PhD Recruiter

We’re excited to grow our Talent team with a unique role! We’re looking to hire our first PhD Recruiting expert to support Figma’s ML engineering growth as well as spearhead brand new programs for this early career talent team from the ground-up. In addition, we’re looking for a recruiter who can flex to support our high priority and senior talent coming through our M&A channel. You’ll operate in a full-lifecycle capacity, own our first-ever PhD hiring strategy, create intentional research programming, and own the M&A talent channels. You’ll be a highly strategic partner to our leadership team, working on essential roles across the business.  

This is a full-time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Manage the full-cycle recruiting processes for all PhD ML/Research roles including full-time and internships

• Partner with engineering leaders to develop the first PhD strategy including conference involvement, research papers, university labs, professor connections, and creative outreach strategies

• Operate as a subject matter expert, being a direct extension of our ML teams and primary touchpoint for candidates from initial outreach through the offer stage, ensuring a top notch candidate experience

• Spearhead Figma’s first PhD intern and full-time program, working cross-functionally with an expansive list of key stakeholders

• Be the point of contact for all talent coming through our M&A channel, offering a high touch candidate experience, partnering with our Corporate Development team on process improvements, and collaborating directly with our C-Suite team 

• Continuously show up as a leader on the team from how you partner with leadership, set up a thorough strategy from scratch, build intentional programs, to closing a unique profile of candidates

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• 6+ years of full-lifecycle technical recruiting experience in a fast-paced environment

• 2+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience focused on AI / ML PhD roles

• Deep experience working with PhD/research communities and strong knowledge of the ML market

• Strong track record of setting up conference presence as well as professor, university, and lab partnerships (travel required)

• Demonstrated success in hiring top technical talent at a premier tech company and/or high-growth startup

• Demonstrated success partnering with Executives to navigate high priority, complex, and fast-paced candidate and offer scenarios

While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

• Experience working with talent through an M&A specific channel  

• Used Figma’s products

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 right candidate for this or other roles.