Manager – Events @ Figma

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Full-Time

Manager – Events

Posted on 8/11/2023

Figma

1,001-5,000 employees

Collaborative interface design and prototyping platform

Senior

San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more

Required Skills

Communications

Requirements

7+ years of experience planning large-scale in person and virtual events in a tech and/or design focused company
Experience managing teams and projects. Working with people outside of your team and outside of the company excites you. You like mentoring and collaborating with new people and figuring problems out together
Great attention to detail. You like managing multiple work streams simultaneously, sweat the small stuff and leave no detail untouched
A knack for organization and bringing people into the process with clear visibility into your work. You would represent the Figma brand well from behind-the-scenes event execution to in-person coordination and communication with customers and speakers
A creative mind who likes bringing new ideas to existing projects and continuously pushes the team to try new things

Responsibilities

Help guide the (in person & virtual) events team strategy, focusing on: educational livestreams, Field Events, and our global user conferences
Lead the planning and execution of Figma's annual user conferences
Develop event goals and work cross-functionally to track metrics that are critical to the success of all Figma events, such as: promotion tactics, leads, and opportunities created
Work closely with the growth + social teams to develop event promotion/launch plan strategies
Manage agency relationships for event production and execution
Build, manage, and track event budget and expenses. Partner with the legal and finance teams to track contracts and expenses
Lead pre-event planning meetings, providing event support, preparing communications, coordinating conference logistics, lining up speakers, and conducting post meeting assessment activities
Deliver creative and innovative event experiences to engage and delight our users

Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, create, test, and ship better designs, together. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!

Bringing our users together at events is core to Figma’s marketing strategy. We do this through educational livestreams, product office hours, field events, and more! For us, the biggest events of the year are our global user conferences, which currently include Config and Schema.

As a Manager on the Events team, you will lead a team to bring all of these events to the next level — planning and executing the strategy to scale our programs around the world while maintaining and growing the engagement and connection to our community that makes these events so special.

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:

Help guide the (in person & virtual) events team strategy, focusing on: educational livestreams, Field Events, and our global user conferences.
Lead the planning and execution of Figma’s annual user conferences.
Develop event goals and work cross-functionally to track metrics that are critical to the success of all Figma events, such as: promotion tactics, leads, and opportunities created.
Work closely with the growth + social teams to develop event promotion/launch plan strategies.
Manage agency relationships for event production and execution.
Build, manage, and track event budget and expenses. Partner with the legal and finance teams to track contracts and expenses.
Lead pre-event planning meetings, providing event support, preparing communications, coordinating conference logistics, lining up speakers, and conducting post meeting assessment activities.
Deliver creative and innovative event experiences to engage and delight our users

Some projects you could work on:

Config, our annual conference!
Building a new process for onboarding Figma speakers.
Collaborating with the marketing team to manage the Call for Proposals process for our user conferences, working with speakers from around the world.

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

7+ years of experience planning large-scale in person and virtual events in a tech and/or design focused company.
Experience managing teams and projects. Working with people outside of your team and outside of the company excites you. You like mentoring and collaborating with new people and figuring problems out together.
Great attention to detail. You like managing multiple work streams simultaneously, sweat the small stuff and leave no detail untouched.
A knack for organization and bringing people into the process with clear visibility into your work. You would represent the Figma brand well from behind-the-scenes event execution to in-person coordination and communication with customers and speakers.
A creative mind who likes bringing new ideas to existing projects and continuously pushes the team to try new things.

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. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):

$131,000—$231,000 USD

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please let your recruiter know if you require accommodation.

About Figma

Dylan Field and Evan Wallace co-founded Figma in 2012 with the vision of building tools for designers in the browser. Their goal was to create the first design tool that combined the accessibility of the Web with the functionality of a native app. Today Figma is a platform with tools and spaces to support the entire product development process—idea to design to build—and has simplified collaboration for companies like Microsoft, Uber, and The New York Times to name a few.

At Figma, we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, products, and community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with the applicable candidate section of Figma’s Privacy Policy.

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Figma is an all-in-one design platform that facilitates collaborative interface design, prototyping, and development, featuring design systems, realistic prototyping, and Dev Mode for developers. It also offers online whiteboarding for seamless team collaboration and brainstorming.

Company Stage

M&A

Total Funding

$333.4M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2012

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 1%

1 year growth

↑ 6%

2 year growth

↑ 43%

Benefits

Competitive salary & equity

Retirement with company contribution

Mental health and wellness benefits

Company recharge days

Work from home stipend

Health, Dental, & Vision

Parental leave & fertility support

Generous PTO

Learning & development stipend

Cell phone reimbursement

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