Manager, Brand Operations

Posted 16 Days Ago
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San Francisco, CA
164K-288K Annually
Senior level
Productivity • Professional Services • Software • Design
Figma is a design platform for teams who build products together.
The Role
The Brand Ops Manager at Figma will lead and mentor a team of producers, overseeing strategic brand and marketing initiatives. This role involves driving cross-functional collaboration, developing project timelines, managing resources, and establishing scalable workflows to ensure high-quality execution and alignment with business goals.
Summary Generated by Built In

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, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it’s consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!

We’re hiring a manager to lead our Brand Ops team, managing high-impact brand initiatives and mentoring a team of producers. As a player-coach, you’ll own complex, high-visibility projects while guiding your team to success. You’ll be instrumental in shaping our creative production strategy, driving operational excellence, and ensuring our brand shines across every touchpoint. This role requires leadership, collaboration, and a passion for both process and people.

As the Brand Ops Manager, you’ll partner with other Brand Studio discipline leads, Marketing leadership, and cross-functional teams to scope, prioritize, and deliver a range of creative initiatives. You’ll provide strategic oversight, manage resources, and make sure everything aligns with business and project goals. This role is both hands-on in producing work and managing the team, fostering an environment of trust, growth, and excellence.

This is a full-time role, based in one of our US hubs or remotely within the United States.

What you'll do at Figma:

  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of producers, fostering a collaborative environment that prioritizes growth, trust, and high-quality output.
  • Oversee large, strategic brand and marketing initiatives, ensuring alignment with the company's vision and objectives.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration in fast-paced, fluid environments, proactively keeping projects on track and optimizing for resource efficiencies.
  • Develop and implement comprehensive project timelines, identifying critical dependencies and key milestones for feedback and approvals from leadership.
  • Manage lean team resources effectively, including onboarding agencies and freelancers, while ensuring accountability and high-quality execution.
  • Establish scalable workflows and processes, promoting efficiency, creative excellence, and maintaining strong relationships with external creative partners.

We’d love to hear from you if you:

  • 7+ years of extensive experience in design operations, creative production, or program management roles.
  • 3+ years leadership experience managing teams, with a track record of guiding and developing talent.
  • Proven experience in managing complex, multi-faceted projects from start to finish, balancing big-picture goals with day-to-day execution.
  • Thrive in fast-paced environments and are adept at bringing structure and clarity to ambiguity.
  • Are highly organized, with proven expertise in developing timelines, identifying critical dependencies, and driving project efficiency.

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

  • Have proficiency in resource management within lean team structures, including managing external partners like agencies and freelancers.
  • Proficiency in Figma.

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.

Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):

$164,000$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 [email protected]. 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 

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.

Top Skills

Figma
The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
1,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Born on the Web, Figma helps teams create, share, test, and ship better designs from start to finish. Companies like Microsoft, Google, and Slack use Figma to boost creative productivity while keeping everyone on the same page.

Why Work With Us

We’re multiplayer people who live by our values, celebrate our differences, and care deeply about each other and our users. Making design accessible to all is a lofty goal. We’re just getting started and could use your help—join us!

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