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FigmaFigmaSan Francisco, CA

Director, IT

Leads IT Operations, Engineering, and AI Enablement teams to scale infrastructure, ensure security, and integrate AI tools company-wide. Requires 10+ years IT experience with 4-5 years senior leadership in fast-growing tech firms.

258k – 348k/yr
Remote10+ YOEDevOps / SRE

About the role

What you’ll do at Figma

  • Lead, grow, and develop a high-performing team of 20+ across IT Operations, IT Engineering, and AI strategy, including managers and senior ICs across each function
  • Own the strategy and execution of Figma's internal IT infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security across our global workforce and office environments
  • Partner with Figma's AI team to define and guide an internal AI enablement strategy, finding opportunities to embed AI-powered tools and workflows across IT and the broader business
  • Establish and track KPIs across IT disciplines, using data to drive continuous improvement in system uptime, ticket resolution, employee satisfaction, and infrastructure performance
  • Own IT vendor relationships, participate in contract negotiations and budget planning, ensuring the company has the right tools to meet current needs and future growth
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Security, Legal, People, and Finance to ensure IT systems meet compliance, privacy, and regulatory requirements
  • Serve as an escalation point and executive sponsor for major incidents, infrastructure migrations, and large-scale IT initiatives

We'd love to hear from you if you have

  • 10+ years of experience in IT, with at least 4–5 years in a senior leadership role running multiple teams or functions
  • Consistent track record of scaling IT Operations and IT Engineering organizations in a fast-growing technology company
  • Deep technical knowledge of enterprise infrastructure, SaaS tooling, endpoint management, and IT service management (ITSM) frameworks
  • Experience partnering on or directly leading AI or automation initiatives within an IT or enterprise technology context

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

  • Experience at a product-led, design, or SaaS company with a distributed or hybrid-first workforce
  • Experience in IT security or compliance domains such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or FedRAMP, and comfort partnering with Security teams on audits and controls
  • Experience leading large scale change management initiatives, such as system migrations, tooling consolidations, or workforce transitions at scale

Skills

ItsmSaaSEndpoint ManagementEnterprise InfrastructureAISOC 2ISO 27001FedRAMPIt SecurityIt Operations

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