Researcher - Strategic Growth

The Figma Research team is looking for a seasoned strategist or researcher to support the organizational identification and execution of strategic opportunities. Your work will help us evaluate opportunities, explore emerging technologies, and assess new product categories. There is plenty of space here for creative, strategic research that would help Figma prioritize long-term investments.

The ideal candidate has experience developing business-level strategy and vision in close collaboration with multiple other functions, from Business to Marketing to Product. We’re looking for someone who has experience using research findings or other data sources to make recommendations and influence company strategy for both the short- and long-term.

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Help Figma grow and innovate by delivering strategic recommendations and/or research to explore and assess new opportunities, technologies, and markets

• Partner closely with multiple functions to identify opportunities, generate strategy, and define success

• Break down strategic, yet ambiguous questions into a clear agenda; designing and leading first-of-kind projects from start to finish, ultimately delivering meaningful impact to Figma’s business

• Leverage your product mindset and storytelling chops to identify actionable opportunities and influence a variety of teams’ roadmaps from Business to Marketing to Product 

• Advocate for the role of Research as a strategic partner in the business process

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

• Have at least 7 years of working experience in a consultancy, a design agency, an innovation or strategy department at a leading product company, or conducting research in a fast-paced product development environment.

• Deep expertise addressing a variety of business problems, spanning opportunity identification to product development to go-to-market

• Strong math and statistical skills, including experience in Excel modeling, financial analysis, and business case development

• Proficiency in a variety of research methodologies, spanning qualitative and quantitative methodological boundaries, to appropriately address business problems when needed

• Demonstrated success of identifying and delivering on growth opportunities and bringing products or services to market, including specific examples of actionable recommendations and meaningful impact resulting from your involvement

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written and visual.

• Thoughtful approaches to developing trust and influencing a broad range of stakeholders, including senior leadership

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

• An MBA or an additional Master’s degree is a plus

• Experience at or supporting a high growth B2B SaaS company

• Comfort with Figma’s suite of tools

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.