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In this role, you’ll turn ambiguity into clarity, push the product forward with engineers, PMs, and researchers, and help us invent new ways for people to design and build products together. Working closely with engineering, product, research, and designers across Figma, you’ll set direction and stay hands-on, turning ambitious ideas into experiences people use every day.

Key points

  1. Lead the design of core editor experiences, including foundational concepts like Auto Layout, Text, and canvas interactions, from identifying opportunities through prototyping, shipping…

  2. Help us define and champion a clear vision for how the editor should evolve, translating that vision into concrete proposals, design principles…

  3. Explore how direct manipulation, AI, and code can work together, prototyping ways for people to move between generating, editing…

  4. Ground decisions in user research, product data, and close observation of how people create, using that evidence to test assumptions and refine your point…

  5. A portfolio of shipped work demonstrating interaction design and visual craft, including examples of making sophisticated workflows easier to understand and use.

  6. The ability to guide decision-making with structured thinking, clearly articulated rationale, and user-centered research.

  7. A knack for figuring out ambiguous problems in complex systems, and shaping them into simple solutions with clear goals.

  8. Experience researching, prototyping, or building products with AI and other emerging tools to uncover new patterns for creativity and collaboration.

Skills

FigmaPrototypingInterviewingUser ResearchCommunication

Experience: Senior-level · 8+ years

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