Strategic Program Manager, Information Security
Figma- Base salary
- $185k–$296k Published base salary range
- Location
- Hybrid - US hubs (San Francisco, CA; New York, NY) or Remote - US Remote eligibility
- Employment
- Full-time Mid-level
About the job
About Figma
Figma is on a mission to make design accessible to all. Our platform helps teams bring ideas to life—from brainstorming and prototyping to translating designs into code and iterating with AI. We empower teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and collaborate in real time from anywhere in the world.
Role Overview
Figma's Information Security team is seeking a Strategic Program Manager to drive strategic initiatives and engagement across the organization. This fast-moving role will help build and mature security practices and partnerships, working closely with GRC, Security Operations, Security Engineering, Internal Audit, Legal, People, Product, Sales, and business teams as a trusted security partner. You will work with security leadership to design programs, manage portfolios, and drive results that scale with our growing business.
What you'll do at Figma
- Lead strategic security programs from planning through execution, coordinating priorities, dependencies, risks, and accountability across security and business teams.
- Partner with teams across Figma to identify and address security risks, align stakeholders, and translate security priorities into practical guidance and action plans.
- Define and track security program metrics, OKRs, risk registers, and reporting that give leadership visibility into program health, priorities, and risk posture.
- Identify and coordinate the remediation of security gaps by partnering with control owners, security specialists, and business stakeholders to drive issues to resolution.
- Design and implement scalable security practices, including policies, processes, operating models, and change management plans that support long-term adoption.
- Drive security awareness and engagement through company-wide training, communications, and educational initiatives in partnership with teams across Figma.
- Support security leadership with strategic planning and portfolio management, including preparing leadership briefings, coordinating decisions, and driving follow-through on key commitments.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in security program management, security business partnership, or a related strategic role within information security.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional security programs from planning through execution, including developing program metrics, OKRs, risk registers, or dashboards.
- Working knowledge of information security frameworks and practices, such as NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or equivalent.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate security risks, priorities, and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leaders.
- Experience developing or delivering security initiatives that drive organizational adoption, such as security awareness, training, risk remediation, or change management initiatives.
Nice to Have
- Experience supporting security or technical leadership in a chief of staff, business operations, or portfolio management capacity.
- Knowledge of enterprise or quantitative risk management practices, including methodologies such as FAIR.
- Experience with security and compliance requirements in a public company environment, including SOX ITGC, or with global regulatory frameworks such as GDPR or NIS2.
- Experience using AI, automation, or security tooling to improve reporting, information gathering, workflows, or decision-making.
- Security certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or equivalent.
Compensation & Benefits
Annual base salary range: $185,000—$296,000 USD. Figma offers 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, paid sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable laws. Exempt employees are eligible for employer-provided paid flexible PTO. 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.
Application Instructions
Apply through the provided Greenhouse link. If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com.
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