Design Technologist

About Pinterest: Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product. Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible. At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here. Pinterest is looking for a player–coach Product Design Manager with a passion for craft, strategy, learning, and leading with empathy. You’ll join the Ad Formats Design team, managing the Performance Pod: leading a team of IC designers and partnering closely with PM, EM, PMM, and Research to shape conversion-oriented ad formats that drive meaningful performance. Your work will focus on improving long-term, high-quality conversion outcomes, avoiding ad fatigue and short-term mechanical lifts, while elevating the Pinner shopping and decision-making experience through both leading the team and take on hands-on design yourself. What you’ll do: * Set the vision and point of view for the Ad Formats Performance Pod — spanning consumer-facing ad experiences, advertiser-facing creation tooling, ad formats creation, and AI automation adoption and growth — and bring others along to think bigger and innovate * Operate as a player-coach: alongside managing a team of four designers, stay hands-on and own executional design work yourself, with or without additional IC support * Partner closely with your product and engineering counterparts to define product strategy, roadmap, process, and culture for the Ad Formats Performance Pod * Be comfortable in a fast-paced, data-driven, experimental environment — without ever losing sight of the big picture and true user needs * Uphold and inspire a high level of design execution across the team, through both mentorship and hands-on demoing across projects * Grow the people on your team through coaching and mentorship * Leverage AI tools to accelerate how your team works, and pioneer new ways to use AI in the team's process and within the product experience What we’re looking for: * Proven track record of envisioning, shipping, and iterating on digital ad products in close partnership with product management and engineering. * Has a learner and builder mindset: Able to quickly onboard emerging AI tools and implement them appropriately in the full product development process with a focus on decision quality, craft and efficiency. Mentors and educates team members. * Ability to balance the needs of multiple stakeholders and lead multiple concurrent workstreams. * Clear, confident communication skills: you can explain complex design decisions and tradeoffs in ways that align cross-functional partners. * Meticulous attention to detail and a high bar for quality across flows, states, and edge cases. * Experience designing within and extending design systems. Deep understanding of layout, typography, color, and other core interaction and information design principles.  * High level of self-awareness and a growth mindset, you seek feedback and use it to grow your craft and impact. * 7+ years in Product Design (or equivalent), 2 years of management experience. * Bachelor’s degree in design, a related field or equivalent experience.   Relocation Statement: *  This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.   In-Office Requirement Statement: * We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection. * This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months, and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.   #LI-REMOTE #LI-JD3 At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise. Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here. US based applicants only $158,765—$326,870 USD Our Commitment to Inclusion: Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.   By submitting this application, I certify that all information submitted in my application and throughout the hiring process is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false statement, omission, or misrepresentation may disqualify me from employment consideration or result in termination if discovered after hire.

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! As an Executive Assistant in Design, you’ll be responsible for keeping VPs and their pillars organized as we scale for growth. In this role, you'll work directly with your leaders to manage day-to-day administrative and operational needs, partner closely with their leadership teams, and collaborate cross-functionally within the broader Tech Org. As a strategic partner with an eye for identifying gaps, you will drive processes, rhythms, and operate as a trusted partner across various stakeholders to drive outcomes. Our Design team is growing quickly, which provides an opportunity to have a tremendous impact on the success of our product and Figma as a whole. This is a full-time role that can be held from one of our US hubs (SF or NYC) or remotely in the United States. Note: the role requires working PT hours. What you'll do at Figma: * Proactively manage VP calendars, meetings, business travel arrangements, and expenses * Act as a delegate for the VP, signing off for expenses, PO approval, and various other tooling (as needed) with careful attention to internal policy * Partner with operations leadership to craft agendas and logistics for seamless large-scale meetings–tracking content readiness, taking notes, and pushing forward on relevant action items * Identify opportunities for workflow optimization around business deliverables, VP efficiency, and function or company rhythms * Be a strategic thought partner to the CDO's EA, VPs and their leadership teams, with a focus on design operations, process, and long-term planning * Drive outcomes for complex problems across internal teams to ensure cross-functional alignment on projects, company milestones, and internal events * Build culture and connection across company hubs and remote Figmates, bringing the team together and embodying Figma's 'Play' value We'd love to hear from you if you have: * 5+ years of executive support within a fast-paced tech environment, fully grasping the ability to anticipate tradeoffs and act independently to make decisions * An affinity for AI and the ability to build creative workflows to improve operational efficiency * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with sharp judgment and experience as a trusted thought partner to leaders—surfacing risks, influencing priorities, shaping how their time is spent, and representing leaders across internal and external stakeholders in person, virtually, and via email, while being unafraid to provide pushback and upward feedback * A thoughtful and inclusive lens with a track record of trustworthiness, reliability, and discretion with confidential information * Advanced-level skills in Google Suite products (Gmail, GCal, Google Drive – Docs, Sheets) While it's not required, it's an added plus if you also have: * An affinity for Figma and an interest in becoming an expert in our product * Previous experience supporting technical or AI-focused 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. Pay Transparency Disclosure If based in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.     Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.  Figma offers equity to employees, as well a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, a learning & development stipend, a work from home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement.  Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future. Annual Base Salary Range: $127,000—$221,000 USD 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. We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.  Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:  * 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  To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding. By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.