Strategic Finance
The Strategic Finance team is focused on solving some of Figma’s most pressing business issues. The team is responsible for owning the company's budget, driving annual and quarterly planning processes, allocating and deploying the company's resources efficiently, performing financial analyses, and partnering with teams across the company. The role requires someone who is highly analytical and strategic, a great communicator, approaches problems in a structured manner, and is comfortable with ambiguity. You’ll get substantial visibility, focus on the highest-priority business issues, and be plugged into every facet of the business.
We are currently hiring for an R&D role on the Strategic Finance team.
R&D: this role will focus on Product, Design, & Engineering headcount and expense. This will involve:
Owning our R&D & core cloud infrastructure expense forecasts
Leading the R&D org headcount planning process by partnering with leaders across R&D, mapping resourcing to growth opportunities & investment
Providing R&D leaders with Budget Variance Analysis on headcount & expense and guiding the quarterly/annual budgeting process
This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs (SF / NY) or remotely in the United States.
What you’ll do at Figma:
Develop cross-functional partnerships with Leadership across the company to review investment opportunities, growth levers, and align on a resourcing model
Drive culture of performance management with real time dashboards, KPIs, and insights into emerging trends
Build annual operating plans, quarterly and monthly financial forecasts (including headcount and expense), and ongoing analysis of performance and investment to highlight trends, opportunities, and causes of unexpected variances
Prepare and deliver presentations for the Executive Team, including the CFO, CRO, and CMO
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
3+ years of relevant experience in investment banking, private equity, Strategic Finance, Business Operations, or related fields
Demonstrated ability to distill complex issues into structured frameworks and develop concrete action plans
Experience in financial planning, modeling and creating data-driven analysis
Experience problem-solving independently, prioritizing workload, and completing tasks on time
Experience building relationships and communicating with stakeholders across all levels and functions
Experience delivering compelling presentations and memos to educate your audience on the business and drive them to take action
While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:
Experience at a high growth B2B SaaS business, with bonus points for self-serve models
Experience partnering with General & Administrative organizations
Experience managing corporate consolidations for headcount or expense
Experience with SQL
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.
Pay Transparency Disclosure
If based in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.
Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.
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.
Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):
$136,000—$288,000 USD
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Strategic Finance
The Strategic Finance team is focused on solving some of Figma’s most pressing business issues. The team is responsible for owning the company's budget, driving annual and quarterly planning processes, allocating and deploying the company's resources efficiently, performing financial analyses, and partnering with teams across the company. The role requires someone who is highly analytical and strategic, a great communicator, approaches problems in a structured manner, and is comfortable with ambiguity. You’ll get substantial visibility, focus on the highest-priority business issues, and be plugged into every facet of the business.
We are currently hiring for an R&D role on the Strategic Finance team.
R&D: this role will focus on Product, Design, & Engineering headcount and expense. This will involve:
Owning our R&D & core cloud infrastructure expense forecasts
Leading the R&D org headcount planning process by partnering with leaders across R&D, mapping resourcing to growth opportunities & investment
Providing R&D leaders with Budget Variance Analysis on headcount & expense and guiding the quarterly/annual budgeting process
This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs (SF / NY) or remotely in the United States.
What you’ll do at Figma:
Develop cross-functional partnerships with Leadership across the company to review investment opportunities, growth levers, and align on a resourcing model
Drive culture of performance management with real time dashboards, KPIs, and insights into emerging trends
Build annual operating plans, quarterly and monthly financial forecasts (including headcount and expense), and ongoing analysis of performance and investment to highlight trends, opportunities, and causes of unexpected variances
Prepare and deliver presentations for the Executive Team, including the CFO, CRO, and CMO
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
3+ years of relevant experience in investment banking, private equity, Strategic Finance, Business Operations, or related fields
Demonstrated ability to distill complex issues into structured frameworks and develop concrete action plans
Experience in financial planning, modeling and creating data-driven analysis
Experience problem-solving independently, prioritizing workload, and completing tasks on time
Experience building relationships and communicating with stakeholders across all levels and functions
Experience delivering compelling presentations and memos to educate your audience on the business and drive them to take action
While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:
Experience at a high growth B2B SaaS business, with bonus points for self-serve models
Experience partnering with General & Administrative organizations
Experience managing corporate consolidations for headcount or expense
Experience with SQL
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.
Pay Transparency Disclosure
If based in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.
Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.
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.
Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):
$136,000—$288,000 USD