What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Design position at Treehouse?
We’re seeking experienced Design Leaders to oversee pillar-wide initiatives for a variety of areas at Figma. In this role, you’ll tackle big strategic challenges, from building new products to evolving and scaling existing ones—all while empowering your teams to deliver ambitious, high-quality work. The work you’ll do will redefine Figma’s product suite, core audiences, and future as a business, solving problems across our product portfolio.
As a Design Director at Figma, you’ll lead a team of world-class designers, with the opportunity to expand this group as the scope and impact of our work grows. In this deeply cross-functional role, you’ll collaborate with product management, engineering, research, marketing, and other teams to shape both product and business strategy in our next chapter.
This is a full-time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a high-performing design team to tackle cross-product challenges.
- Partner with Product and Engineering leads to align on strategy, improve processes, and ensure successful execution.
- Develop a clear vision for how Figma's products interact and advocate for this vision across the organization.
- Enhance design practices within the team through processes like critiques and design sprints, fostering a culture of excellence.
- Advance Figma's design systems to support seamless user experiences across all products.
Qualifications
While it's not required, it's an added plus if you also have :
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.
Annual Base Salary Range (SF / NY Hub) :
250,000 - $338,000 USD
About 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, 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!
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Salary : $250,000 - $338,000
