Remote Technical Program Manager

Summary

Join Figma's team as a Technical Program Manager to drive AI/ML-related initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams. As a TPM, you'll oversee large-scale efforts, prioritize projects, make decisions, track execution, and drive operational excellence. You'll work closely with the AI Experiences and ML Platform team to develop and deploy cutting-edge AI features and ML platforms.

Requirements

• Have taken large-scale AI / ML programs from 0 to 1
• Have deep technical understanding of machine learning algorithms, model training, and launching AI experiences
• Have 4+ years of technical program management experience
• Be able to find the balance between driving in a scrappy manner vs structured program management. Getting results!
• Have expertise in organizing and driving complex initiatives like multi-team product launches and multi-quarter platform migrations
• Have experience operating in ambiguity, shepherding product, process, and/or engineering programs from concept to completion
• Be able to form close, effective stakeholder relationships and manage competing priorities and incentives

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with xfn teams including engineering, data science, and product management to define and execute the roadmap for our AI initiatives
• Be responsible for ensuring seamless integration of AI capabilities into Figma's platform, managing end-to-end project lifecycles, from initial concept through to production deployment
• Coordinate large-scale experiments, optimize model performance, oversee vendor contract management, and ensure robust and scalable AI solutions
• Drive innovation, establish best practices, and foster a culture of continuous improvement in AI and ML at Figma

Preferred Qualifications

• Have vendor management experience for high-quality data and annotations for ML models
• Have strong bias to action, self-motivation, and curiosity, with a desire to bring people together and deliver high-quality results in the constantly evolving growth and excitement of a start-up culture
• Have experience building and maintaining automated project dashboards (Coda, Asana, Hex, Datadog) and integrations
• Have familiarity with a modern scaled web stack (AWS, Sinatra, React)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Remote work, flexible hours
• Life and disability insurance
• Bonuses and incentives
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness programs
• Family and parental leave