We’re looking for an experienced leader to join our data science org who is excited about the challenges that come with rapid growth, and passionate about connecting people together through a positive and inclusive culture. As the Data Science Manager for our Platform teams, you’ll work closely with your team, engineering leaders, and the broader data science team to build internal and external facing data products as well as deliver strategic insights that will help Figma continue to scale. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise, experience leading a breadth of technical contributors including ML data scientists and data engineers, and know a thing or two about building data products from the ground up.
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:
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Manage, support, and grow a diverse team of data scientists and data engineers embedded in our foundation teams including product performance, infrastructure, and internal tooling
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Partner with engineering leadership to set strategy, priorities, and mission for teams and projects
- Guide development of new and sophisticated applications of data
- Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization
- Grow your career in an engaged and creative community
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
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4+ years of experience managing high-output data science and engineering teams working on internal tooling and ML
- Firm knowledge of machine learning and experimentation techniques and tooling
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A passion and unwavering commitment to leveraging data to guide product development
- A desire to build an inclusive and diverse culture
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Experience scaling teams in high-growth environments
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.
Read more about our team:
- From experiment to launch
- By the numbers: one year of remote work
- Measuring the value of design systems
- Figma’s Series D: The Decade of Design
- Figma's engineering values
