Fast Facts

Join Figma as a People Partner in Engineering, where you'll support the Platform Engineering and Security teams during a high growth phase by leveraging your HR skills to enhance the employee experience and influence broader organizational initiatives.

Responsibilities: Support managers and individual contributors, offer guidance on HR matters, lead cross-functional projects, and ensure effective communication during changes.

Skills: Strong communication, program management, and execution abilities; expertise in HR competencies such as performance management, talent development, and data analysis.

Qualifications: 5+ years of HR experience, with a strong background in various HR functions; bonus if experienced as a People Partner or with technical teams.

Location: This position can be based in one of Figma's US hubs or be performed remotely within the United States.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $120,000 - $180,000.

As a member of the Engineering People Partner team, you’ll be a key partner in helping the largest function at Figma thrive during a dynamic and high growth phase. You’ll leverage your extraordinary skills in communication, program management, and execution to build and deliver on thoughtful experiences for Figmates within the Platform Engineering and Security organizations, and will have an opportunity to influence across the broader Engineering, Product and Design functions. This role reports into the Manager, People Partners - Tech, and will work in close partnership with the People Partner aligned to our SVP, Platform Engineering in providing holistic end to end People Partner support. 

If you’re excited about taking your general experience within the human resources discipline and looking to deepen your people partnership craft, then this might be the role for you! 

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:

• As a People Partner, you will play a key role in supporting managers and individual contributors within our Platform Engineering and Security organizations
• Seen as a go-to partner and trusted advisor, offering guidance on all things people
• Work collaboratively with other People Partners to provide consistent and cohesive execution of HR programs such as performance management processes (calibrations, promotions, and performance improvement), compensation planning, experience surveys, and organizational health initiatives 
• Help navigate change by leading and supporting cross-functional projects that align with broader company goals, ensuring smooth transitions and clear communication
• Stellar attention to detail and highly organized, especially on People processes and programs such as internal mobility, performance reviews and calibrations, and experience survey action planning
• Ability to consolidate, analyze, and influence through people data and reporting
• Partner closely with the larger People Partner, Belonging Equity & Impact, Employee Relations, Recruiting, Benefits, and People Operations functions to build equitable processes and solutions that scale
• Thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, bringing structure to ambiguity, adapting quickly and always following through
• Bolster our company culture in all interactions by modeling and instilling our values and promoting a culture of healthy communication

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

• 5+ years of total HR or related experience
• Experience across a multitude of HR competencies, including: performance management, talent development, compensation, operations, compliance, and program development
• Experience building relationships and communicating with stakeholders across all levels and functions
• Experience making data-driven decisions and using that data to tell a compelling story that initiates change
• Demonstrates ability to be detailed and discreet 

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

• Experience as a People Partner or HRBP
• Experience partnering with a technical client group (e.g., Product and/or Engineering)

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.