Compensation Partner
Compensation Partner focused on engineering teams, designing global compensation programs, OTE benchmarking, job architecture, and partnering with engineering leaders to ensure competitive structures.
People Partner, Engineering
Serve as the dedicated People Partner to Figma's Product Engineering and Data organizations, partnering with VPs and leadership teams on org design, leadership coaching, talent strategy, and performance frameworks.
169k – 245kSan Francisco, CANew York, NYPeople OpsHybrid8+ YOE
About the role
What you'll do at Figma:
- Partner closely with Product Engineering + Data leadership teams as a trusted advisor, providing strategic guidance on leadership effectiveness, organizational design, and talent strategy
- Support continued scaling of the Product Engineering & Data organizations by evolving team structures, roles, and operating models in line with broader Engineering organizational growth and productivity goals
- Coach senior leaders to strengthen leadership capability, team effectiveness, and performance in a high-growth, fast-changing environment
- Partner with Product Engineering and Data Leadership to evolve performance and compensation frameworks, talent planning, and succession strategies that drive business outcomes and accountability
- Identify and address organizational friction points by improving cross-functional alignment and operational clarity across PDE
- Embed as a key partner across cross-functional stakeholders - including other Engineering and regional People Partners, Compensation, Recruiting, Learning & Development, BEI, and People Relations - to drive and deliver high-impact people initiatives
- Leverage data, organizational insights, and employee feedback to proactively inform decisions and drive measurable improvements in team health, effectiveness, and performance
- Develop and drive people strategy in service of Engineering priorities, ensuring alignment with the broader PDE strategy
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- 8+ years in HR / People roles, including 5+ years as an HR Business Partner supporting senior leaders in a high-growth company
- Proven track record partnering with PDE clients, especially Engineering
- Strong background in organizational design, leadership coaching, and change management
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment on complex, cross-functional initiatives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Skilled at leveraging data and insights to inform decisions and translate business strategy into talent and organizational strategy
Nice to have:
- Experience in high-growth SaaS or product-led companies
- Scaling organizations through rapid growth and transformation
- Partnering closely with executive leadership teams
Skills
Hr Business PartnerOrganizational DesignLeadership CoachingChange ManagementTalent StrategyPerformance ManagementSuccession PlanningData-Driven Decision MakingCross-Functional CollaborationCompensation Frameworks
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