Technical Program Manager - AI
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The mission of the Engineering TPM team is to drive Figma’s most important cross-company engineering efforts, and we are looking for a Technical Program Manager to partner with our Tech org on AI/ML-related initiatives. The TPM provides oversight of the most important efforts that require coordinated technical execution across the Org in order to succeed. AI / ML continues to be our top focus. These large-scale efforts will involve collaboration across numerous product and platform engineering teams & xfn stakeholders, prioritization, decision making, tracking execution & driving operational excellence. We’re looking for someone that can work in a TPM greenspace environment, and is passionate about people, technology, and program management. Progress over process is our mantra.
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:
As a Technical Program Manager, you’ll work closely with our AI Experiences and ML Platform team in driving the development and deployment of cutting-edge AI features and ML platforms.
You will collaborate closely with xfn teams including engineering, data science, and product management to define and execute the roadmap for our AI initiatives.
You will be responsible for ensuring seamless integration of AI capabilities into Figma's platform, managing end-to-end project lifecycles, from initial concept through to production deployment.
Your responsibilities will include coordinating large-scale experiments, optimizing model performance, oversight on vendor contract management and ensuring robust and scalable AI solutions.
As a key member of the team, you will also be instrumental in driving innovation, establishing best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement in AI and ML at Figma.
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
Taken large-scale AI / ML programs from 0 to 1.
Deep technical understanding of machine learning algorithms, model training and launching AI experiences.
4+ years of technical program management experience
Ability to find the balance between driving in a scrappy manner vs structured program management. Getting results!
Expertise in organizing and driving complex initiatives like multi-team product launches and multi-quarter platform migrations
Experience operating in ambiguity, shepherding product, process, and/or engineering programs from concept to completion
The ability to form close, effective stakeholder relationships and manage competing priorities and incentives
While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:
Vendor management experience for high quality data and annotations for ML models
Strong bias to action, self-motivation and curiosity, with desire to bring people together and deliver high quality results in the constantly evolving growth and excitement of a start-up culture
Experience building and maintaining automated project dashboards (Coda, Asana, Hex, Datadog) and integrations
Familiarity with a modern scaled web stack (AWS, Sinatra, React)
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.
About the job
Technical Program Manager - AI
To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Management jobs
The mission of the Engineering TPM team is to drive Figma’s most important cross-company engineering efforts, and we are looking for a Technical Program Manager to partner with our Tech org on AI/ML-related initiatives. The TPM provides oversight of the most important efforts that require coordinated technical execution across the Org in order to succeed. AI / ML continues to be our top focus. These large-scale efforts will involve collaboration across numerous product and platform engineering teams & xfn stakeholders, prioritization, decision making, tracking execution & driving operational excellence. We’re looking for someone that can work in a TPM greenspace environment, and is passionate about people, technology, and program management. Progress over process is our mantra.
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:
As a Technical Program Manager, you’ll work closely with our AI Experiences and ML Platform team in driving the development and deployment of cutting-edge AI features and ML platforms.
You will collaborate closely with xfn teams including engineering, data science, and product management to define and execute the roadmap for our AI initiatives.
You will be responsible for ensuring seamless integration of AI capabilities into Figma's platform, managing end-to-end project lifecycles, from initial concept through to production deployment.
Your responsibilities will include coordinating large-scale experiments, optimizing model performance, oversight on vendor contract management and ensuring robust and scalable AI solutions.
As a key member of the team, you will also be instrumental in driving innovation, establishing best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement in AI and ML at Figma.
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
Taken large-scale AI / ML programs from 0 to 1.
Deep technical understanding of machine learning algorithms, model training and launching AI experiences.
4+ years of technical program management experience
Ability to find the balance between driving in a scrappy manner vs structured program management. Getting results!
Expertise in organizing and driving complex initiatives like multi-team product launches and multi-quarter platform migrations
Experience operating in ambiguity, shepherding product, process, and/or engineering programs from concept to completion
The ability to form close, effective stakeholder relationships and manage competing priorities and incentives
While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:
Vendor management experience for high quality data and annotations for ML models
Strong bias to action, self-motivation and curiosity, with desire to bring people together and deliver high quality results in the constantly evolving growth and excitement of a start-up culture
Experience building and maintaining automated project dashboards (Coda, Asana, Hex, Datadog) and integrations
Familiarity with a modern scaled web stack (AWS, Sinatra, React)
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.