Product Manager, Developer Productivity
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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!
We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager to help lead our Developer Productivity team, which is a major initiative at Figma and a key part of our customer base. In this role, you‘ll be focused on the developer experience inside and outside of Figma, and you’ll explore how we can supercharge a developer’s efficiency in translating designs to code.
Our first major developer product—Dev Mode—is still in an early stage, and there’s so much left to figure out. With a passion for improving developer workflows, a curiosity for how product teams work together, and an appreciation for technical challenges, you can help us define the future of design ↔ dev collaboration (and more!)
This is a full time role that can be held from our London hub.
What you'll do at Figma:- Deeply understand the experience and pain points of front-end developers working in Figma
- Work closely with, and support the growth of a diverse team of engineers and designers who are passionate about building tools that make developers feel at home in Figma.
- Partner with product, design, and engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities and define a long term vision for the Developer tools team.
- Partner with product & engineering teams across Figma to define strategic bets across the entire product surface with a focus on developer efficiency and code generation.
- Grow your career in an engaged, creative, and thoughtful community.
- Providing higher quality and more useful code generation within Figma
- Figuring out how to better connect design systems in Figma to external code components in Dev Mode.
- Integrating new AI technology to accelerate design → production
- Imagining new possibilities in this space, and help craft the future vision for 2025 and beyond.
- 5+ years of product management experience
- Shipped a number of successful, high-impact consumer facing products
- Experience working on highly technical products, or products catering towards technical audiences
- A development background, or if you have worked on developer tooling in the past
- An eye for the detail, both in terms of user experience and the technical nuances
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, scrappy environment
- Ability to communicate clearly at different altitudes, including driving alignment with senior stakeholders
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
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At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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Product Manager, Developer Productivity
Figma
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