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Requirements found
Figma (must) Marketing (must) Compliance (must) Sales (nice) Onboarding (must)
What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The posting asks for 7+ years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Help Figma grow and innovate by delivering strategic research and recommendations and materially influencing the vision and strategy for Figma Design
- Partner closely with product leaders to identify opportunities, generate strategy, and define success
- Break down complex business challenges into clear research plans; own the end to end research process and leverage strong storytelling skills to deliver mean…
- Translate research insights into a compelling narrative that shapes product roadmap priorities
- Advocate for the role of Research as a strategic partner in the business process
- We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- 7+ years of experience in UX research or user insights at a high growth B2B SaaS company
- Expertise in utilizing a variety of research methodologies, including both qualitative and quantitative techniques, to address product challenges spanning fr…
- Demonstrated success in identifying assumptions that underpin key challenges, prioritizing the most critical assumptions, and creating right sized research a…
- A proven track record of gaining buy in from executive stakeholders and cross disciplinary partners, transcending mere research mechanics and findings to art…
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI.” · “Partnering with Product, Design, and Engineering, you'll bring a deep passion for research and strategy, pushing the envelope with AI-led experiences and lad…” · “2+ years in product design, user centric product management, product development, and/or front end engineering”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Translate research insights into a compelling narrative that shapes product roadmap priorities” · “Demonstrated success in identifying assumptions that underpin key challenges, prioritizing the most critical assumptions, and creating right sized research a…” · “parental leave and reproductive or family planning support;”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Translate research insights into a compelling narrative that shapes product roadmap priorities” · “7+ years of experience in UX research or user insights at a high growth B2B SaaS company” · “Expertise in utilizing a variety of research methodologies, including both qualitative and quantitative techniques, to address product challenges spanning fr…”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “Partnering with Product, Design, and Engineering, you'll bring a deep passion for research and strategy, pushing the envelope with AI-led experiences and lad…” · “Help Figma grow and innovate by delivering strategic research and recommendations and materially influencing the vision and strategy for Figma Design” · “A proven track record of gaining buy in from executive stakeholders and cross disciplinary partners, transcending mere research mechanics and findings to art…”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills.” · “Exempt employees are eligible for employer‑provided paid flexible PTO in addition to flexible paid sick leave.”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “Expertise in utilizing a variety of research methodologies, including both qualitative and quantitative techniques, to address product challenges spanning fr…” · “Figma provides paid sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the requirements o…”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Communication Supporting
In the posting: “Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
In the posting: “If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “own the end to end research process and leverage strong storytelling skills to deliver meaningful impact to Figma's businesses”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. From this posting
- How have you used figma in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using marketing. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- This posting reads as Product management: its questions come first.
- Tell me about a product decision you made based on what users told you. Product management
- You have ten feature requests and capacity for three. How do you choose? Product management
- Describe a time you had to say no to a senior stakeholder. Product management
- How do you decide whether a feature you launched worked? Product management
- Tell me about a launch that involved several teams. What was your role? Product management
- A key feature is late and the launch date is fixed. What do you do? Product management
- How do you write requirements so that engineers and designers build the right thing? Product management
- Tell me about a product failure you were responsible for. Product management
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.