Director, Sales

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

Figma is looking for a Director, Sales to join our dynamic team of creatives, engineers, marketers and brilliant business folks. You aren't the typical sales leader, and we aren't the typical design tool company. At Figma we think outside the box, lift constraints that block our imagination everyday and we encourage you to do the same. With this role you'll get in at the ground floor in a fast growing sales org. You'll consult with our existing customer base and potential customers in driving meaningful relationships that add value to the customer experience and revenue to our bottom line.

Our next team member will have an agile, dynamic approach, be comfortable embracing change, a true team-player, and love working with our growing footprint of Fortune 1000 customers. You won't be alone Figma has an incredible team and you'll work closely with other groups including Support, Design, Engineering, Product Marketing, Customer Success, and Community. As Director, Sales, you will lead a team of Account Executives responsible for continuing the growth of our Enterprise products. You will report directly to our VP of Sales, APAC.

This is a full time role that can be held from our Bengaluru Hub.

What you'll do at Figma:

• Lead a team of motivated and diverse individuals to foster an environment of success
• Participate in customer and prospect meetings
• Assist in continual training and development, including mentorship, hiring and career growth
• Help shape and further develop sales processes and initiatives
• Interview, hire and train new team members as we scale the business and company
• Deliver weekly forecast meetings and advise Account Executives on strategies to help exceed their goal

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

• 10+ years of SaaS sales experience
• 3+ years of experience managing leaders on an Enterprise Sales team within a SaaS company
• Experience selling to technical audiences (i.e. Engineering, Product, Design teams)
• Prior success leading a team while simultaneously contributing to the execution of deals in partnership with direct reports
• A proven track record of developing customer relationships with an emphasis on customer satisfaction
• A proven track record of leading Sales teams to consistently meet and exceed goals

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

• Additional years of management experience within a SaaS company
• Experience using or working with Figma, or other UX/UI experience
• Ability to thrive in a constantly changing and evolving environment
• Experience with Command of the Message or MEDDIC sales methodology

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
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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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