Join Figma as a senior researcher to drive innovation in design and collaboration through strategic research.
Posted by employer 22 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 5 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 5 hours ago
What you'll build
- Deliver strategic research and recommendations
- Partner closely with product leaders
- Break down complex business challenges into research plans
- Translate research insights into product roadmap priorities
- Advocate for the role of Research as a strategic partner
Must have
- 7+ years of experience in UX research or user insights
- Expertise in utilizing a variety of research methodologies
- Demonstrated success in identifying assumptions
- Proven track record of gaining buy in from executive stakeholders
- Ability to balance speed, rigor, and competing inputs
Nice to have
- 2+ years in product design, user centric product management
- Familiarity and depth of experience using Figma's products
AI in the day-to-day
pushing the envelope with AI-led experiences
Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the researcher will focus on delivering strategic insights that influence the vision and strategy for Figma Design, collaborating closely with product leaders to identify opportunities and define success metrics. The position requires expertise in various research methodologies, particularly in the context of B2B SaaS and AI applications, along with strong storytelling skills to translate findings into actionable narratives. This role is ideal for a seasoned professional with over seven years of experience in UX research, capable of navigating complex challenges and engaging cross-disciplinary teams.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 6, 2026. Last confirmed on Figma's careers page October 6, 2026.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Product roles (median ~$185,000).
- Starts above 26% of 107 comparable senior product roles in United States that list AI/ML we track (median $190,000 across 45 companies). See AI/ML salary trends
- AI/ML appears in 42.2% of 367 comparable senior product roles in United States; Figma appears in 0.3% of 367 comparable senior product roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Researcher, Figma Design role remote?
- It's hybrid — Figma expects some on-site time in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Figma lists $169,000–$250,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Researcher, Figma Design role.
- Where is the role based?
- Figma is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Figma.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Figma targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Researcher, Figma Design role at Figma.
From the original posting
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!
The Figma Research team is hiring an experienced researcher to support our core product, Figma Design, and actively shape and execute research to drive scale, tap new opportunities, and ensure Figma continues pushing innovation in design and production tooling. Partnering with Product, Design, and Engineering, you'll bring a deep passion for research and strategy, pushing the envelope with AI-led experiences and laddering key user needs to critical product decisions — tackling our highest impact problems and influencing company strategy for both the short- and long-term.
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:
- Help Figma grow and innovate by delivering strategic research and recommendations and materially influencing the vision and strategy for Figma Design
- Partner closely with product leaders to identify opportunities, generate strategy, and define success
- Break down complex business challenges into clear research plans; own the end to end research process and leverage strong storytelling skills to deliver meaningful impact to Figma's businesses
- Translate research insights into a compelling narrative that shapes product roadmap priorities
- Advocate for the role of Research as a strategic partner in the business process
- 7+ years of experience in UX research or user insights at a high growth B2B SaaS company
- Expertise in utilizing a variety of research methodologies, including both qualitative and quantitative techniques, to address product challenges spanning from opportunity identification, concept testing, to feature iterations — including research on AI-powered features or products exploring AI applications
- Demonstrated success in identifying assumptions that underpin key challenges, prioritizing the most critical assumptions, and creating right sized research approaches to test those critical assumptions
- A proven track record of gaining buy in from executive stakeholders and cross disciplinary partners, transcending mere research mechanics and findings to articulate a larger user story, and the "so what" to inspire action
- Ability to balance speed, rigor, and competing inputs — pivoting direction, weighing user research, strategy, business insights, and team input in decision-making, and seeking solutions in creative ways
While it's not required, it's an added plus if you also have:
- 2+ years in product design, user centric product management, product development, and/or front end engineering
- A familiarity and depth of experience using Figma's products
Pay Transparency Disclosure
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.
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