Manager, Security Operations

About the Position

Manager, Security Operations

San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States

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's Security team is growing, and we're looking for a Security Operations Manager to lead the strategy and execution of our security operations program. In this role, you'll build and scale the systems, processes, and tooling that help protect Figma and our community. You'll partner closely with Security Engineering, Platform Security, IT, GRC, and Legal to strengthen our detection and response capabilities, improve operational resilience, and help shape the future of our DART and SOC functions.

This is a full-time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Own Figma's security monitoring and incident response program, from detection engineering through post-incident review and continuous improvement
• Build and automate security operations workflows, including alert triage, enrichment, investigation, and response actions using SOAR and custom tooling
• Develop and maintain incident response run books, escalation procedures, and communication plans for security events of varying severity
• Lead incident response preparedness initiatives, including tabletop exercises, red team engagements, and response capability assessments
• Improve the effectiveness of our SIEM and SOAR platforms by reducing noise, increasing signal fidelity, and closing detection coverage gaps
• Build and operationalize threat intelligence capabilities to identify adversary behaviors, prioritize investments, and strengthen detection and response programs
• Partner with Legal, Privacy, and Communications teams to support breach notification and regulatory response obligations during significant security incidents
• Drive security operations strategy through vendor management, operational metrics, and cross-functional initiatives spanning IAM, vulnerability management, DLP, and exposure reduction

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in security operations, incident response, or a related security engineering function
• Hands-on experience building and automating detection and response workflows using scripting, APIs, or security automation platforms
• Deep expertise with SIEM and SOAR technologies in a cloud-native or SaaS environment
• Demonstrated success building, scaling, or significantly improving a detection and response program
• Experience leading complex security incidents and partnering with Legal, Privacy, and business stakeholders during high-impact events

Nice to Have

• Operated in a public company environment with SOX, ISO 27001, SOC 2, or FedRAMP requirements
• Applied AI risk management frameworks such as NIST AI RMF, OECD AI Principles, or ISO 42001
• Utilized AI-powered tools to automate security operations workflows and improve team efficiency

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $258,000-$376,000 USD
• Equity, health, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement benefits with company contributions
• Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support
• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Paid time off, sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits
• Flexible PTO for exempt employees
• Additional benefits may include company recharge days, cell phone and home internet reimbursements, and lifestyle spending accounts
• Sales incentive compensation for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles

About the Company

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.

Figma celebrates and supports 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 [email protected].

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.

Application limits: To help candidates focus on the opportunities most relevant to their skills and experience, Figma limits the number and frequency of applications. These limits apply to all roles:

• Candidates may submit up to 5 applications during any rolling 30-day period.
• Candidates may not reapply to the same role while an application is active or within 90 days of receiving a rejection.

Once the applicable days have passed, candidates are welcome to apply again.