UX Research Lead - Design Systems

Figma is seeking a UX Research Lead to join our Design Systems team in San Francisco. You'll be leading research efforts that directly impact how millions of designers and developers collaborate on design systems worldwide. This role involves understanding the complex workflows of design teams, conducting in-depth studies with enterprise clients, and translating research insights into actionable product improvements. You'll work on features like component libraries, design tokens, and collaborative design workflows while ensuring our tools meet the evolving needs of the design community. We're looking for someone with deep expertise in design tool usability who can balance the needs of individual designers with enterprise requirements. Benefits include competitive salary, equity, comprehensive health coverage, design tool stipends, and opportunities to speak at industry conferences. This hybrid role requires 3 days in our SF office with flexible remote work options.

Lead user research strategy for design system features, conduct usability studies with professional designers, analyze user behavior data and identify improvement opportunities, mentor junior researchers and establish research best practices, collaborate with product and design teams on feature prioritization.