Manager, R&D Finance

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The Strategic Finance team is focused on solving some of Figma's most pressing business issues. The team is responsible for owning the company's budget, driving annual and quarterly planning processes, allocating and deploying the company's resources efficiently, performing financial analyses, and partnering with teams across the company. The role requires someone who is highly analytical and strategic, a great communicator, approaches problems in a structured manner, and is comfortable with ambiguity. You'll get substantial visibility, focus on the highest-priority business issues, and be plugged into every facet of the business.

This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs (SF / NY) or remotely in the United States.

What you'll do at Figma:

• Lead all ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) planning and forecasting for Figma's Self-Serve business, including annual plans, quarterly forecasts, monthly reporting, and weekly performance reviews
• Partner cross-functionally with Product and Data Science to identify key growth drivers, surface insights, and influence strategic decisions across the self-serve funnel
• Design and implement process improvements that enhance forecast accuracy and improve visibility into customer behavior, monetization, and conversion trends
• Manage and mentor a high-performing team—providing strategic direction, career development support, and hands-on collaboration to drive team impact
• Develop and present actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership, including the CFO, CEO, and CMO
• Own and evolve the financial narrative for Figma's self-serve motion in executive and board-level materials
• Bring a builder's mindset to scaling the Self-Serve Finance function—identifying tools, metrics, and systems that enable better decision-making at scale

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• 8+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, strategic finance, business operations, or a related analytical field, including 2+ years leading and developing high-performing teams
• Proficiency in SQL and a history of partnering with Data Science teams to solve complex analytical problems
• Deep experience in financial planning, forecasting, and driving insights through data-driven analysis
• A structured, strategic thinker who can break down ambiguous problems and develop clear, actionable solutions
• A track record of building new processes or scaling existing ones to improve efficiency and decision-making

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

• Experience at a high growth B2B SaaS company, with bonus points for self-serve models

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 accommodations-ext@figma.com. 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 

To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

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Application limits: To help candidates focus on the opportunities most relevant to their skills and experience, Figma limits the number and frequency of applications. These limits apply to all roles:

• Candidates may submit up to 5 applications during any rolling 30-day period.
• Candidates may not reapply to the same role while an application is active or within 90 days of receiving a rejection.

Once the applicable days has passed, candidates are welcome to apply again.