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!
We’re looking for experienced leaders to join our data science org who are excited about the challenges that come with rapid growth, and passionate about connecting people together through a positive and inclusive culture. Collaborate with internal and external collaborators to deliver insights and build data products. These positions function more like a tech lead role, where you'll oversee a small team while also remaining actively hands-on.
This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
We are seeking an experienced Data Science Manager to join our Sales Team. We are looking for an experienced leader to partner with our Sales teams to accelerate growth at Figma. Provide customer insights, build data access tools, conduct research to guide business strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of completing analytical projects, crafting compelling data stories and visualizations, and communicating across diverse technical and non-technical audiences.
What you’ll do at Figma:
- Take a hands-on approach to tackle a subset of problems and provide detailed analysis.
- Manage, support and strengthen a team with varied strengths of data scientists who own all aspects of data within the marketing and sales organizations
- Partner with marketing leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission for teams and projects
- Develop and refine advanced measurement tools to better assess the impact and value of our top-of-funnel activities and lifecycle marketing initiatives.
- Cultivate a data driven culture by elevating metrics reporting and understanding
- Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- 5+ years of experience collaborating with sales teams to develop models for more accurate ROI measurement and analysis.
- 2+ years of experience managing high output sales data science teams
- Proven track record of influencing marketing functions and shipping high-quality data products that support organizational objectives
- Firm knowledge around statistical methods, including lead scoring, experimentation, and attribution modeling
- Proficient in bringing to bear data and metrics to guide business decisions
While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:
- A desire to build an inclusive and diverse culture
- Experience scaling teams in high growth environment
- https://www.figma.com/blog/cross-functional-data-science-user-research-figma/
- https://www.figma.com/blog/how-we-use-data/
- https://www.figma.com/blog/from-experiment-to-launch-how-data-shaped-a-new-comments-experience/
At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring experienced, inquisitive individuals who are eager to learn and improve 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 (SF/NY Hub):
$228,000—$338,000 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 accommodations-ext@figma.com. 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
By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.
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