Executive Assistant

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!

We’re looking for an Executive Assistant / Office Manager to support Figma’s APAC VP in Singapore to strategically manage the day-to-day administrative and operational needs of the APAC business, while also contributing significantly to projects and initiatives that help drive the company’s priorities.

We are looking for an experienced Executive Assistant who has supported at a VP or C-Suite level before. Experience with Sales teams is a bonus.

What you’ll do at Figma:

• Manage the VP’s calendar, meetings, and international travel arrangements

• Brief the VP prior to meetings, calls, and events

• Inbox management for the VP, respond to scheduling requests & highlighting any key emails

• Submit monthly expenses for the VP, ensuring all internal policies are followed closely. Sign-off expenses for the VP’s reports

• Prepare reports and other confidential materials 

• Build regular slides for the VP using Figma

• Coordinate Senior Management meetings, organizing the agenda and following up on action points

• Organize regular leadership offsites, including working with external venues

• Lead all planning for monthly APAC All Hands meetings, co-ordinating all content and slides

• Act as a key liaison between the VP and his leadership team, and the APAC team

• Act as an on the ground representative for the VP

• On/Off-boarding of staff and foreign transfers

• Be a go-to person for all office related matters in Singapore

• Identify the process and partnership required with our external payroll and administration provider

• Identify opportunities to improve the office culture and space 

Some projects you might work on:

• Work alongside the Workplace team to provide some support for logistics of internal events, team offsites and external events

• Work in partnership with the Workplace team to ensure that the coordination and of all virtual internal events are in line with the VP’s goals 

• Be the main point of contact of our Global HQ team when it comes to coordinating any internal global events, meetings etc

We'd love to hear from you if you:

• Have 7+ years of experience in an administrative or support role in a growth environment 

• Have experience building a great culture with an executive

• Enjoy working in a fast paced environment and can adapt quickly to changing demands

• Are an expert at prioritizing and seeing around corners

• Are trustworthy, reliable and will maintain strictest confidentiality

• Have expert communication skills and can communicate with a wide range of stakeholders in person, virtually and over email

• Have a positive outlook and constantly strives to create a positive, inclusive environment for others to thrive in

• Possess business fluency in English

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.

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We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please let your recruiter know if you require accommodation.

About Figma

Dylan Field and Evan Wallace co-founded Figma in 2012 with the vision of building tools for designers in the browser. Their goal was to create the first design tool that combined the accessibility of the Web with the functionality of a native app. Today Figma is a platform with tools and spaces to support the entire product development process—idea to design to build—and has simplified collaboration for companies like Microsoft, Uber, and The New York Times to name a few.

At Figma, we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, products, and community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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