Director, Communications

What you’ll do at Figma

• Define and drive Figma’s corporate storytelling strategy end-to-end, from narrative development to execution across channels
• Move beyond traditional PR to create integrated campaigns that cut through across media, owned platforms and executive communications
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business and financial momentum into clear, compelling stories and campaigns
• Work closely with executives to shape narratives that resonate with business and financial audiences, from briefings to thought leadership
• Identify and develop breakthrough story angles that position Figma at the center of key industry and market conversations
• Build and deepen relationships with top-tier business and financial reporters across the U.S. and U.K.
• Stay close to the news cycle while proactively creating opportunities that put Figma ahead of it
• Continue to grow your scope and influence as the company scales

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in in-house corporate communications
• A track record of building and scaling communications programs and teams from the ground up
• Strong business and financial fluency, with the ability to translate complexity into clear, engaging narratives, and pitches
• Experience operating in fast-paced environments where direction isn’t always defined—and comfort creating it
• Demonstrated experience crafting a point of view on storytelling that goes beyond conventional PR approaches

Preferred Qualifications

• An understanding of product design, software development and/or cloud-native applications

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.

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: $235,000 - $317,000 USD