Manager, Design - Systems & Infrastructure
Core
Lead Figma's internal Design Systems and Design Infrastructure, stewarding foundations, tokens, variables, component libraries, tooling, and governance to enable product teams to create with quality and coherence at scale.
Role type
Senior Design Manager (People Leadership)
Builds
Internal design system foundations, tokens, variables, component libraries, internal tooling, and shared infrastructure
Domain
Design Systems & Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Design management, hiring, coaching, retaining, developing designers, system architecture, AI-enabled Design Systems workflows, organizational change management, design-to-code workflows
Preferred skills
Token pipeline building, internal tooling and automation, shared platform services, large-scale system migrations
Technologies
Design foundations, tokens, variables, component libraries, internal tooling
Responsibilities
Lead and grow designers across internal Design Systems work streams; Set an ambitious vision and quality bar for the internal design system evolution; Partner with Design, Product, and Engineering leaders on strategy and execution; Evolve the Design Systems operating model including governance and adoption practices; Hire, coach, retain, and develop an exceptional team; Represent the Design Systems perspective in broader organizational decisions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on people leadership
