Data Scientist, Finance

Posted 14 Days Ago
San Francisco, CA
164K-338K Annually
Senior level
Productivity • Professional Services • Software • Design
Figma is a design platform for teams who build products together.
The Role
The Data Scientist will collaborate with Go-to-Market teams, develop data models, perform impact analysis, and leverage data to optimize business initiatives at Figma. They will be responsible for data integrity and driving insights into strategic decision-making processes across teams.
Summary Generated by Built In

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, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it’s consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!

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!


The Finance Data Science team is focused on solving some of Figma’s most pressing business issues. The team is responsible for reporting on the company's performance and top-level business objectives, building important financial data infrastructure, forecasting future company growth, and performing analysis to inform business strategy. You’ll be bringing a high level of rigor to the highest priority business issues and will interface regularly with senior leaders at the company. The ideal candidate is a great communicator with both technical and non technical counterparts, extremely detail oriented, and comfortable with ambiguity. Familiarity with financial data would be a huge plus.


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:

  • Perform data analysis and build models on conversion, lifecycle management, and customer LTV to help refine our long term strategy
  • Partner with the Finance and Accounting teams to improve financial reporting and forecasting methods 
  • Drive metrics understanding and operationalize usage of KPIs
  • Take ownership of our financial data pipelines to ensure reliability and regulatory compliance
  • Collaborate with cross organizational teams including finance, growth, product, marketing and sales to set team level targets that contribute to company objectives.
  • Prepare metrics updates for the executive team and the broader company. 

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

  • 5+ years relevant work experience in Analytics or Data Science
  • Experience working with financial data and metrics
  • Fluency in SQL
  • Proficiency in Python, R or similar scripting language
  • Experience in distributed data processing systems (Hive, Redshift, Presto, Snowflake, etc)
  • Firm knowledge around statistical methods, including forecasting
  • Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills
  • A self-starting mindset along with strong communication and collaboration skills


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.


Read more about our team:

      • https://www.figma.com/blog/cross-functional-data-science-user-research-figma/
      • https://www.figma.com/blog/how-we-use-data/
      • https://www.figma.com/blog/from-experiment-to-launch-how-data-shaped-a-new-comments-experience/

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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. You may view our Pay Transparency Policy by clicking on the corresponding link.

Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):

$164,000$338,000 USD

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, 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]. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities. 

Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to: 

  • 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 

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 the applicable candidate section of Figma's Privacy Policy.

Top Skills

Python
R
SQL
The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
1,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Born on the Web, Figma helps teams create, share, test, and ship better designs from start to finish. Companies like Microsoft, Google, and Slack use Figma to boost creative productivity while keeping everyone on the same page.

Why Work With Us

We’re multiplayer people who live by our values, celebrate our differences, and care deeply about each other and our users. Making design accessible to all is a lofty goal. We’re just getting started and could use your help—join us!

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