Corporate Development & Strategy

1 Month ago • 6 Years + • $136,000 PA - $288,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Figma is seeking a dedicated individual for its Corporate Development & Strategy team to join Figma Ventures, their investment fund. This role is the first full-time hire for Figma Ventures, focusing on developing and expanding the fund. The position involves identifying investment areas, sourcing opportunities, evaluating new investments, conducting due diligence, and building relationships with founders and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will contribute to operationalizing the venture fund by building repeatable processes for interacting with portfolio companies and tracking investments. This is a full-time position that can be held remotely within the United States or from one of Figma's US hubs.
Must have:
  • 6+ years of relevant experience as an operator or investor
  • 3+ years in venture capital or corporate venture
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated experience in sourcing talent
  • Experience building relationships and communicating with stakeholders
Good to have:
  • Experience working with early-stage startups
  • Experience building a 'startup within a startup'
Perks:
  • Equity
  • Health, dental & vision
  • Retirement with company contribution
  • Parental leave & reproductive or family planning support
  • Mental health & wellness benefits
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Company recharge days
  • Learning & development stipend
  • Work from home stipend
  • Cell phone reimbursement
  • Sales incentive pay (for most sales roles)
  • Annual bonus plan (for eligible non-sales roles)

Job Details

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!

Founded in 2022, Figma Ventures is Figma’s dedicated investment fund and sits within the Corporate Development & Strategy team. This role is the first full-time hire for Figma Ventures as we double down on this important strategic lever for the business. This position will have the opportunity to work closely with founders in the ecosystem as well as Figma’s key executives to develop and expand Figma Ventures.

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:

  • Identify interesting areas for investment, develop theses, and source investment opportunities for Figma Ventures
  • Evaluate new investments, owning all aspects of due diligence from initial meeting through investment memo
  • Build relationships with founders (prospective and existing), serving as their primary conduit to Figma
  • Operationalize Figma Ventures by building out repeatable processes around how we interact with portfolio companies and track our investments

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

  • 6+ years of relevant experience as an operator or investor
  • 3+ years in venture capital or corporate venture 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
  • Demonstrated experience in sourcing talent 
  • Experience building relationships and communicating with stakeholders across all levels and functions

While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

  • Experience working with early stage startups as well as building a “startup within a startup” 
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

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities. 

Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to: 

  • Holding interviews in an accessible location
  • Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
  • Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
  • Changing the mode or format of interviews 

To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

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 Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.

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