Higher Education Community & Partnerships Manager

Higher Education Community & Partnerships ManagerFigma 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 we continue to invest in education, we're looking for a Higher Education Community & Partnerships Manager to own our institutional growth strategy across universities and bootcamps in the US and beyond. Figma already has millions of students using the product every day, but we're just getting started on building the institutional layer to match. This is a new role with a real opportunity to build from the ground up—developing relationships with professors, instructors, technology centers, and program leadership at the world's top design schools, HCI programs, and bootcamps, and writing the playbook for how Figma shows up at the institutional level.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 FigmaBuild and grow an educator community: identify, engage, and cultivate a network of educators at top university and bootcamp programs who are bringing Figma into their classrooms and giving them the resources and recognition to go deeperDrive curriculum integration: identify high-impact courses and partner with educators on teaching resources, assignments, and course packs that make Figma the easiest tool to teach withPartner with university technology centers: work with campus tech centers to make sure every incoming student knows about Figma's free education program from day oneCultivate institutional relationships: build close ties with program deans, department chairs, and leadership at the world's leading design schools programsLay the foundation for institutional growth: do early work that positions Figma to partner with universities at an institutional level and help define what that path looks likeCreate compelling professor programming: design and launch events, resources, and community activations that give professors genuine reasons to champion Figma in their courses and recommend it to colleaguesPartner with the broader Figma EDU team: work closely across the team to make sure our institutional work and our student programs are pulling in the same directionMeasure success through data: track adoption, engagement, and relationship depth across institutional partnerships to understand what's working and iterate accordinglyWe'd love to hear from you if you have5+ years of experience in academic partnerships, faculty engagement, higher ed community programs, or institutional relationship managementDemonstrated success engaging and influencing university leadership — including deans, department chairs, and technology center directors — to drive institutional outcomesExperience building programs or communities from scratch with limited resources and without a defined playbookExceptional written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to tailor messaging for academic and institutional audiencesA scrappy, entrepreneurial approach, comfortable operating in an ambiguous and resource-constrained environmentWhile it's not required, it's an added plus if you also haveExperience as an educator or working directly within a university settingFamiliarity with design education, HCI programs, or creative disciplinesExperience working at a high-growth tech company or startupBackground in community building and education marketingFamiliarity with sales or business development in an institutional or academic contextCompensationAnnual Base Salary Range: $105,000 - $221,000 USDEqual Opportunity EmploymentFigma 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 or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.AccommodationWe provide reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodations, please let us know.#J-18808-Ljbffr