Director - Security Operations & Information Security

The role of Director Security Operations & Information Security is a new and critical addition to our organization. This leader will be responsible for driving our enterprise-wide security strategy and ensuring operational excellence across our systems from GTM and Finance platforms to IT Compliance and Risk.

Our broader Information Security function is expanding its scope to align more deeply with business priorities. This includes building scalable frameworks for threat management compliance and governance and ensuring that every team — from Sales to Engineering — has the tools and guidance needed to operate securely and confidently.

We’re looking for a proven security leader who has built and scaled SecOps and InfoSec programs partnered effectively with senior leaders across the business and can ensure that we continue to deliver resilience trust and protection for Figma and our customers.

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:

• Lead and scale the Information Security and Enterprise Security functions including Security Operations Third-Party Risk Management Incident Response Threat Detection Vulnerability Management and GRC

• Define and drive the security strategy and roadmap balancing innovation and risk in close partnership with Engineering and Product leadership

• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure comprehensive security governance across the organization

• Develop and uphold security incident response plans tabletop exercises and post-mortem processes throughout the organization

• Establish metrics and KPIs to monitor the effectiveness of security programs and continuously improve them

• Build and manage an impactful team hiring world-class talent and fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the leadership team and board members on security risks trends and incidents

• Lead vendor and third-party risk including security evaluations and contract reviews

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

• 10+ years of experience in information security with 5+ years in a senior leadership role overseeing security operations or infosec

• Strong background in building and scaling security programs in SaaS/cloud-native environments

• Deep knowledge of modern threat landscapes detection and response strategies and vulnerability management practices

• Understanding of compliance and regulatory frameworks relevant to enterprise SaaS (SOC 2 ISO FedRAMP etc.)

• Experience engaging with auditors regulators and customer security teams

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):

$250000—$338000 USD