Program Manager, Belonging, Equity & Impact
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, create, test, and ship better designs, together. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!
As a Program Manager supporting Belonging, Equity & Impact, you’ll support Figma’s most precious resource--its employees. You’ll be a key member of the People team--acting as a strategic partner; you'll use your experience and creativity to build programs, systems, processes and resources to further embed BEI principles into our daily practices to enable Figmates to learn, grow, and thrive.
As a strategic advisor, you will lead by example; your mentorship, communication, patience and insights will help foster our mission to make Figma a deeply inclusive environment. You’ll work to deliver programs that let us develop and inspire Figmates, partnering closely across the People teams, Employee Resource Groups, and wider employees. Partner with the Head of BEI to collect and synthesize the needs of Figmates, analyze data, and create and execute on program roadmaps to help us make more inclusive business and employee decisions. You’ll have the chance to create a lasting impact while helping others learn and grow.
This is a full time role that can be held from one of our hubs in EMEA or JAPAC.
What you'll do at Figma:
- Collaborate with the People Teams and business leaders to define processes, timelines and expectations of managers and employees in regards to BEI efforts
- Advise the People Team on how BEI should be interwoven with critical business milestones and be a motivator of change, focusing on prioritization of efforts that align to key business and employee initiatives
- Bolster our company culture in all interactions by modeling and instilling our values and promoting a culture of healthy communication
- Collaborate with People Org counterparts to provide consistent and cohesive execution of BEI programs
- Work alongside the greater People Team to supply insights, data, and feedback on core people programs and employee engagement
- Partner with Recruiting and People Partners on resource planning and headcount management as it pertains to representation and equity
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- Experience in a relevant Recruiting, People Partner, and/ or BEI role in a rapidly growing company
- Strong and broad capability across PM proficiencies, including intake, qualitative and quantitative data synthesis, prioritization, creating resources like RACIs, project/ program plans, and change management plans
- Demonstrated ability to not only create but execute on a plan end to end, and iterate as the needs change and company scales
- Prioritize collaboration as well as action, ensuring commitment from partners and building trust
- Passionate and pragmatic champion of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout all people programs
- Superb oral and written communicator to many different audiences; you “read the room” and can be trusted to message anything with care and confidence
- Detailed and discreet - people can trust you with sensitive information
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.
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About Figma
Dylan Field and Evan Wallace co-founded Figma in 2012 with the vision of building tools for designers in the browser. Their goal was to create the first design tool that combined the accessibility of the Web with the functionality of a native app. Today Figma is a platform with tools and spaces to support the entire product development process—idea to design to build—and has simplified collaboration for companies like Microsoft, Uber, and The New York Times to name a few.
At Figma, we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, products, and community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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