Legal Counsel, Commercial

Posted Sep 22

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, create, test, and ship better designs, together. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!

We're looking for an attorney with experience advising on commercial and technology matters to join our vendor and technology partners contracting function at Figma. As the second lawyer on this team, you will be the face of legal to much of the organization. You'll be working in an exciting and constantly evolving environment while establishing relationships cross-functionally with our product, engineering, security, design, marketing, business development, and people teams to close contracts with our suppliers and technology partners and establish processes to support scale. 

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:

  • Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with suppliers on diverse subject matter, partnering with relevant stakeholders
  • Create and implement custom contracts for complex technology partnerships (e.g., product integration agreements)
  • Collaborate to design, implement, and improve Figma’s legal policies and procedures to manage legal and business risk

Some projects you could work on:

  • Negotiate deals with Figma’s key vendors and technology partners
  • Help drive supplier contracting strategy, including setting and implementing policies on negotiation thresholds and legal and business terms
  • Help develop playbooks, processes, and self-serve tools as the business scales

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

  • Have a J.D. and are licensed to practice law in at least one state
  • Have at least 4 years relevant experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial and technology agreements (technology-related collaboration agreements, SaaS vendor agreements, marketing agreements, event agreements, etc.)
  • Are collaborative, with strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner with others
  • Have a strong work ethic, and willingness to run with projects both large and small
  • Are comfortable operating in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment

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.

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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):

$175,000—$279,000 USD

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please let your recruiter know if you require accommodation.

About Figma

Dylan Field and Evan Wallace co-founded Figma in 2012 with the vision of building tools for designers in the browser. Their goal was to create the first design tool that combined the accessibility of the Web with the functionality of a native app. Today Figma is a platform with tools and spaces to support the entire product development process—idea to design to build—and has simplified collaboration for companies like Microsoft, Uber, and The New York Times to name a few.

At Figma, we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, products, and community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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