# Higher Education Community & Partnerships Manager

**Company:** [Figma](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/figma)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Partnerships
**Salary:** $105k – $221k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Academic Partnerships, Faculty Engagement, Higher Education Community Programs, Institutional Relationship Management, University Leadership Engagement, Program Development, Community Building, Curriculum Integration, Event Planning, Data-Driven Decision Making
**Posted:** 2026-06-24

> Own institutional growth strategy for Figma across universities and bootcamps. Build educator communities, drive curriculum integration, and cultivate relationships with deans and program leadership.

## Job Description

## What you'll do at Figma:

- Build and grow an educator community: identify, engage, and cultivate a network of educators at top university and bootcamp programs who are bringing Figma into their classrooms and giving them the resources and recognition to go deeper
- Drive curriculum integration: identify high-impact courses and partner with educators on teaching resources, assignments, and course packs that make Figma the easiest tool to teach with
- Partner with university technology centers: work with campus tech centers to make sure every incoming student knows about Figma's free education program from day one
- Cultivate institutional relationships: build close ties with program deans, department chairs, and leadership at the world's leading design schools programs
- Lay the foundation for institutional growth: do early work that positions Figma to partner with universities at an institutional level and help define what that path looks like
- Create compelling professor programming: design and launch events, resources, and community activations that give professors genuine reasons to champion Figma in their courses and recommend it to colleagues
- Partner with the broader Figma EDU team: work closely across the team to make sure our institutional work and our student programs are pulling in the same direction
- Measure success through data: track adoption, engagement, and relationship depth across institutional partnerships to understand what's working and iterate accordingly

## Requirements:

- 5+ years of experience in academic partnerships, faculty engagement, higher ed community programs, or institutional relationship management
- Demonstrated success engaging and influencing university leadership — including deans, department chairs, and technology center directors — to drive institutional outcomes
- Experience building programs or communities from scratch with limited resources and without a defined playbook
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to tailor messaging for academic and institutional audiences
- A scrappy, entrepreneurial approach, comfortable operating in an ambiguous and resource-constrained environment

## Nice-to-haves:

- Experience as an educator or working directly within a university setting
- Familiarity with design education, HCI programs, or creative disciplines
- Experience working at a high-growth tech company or startup
- Background in community building and education marketing
- Familiarity with sales or business development in an institutional or academic context

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