Director, Corporate & Securities Counsel

Figma•San Francisco, NY

1d•Remote

About The Position

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! Figma’s Legal Team is looking for a director to lead our public company corporate and securities team at an exciting time for our growing business. This is an incredible opportunity to make a real impact at what is still an early stage of our Legal team’s growth. Your job will be to set the bar for excellence, manage a small team of lawyers, and be an exceptional cross-functional partner. You will report to Figma’s VP, Corporate Legal. This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.

Requirements

12+ years of corporate, securities and public company reporting experience, including training at a large law firm and public company in-house experience, and 2+ years of management experience
J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least one U.S. State Bar, with good standing
Excellent interpersonal skills and business judgment; an ability to distill complex issues and concisely explain why it matters
You’re proactive, driven, and adaptable; you should be able to prioritize and balance multiple projects, path-find, and recalibrate advice in view of shifting priorities, legal developments, and risk tolerance
You have strong organizational skills, flexibility, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

Lead the legal team responsible for securities law compliance, public company reporting, and corporate governance
Prepare and review all SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy Statement, Section 16 filings, etc.)
Advise and coordinate with internal working group on all quarterly earnings items
Lead planning for the annual meeting of stockholders
Prepare and manage board and committee meeting materials in partnership with senior leadership
Develop and oversee our corporate governance functions
Manage equity processes including our insider trading policy, 10b5-1 trading plans and guidelines, and our pre-clearance processes and serve as a trusted advisor to our compensation team regarding our all executive and director compensation programs
Draft and maintain corporate policies, including charters, bylaws, committee charters, code of conduct, and various governance policies

Benefits

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.

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