Employment Counsel

Job Description

Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it’s consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!
As Employment Counsel, you will help develop our employment legal strategy, ensuring we stay ahead in a constantly evolving tech landscape.
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:

Provide legal advice, counseling and support to Figma’s global People organization on recruiting, employment, employee relations, and compensation/benefits matters
Draft, revise, and update employment and benefits-related documentation and agreements as needed
Advise on internal investigations and recommend appropriate outcomes
Identify and operationalize compliance-based requirements and build scalable employment-related policies, playbooks, templates, and self-serve tools in collaboration with partner teams to help scale the legal function and the business
Manage employment-related litigation including strategy, discovery, drafting, and coordination with outside counsel
Identify and address developing employment legal requirements and potential future legal risks to the business
Collaborate with other cross-functional business teams including legal, accounting, procurement, and communications

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

6+ years of legal experience at a top tier law firm and in-house legal department practicing employment law
A J.D. and are a current member in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar
Significant experience providing practical, clear advice & counsel to clients on the full spectrum of employment legal issues, including hiring, performance management, leaves of absence, workplace accommodations, and termination
Deep knowledge of employment laws
Familiarity with drafting and reviewing employment documentation, including agreements, policies, and handbooks
Extraordinary communication skills, both written and verbal with a strong attention to detail

While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:

Experience with or interest in employment law in California, New York, outside the United States and / or in complex regulated environments (e.g., with collective bargaining agreements or unions; with OFCCP requirements)
Experience with international expansion and M&A
Excellent interpersonal skills and business judgment; an ability to distill complex issues and concisely explain why it matters
Collaborative approach, with a strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner with others
A strong self awareness around what you know and what you don’t know. You should have a sense of curiosity and desire to learn what you don’t know

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. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub): $180,000 – $308,000 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[at]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