Events Manager

Job description

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! As an Events Manager on Figma's experiential Marketing team, you'll help shape the next chapter of Config, Figma's flagship user conference. You'll own key areas of Config's experiential strategy and bring deep production expertise to create memorable experiences that connect and inspire Figma's community. This role partners closely with teams across Brand, Field Marketing, Partnerships, and more to turn ambitious ideas into experiences that can scale globally. This is a high-impact role for someone who can set strategic direction while staying close to execution, all while bringing together creative vision, operational rigor, and cross-functional leadership. This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States. What you'll do at Figma: Own the experiential strategy and end-to-end delivery of key areas of Config, translating company, audience, and program objectives into compelling in-person experiences Establish scalable operating models, frameworks, and production standards that enable consistent, high-quality execution across global and regional Config programs Bring a strong experiential point of view, identifying opportunities to evolve the attendee experience for Config Demonstrates ability to lead complex, cross-functional workstreams, building alignment across internal stakeholders from strategy through execution Partner closely with Figma's Brand Studio to translate Figma's brand and creative vision into IRL environments and experiential moments Oversee program budgets and timelines, balancing creative ambitions with business and operational needs Evolve the Config experience: help define what the next generation of Config looks and feels like, identifying new experiential concepts and opportunities that push the boundaries of what a user conference can be Define success metrics and use audience and business insights to evaluate impact, identify opportunities, and inform future experiential strategy We'd love to hear from you if you have: 10+ years of experience in experiential marketing, event production, or related disciplines, with experience leading large-scale programs Proven experience owning experiential strategy and production for large-scale user conferences or flagship events Strong operations and program management skills - you know how to build frameworks that scale Demonstrated ability to lead and influence across functions, including Marketing, Partnerships, Brand, Creative, and external agency partners Operates effectively and efficiently amid shifting priorities and rapid change While not required, it's an added plus if you also have Experience using 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 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. Figma offers equity to employees, as well as a competitive pa