Manager, Figma for Education

Figma•San Francisco, NY

9d•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! Millions of students and educators around the world are in Figma every day, and we need a strategic, entrepreneurial leader to scale our impact. As Head of Figma for Education, you'll own our global education strategy across K–12, higher ed, and bootcamps. You'll set the vision, scale what's working, and build what's next—from international expansion to classroom-first product experiences. If you're energized by building 0-to-1, shaping products for educators, and scaling global programs, we’d love to hear from you! This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in go-to-market strategy, education sales or marketing, international expansion, partnerships, consulting, business operations, or program management
Strong team leadership skills, with experience managing remote teams across multiple time zones
A data-driven mindset, with the ability to track, analyze, and optimize program adoption and engagement metrics
A scrappy, ambitious operator with strong product instincts and a track record of taking programs or products from 0→1, thriving in ambiguity while collaborating effectively across Product, Engineering, Design, GTM, and Sales functions
Deep education-sector knowledge (K–12, higher ed, bootcamps) and robust experience in process and community building, paired with exceptional relationship-building skills and stakeholder management across government, school leaders, and industry partners

Nice To Haves

Experience working at a high-growth tech company or startup
Background in community building and education marketing
Familiarity with legal and compliance considerations in international education markets
Proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, or other relevant languages

Responsibilities

Build and lead the team: Manage the existing EDU team and hire strategic roles in 2026 to expand our reach
Set global strategy: Define and execute playbooks across K–12, higher ed, and bootcamps that scale
Drive international expansion: Launch regional programs and partnerships in India, Brazil, Singapore, Australia, and beyond
Shape the product: Partner with Product, Engineering, and Design to advocate for educators' needs and drive classroom-optimized features
Ensure trust and compliance: Collaborate with Legal on privacy, safety, and regulatory requirements across markets
Forge institutional partnerships: Build relationships with Ministries of Education, universities, and ecosystem partners to accelerate adoption
Measure what matters: Use data to track and optimize adoption, engagement, and program impact globally
Be our voice: Represent Figma at conferences and speaking engagements to elevate our brand in education. Plus, be the face of education for internal updates and leadership moments

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.

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