven solutions to automate workflows, enhance accuracy, and elevate the speed and impact of Strategic Finance operations

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

• 5+ years of relevant experience in investment banking, private equity, strategic finance, Big 4 audit, business operations, or related fields
• Experience in financial planning and creating data-driven analysis
• Demonstrated ability to build processes from scratch and distill complex issues into structured frameworks and develop concrete action plans
• Experience problem-solving independently, organizing workload and priorities, and completing tasks on time
• Experience building relationships and communicating with stakeholders across all levels and functions

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

• Experience at a high growth B2B SaaS company, with bonus points for GTM experience
• SQL/AI tooling experience and deep experience working with large data-sets

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

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.

Figma offers equity to employees, as well as a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental, and vision coverage; retirement benefits with company contributions; parental leave and reproductive or family planning support; mental health and wellness benefits; and paid time off. Figma provides paid sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the requirements of the Washington Minimum Wage Act and related regulations. Exempt employees are eligible for employer‑provided paid flexible PTO in addition to flexible paid sick leave. PTO is subject to manager approval. Additional benefits may include company recharge days, cell phone and home internet reimbursements, and a number of lifestyle spending accounts. Figma also offers sales incentive compensation for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. All compensation and benefits are subject to applicable plan terms and may be modified by Figma at any time, consistent with applicable law.

Annual Base Salary Range:

$140,000—$245,000 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.

Examples of accommodations

• 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.

Application limits

• Candidates may submit up to 5 applications during any rolling 30-day period.
• Candidates may not reapply to the same role while an application is active or within 90 days of receiving a rejection.

Once the applicable days has passed, candidates are welcome to apply again.