Figma
Director, Product Design - AI & Context
$290K–$376K
San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States +2 · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States
Canada
US - Experience
- 5+ years of design management experience; ideally including managing managers and leading teams through ambiguity and change.
About the job
Leads Figma’s Context Platform design organization, shaping strategy and delivery across Design Systems, Code, MCP, CMS, Community, and AI-focused design workflows.
What you'll do
- Hire, manage, and develop a multi-team design group across the Context Platform areas.
- Partner with Product and Engineering leaders on team processes, execution, roadmaps, and strategy.
- Set product-area direction, advocate across the organization, and lead critique, sprint, and design review practices.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of design management experience.
- Deep understanding of latest AI developments, modern tooling, and component-driven design practices.
- Strong hands-on expertise with Figma's tools.
- Track record of cross-functional partnership and strong strategic thinking and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Background contributing to open-source or developer-facing design tools.
- Experience partnering with Research and Marketing on platform-wide initiatives.
Pay
$290,000 — $376,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Figma's tools, MCP
AI focus
Leads platform-wide design work that provides context for AI agents and advances AI and Design Systems workflows.
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