Corporate Communications Manager

Location: San Francisco, CA or New York, NY hubs; in-person onboarding is required

Annual base salary: $153,000–$269,000 USD

Company

Figma provides a collaborative design platform that helps teams brainstorm, prototype, translate designs into code, and iterate with AI in real time.

What you will do

• Define and drive corporate storytelling strategy from narrative development through execution across channels.
• Create integrated campaigns spanning media, owned platforms, and executive communications.
• Partner with finance, investor relations, legal, brand, product, and design teams to turn business momentum into compelling stories.
• Shape executive briefings and thought leadership for business and financial audiences.
• Develop breakthrough story angles connected to industry, market, and cultural conversations.
• Monitor the news cycle and create proactive communications opportunities as Figma scales.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in in-house communications.
• Track record of building and scaling communications programs from the ground up.
• Strong business and cultural fluency, with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, engaging narratives and pitches.
• Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and creating direction when needed.
• Experience developing a storytelling point of view beyond conventional PR approaches.
• Ability to work from the San Francisco or New York hub and attend in-person onboarding.

Nice to have

• Understanding of product design, software development, or cloud-native applications.
• Experience explaining business concepts and issues with fluidity.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement benefits with company contributions.
• Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support.
• Mental health and wellness benefits, paid time off, paid sick leave, and holidays.
• Equity, flexible PTO for eligible exempt employees, and potential recharge days, home internet reimbursements, and lifestyle spending accounts.

Hiring process

• Video interviews require candidates to keep their cameras on.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for interviews and the hiring process.