At Figma, we believe in the power of creating events for our users to learn from each other, both in the browser and in real life. We’re looking for someone to help us scale our events programming to bring our users stories to life and create engaging experiences for our attendees.
As the Events Programming Manager, you’ll lead the events programming strategy and speaker management operations for all of Figma’s virtual and in-person events. You’ll be a part of the Marketing Team and partner closely with Sales, Product Marketing, and the Design Advocate team to connect the stories of our community/customers with our global and field events strategy.
Our Events team runs Figma’s global conferences, like Config and Schema, and hosts over 75 additional events a year — ranging from customer livestreams to product office hours to field meetups. From speaker selection to content reviews and training, the Events Programming Manager is instrumental in creating Figma events customers love.
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
- Work with customers to craft thoughtful and compelling content for events
- Develop the strategy and process for identifying and preparing event speakers from the ground up
- Work closely with speakers to help craft their talks and presentations based on specific event goals
- Develop close relationships with cross-functional partners and customers to identify potential speakers for Figma events, including conferences and livestreams
- Lead content reviews with internal committees, providing thoughtful feedback on presentations
- Build a process from scratch to track and manage past, current, and potential speakers
- Develop the Call for Proposals process for conferences based on the needs of each unique event
- Create clear, concise, and helpful communication to ensure speakers are prepared and have the resources they need to be successful
We’d love to hear from you if you have
- 5+ years of experience developing strategic content themes for large scale events of at least 5,000 people in person
- Exceptional ability to craft engaging storytelling and drive presentations
- Programming experience, including working with speakers to provide direction and feedback on talks
- Proven ability to work with outside partners, including customers and speakers for external-facing events
- Great attention to detail. You like managing information, sweat the small stuff and leave no detail untouched
While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have
- A knack for organization and bringing people into the process with clear visibility into your work.
- Ability to build trust with both internal and external partners, leading with clear and consistent communication
- The ability to influence existing projects by delivering innovative and new opportunities
- A record of being collaborative and solutions oriented
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. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future. You may view our Pay Transparency Policy by clicking on the corresponding link.