Manager, People Systems

Figma · Brooklyn NY

Company

Figma

Location

Brooklyn NY

Type

Full Time

Job Description

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!

As the Manager, People Systems you’ll be critical in contributing to transformational change with a focus on driving forward operational efficiencies, automation, and system improvements. You will oversee intake and prioritization of the people team’s system roadmap, support delivery of cross-functional system solutions, and partner with people teams to define and optimize processes across our HR tools. You’ll also lead our systems team as well as external consultants. We recently implemented Workday HCM, Benefits, and Payroll - you get to drive significant change!

What you’ll do at Figma:
  • Run systems projects end to end including gathering requirements, developing timelines, and stakeholder management
  • Drive process improvement initiatives across the People Operations team to build automation, identify risks with current processes, and partner internally to address findings
  • Lead and build a team of internal and external resources to design and build out large scale Workday projects including the merit cycle, open enrollment, and integrations
  • Build a People Operations roadmap that includes: an integration with our ATS, open enrollment, merit cycle, onboarding process updates, an LMS rollout, and more
  • Regularly review our HR tech stack and oversee process improvements. Systems include Workday, Lattice, and a future LMS.
  • Prioritize project and new system requests with the business and manage the sprint process
  • Establish strong partnerships with cross-functional teams to tackle challenges and drive effective solutions
  • Support the documentation of new and or evolving People Operations processes
  • Lead and develop a people systems team responsible for building and handling our Workday instance, a future LMS, and more
 
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
  • 5+ years of HR systems management experience
  • 2+ years Workday experience including familiarity with HCM, benefits, advanced comp, and payroll
  • 1+ years people management experience
  • Excel at handling overlapping projects and priorities
  • Love for working in a high growth environment
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
  • Investing in Figma: The Decade of Design
  • How work is changing at Figma
  • Figma's next product is a multiplayer whiteboard called FigJam
  • Software Design Startup Figma Is Now Worth $10 Billion

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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11/01/2022

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