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As Executive Assistant to 3 Senior Leaders (VP, Workplace & Real Estate, VP, Reward & Wellness, and Director, HR Operations), you’ll be responsible for keeping the leaders and teams organized, aligned, and helping them maintain focus while scaling for growth and delivering an exceptional internal and external experience. In this role, you’ll be directly supporting the VP, Workplace & Real Estate, VP, Reward & Wellness, and Director, HR Operations to strategically manage day-to-day administrative and operational needs, infuse Figma’s culture and values in the work to create a meaningful Figmate experience, and cross-functionally collaborate with the broader People Org and stakeholders across Figma.
This is a full-time role based out of our SF Hub.
What you'll do at Figma:
- Assist your Executives (VP, Workplace & Real Estate, VP, Reward & Wellness, and Director, HR Operations) with calendar, travel, meetings, tasks, notes, emails
- Serve as a strategic partner to the VPs and their leadership teams, with a focus on team cohesion, operations, and planning
- Identify areas to optimize the VPs’ time and make recommendations regarding time management, prioritization, and business needs
- Act as a delegate for the VPs by signing off on expenses, approving POs, and managing other tooling as needed, with careful attention to internal policy
- Find opportunities for process optimization across team and company workflows
- Prepare and/or build content, presentations, and key documents for the VPs
- Partner cross-functionally with the People Team and other internal teams to ensure alignment on projects, company milestones, and internal events
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- 6+ years of experience in a senior administrative support role
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to adapt quickly to changing demands and dedication to fostering inclusivity and navigating initiatives through an optimistic lens
- Outstanding communication skills and the ability to connect with a broad spectrum of stakeholders internally and externally, both in person and online
- The ability to shift gears and prioritize based on the volume and urgency of requests
- Expertise in prioritizing, connecting dots, and anticipating needs and a commitment to being trustworthy, reliable, and maintaining the strictest confidentiality
While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:
- Experience with our product suite
- Supported teams of 100+ people (bonus points for complex global teams)
- Previous experience supporting Recruiting or Workplace teams
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.
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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- 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
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- Candidates may submit up to 5 applications during any rolling 30-day period.
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