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full-timeTechnical Program Manager, AI Tooling
Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States
Figma is a collaborative design platform that enables teams to brainstorm, prototype, and iterate on product development. As a Technical Program Manager for AI Tooling, you will be responsible for building and managing the operational framework for the company's internal AI initiatives. This role involves translating product roadmaps into actionable execution plans, coordinating across cross-functional teams including engineering, security, legal, and data, and ensuring that AI capabilities are delivered securely and at scale. You will facilitate planning cadences, manage dependencies, and oversee the lifecycle of internal tools from intake to operational handoff. The position requires a candidate who can bring structure to ambiguous environments and lead through influence. You will act as the connective tissue between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring that projects move efficiently while maintaining clear ownership and measurable outcomes. This role is well-suited for an experienced professional with a background in technical program management or delivery within SaaS or enterprise technology environments, who possesses the technical fluency to engage in complex planning discussions without needing to be an engineer.
Education
- Level: Bachelor's degree
Key Skills
Experience required
5-5 years experienceAbout the Role Figma is growing its team of passionate creatives and builders to make design accessible to all. The Technical Program Manager will build and run the program operating system for Figma's internal AI tooling portfolio, partnering with product and engineering leaders across the organization. Responsibilities - Translate product roadmap and prioritized outcomes into integrated program plans, milestones, release schedules, decision points, and clear ownership. - Manage execution of the internal AI tooling roadmap across technical teams and business stakeholders. - Operationalize a transparent intake and routing process with defined problem statements, business outcomes, delivery paths, risk profiles, and accountable owners. - Establish and facilitate lightweight planning and execution cadences, including program reviews, dependency reviews, decision forums, release‑readiness reviews, and stakeholder updates. - Maintain an integrated view of dependencies, risks, issues, assumptions, and decisions, driving timely resolution or escalation. - Coordinate security reviews, legal and procurement milestones, data dependencies, vendor commitments, and business‑system integrations. - Ensure releases have appropriate acceptance criteria, operational ownership, support processes, runbooks, escalation paths, and feedback loops before handoff. - Partner with product and stakeholders to define measurable outcomes and provide clear reporting on delivery health, adoption readiness, operational performance, and realized impact. Requirements - 5+ years of technical program management or technical delivery experience in cloud, SaaS, enterprise‑technology, or internal‑tools environments. - Demonstrated experience leading complex programs across product, engineering, security, legal, data, business systems, and operations. - Track record of translating product roadmaps into integrated plans, milestones, dependencies, decision points, release schedules, and measurable outcomes. - Technical fluency with enterprise systems, APIs, integrations, data flows, platform dependencies, identity and access, and software‑delivery lifecycles. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Eligibility
Skills for this role
Required skills
Also mentioned in the listing
| Role | Technical Program Manager, AI Tooling |
|---|---|
| Company | Figma |
| Location | San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States |
| Type | internship |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-02 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
Typical process for this type of role
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- 1ApplicationSubmit your resume through the apply link.
- 2ScreeningRecruiter reviews your background against the role.
- 3AssessmentA technical test, assignment, or coding round, depending on the role.
- 4Interview(s)One or more rounds with the hiring team.
- 5OfferOffer letter with compensation and start date.
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0/4Technical Program Manager, AI Tooling at Figma: frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for the Technical Program Manager, AI Tooling role at Figma?
- The listing asks for Bachelor's degree; 5-5 years of experience.
- What skills does the Technical Program Manager, AI Tooling role require?
- The listing highlights Technical Program Management, Cloud, SaaS, Enterprise Technology, APIs, Integrations, Data Flows, Identity and Access, Software Delivery Lifecycles, Communication. Show each of these in a project or past role on your resume.
- What is the salary for this role?
- Figma has not stated compensation in the listing. Check the original posting or ask during the application process.
- Is the Technical Program Manager, AI Tooling position remote, hybrid or onsite?
- The listing marks this role as hybrid, with San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States as the location.
- What is the application deadline?
- Figma has not listed a fixed deadline, so apply early in case the opening is filled.
- How do I apply for the Technical Program Manager, AI Tooling role?
- Use the Apply button on this page. It opens the original listing on boards.greenhouse.io, where you submit your application with the company.
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