Program Manager, Real Estate & Facilities

We're looking for a strategic, detail-obsessed Program Manager to own and scale our global real estate and facilities function. In this role, you'll be responsible for managing our real estate portfolio end to end - from site selection and lease negotiations through buildouts, move-ins, and ongoing operations - ensuring our spaces support how our teams work today and how we'll grow tomorrow.

This role is about building and running the engine, not just reacting to requests. You'll operate behind the scenes to orchestrate complex projects, bring structure to ambiguity, and partner across teams to make real estate decisions feel intentional, predictable, and scalable. While you'll collaborate closely with senior leaders and external partners, this is a hands-on ownership role for someone who likes to be in the details and accountable for outcomes.

This is a full time role that can be held from our San Francisco Hub.

What you'll do at Figma:

• Own and lead the global real estate portfolio end to end - from strategy and site selection to lease negotiations, renewals, expansions, and exits - ensuring alignment with business needs and growth plans
• Lead all major facility projects and office buildouts, managing scope, budgets, timelines, vendors, and day-to-day execution from concept through move-in
• Design scalable systems, processes, and documentation for how we evaluate space, manage leases, run projects, and operate offices across regions
• Manage the operational details of real estate and facilities work - contracts, approvals, documentation, timelines, risks, and communications - ensuring nothing slips through the cracks
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, Workplace, Security, People, and business leaders to align real estate decisions with broader company priorities
• Build and maintain real estate financial models and scenarios (e.g., total cost of occupancy, capex/opex tradeoffs) to support clear, data-informed decision-making
• Communicate clearly and confidently with senior leaders and the C-suite, translating complex real estate considerations into actionable recommendations
• Continuously evolve how we approach real estate and facilities to support a fast-growing, global company - balancing speed, quality, cost, and employee experience

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

• 7+ years of experience in active real estate or facilities management, with direct ownership of leases, negotiations, and buildout projects across domestic and international markets
• Strong fluency in real estate financials, with the ability to model, explain, and evaluate costs, tradeoffs, and risks
• High ownership mindset and attention to detail - you take things end-to-end and ensure they get finished
• Comfort operating in ambiguity, bringing structure, systems, and scalable processes to fast-moving environments while supporting a great employee experience
• Clear, thoughtful communicator and cross-functional partner, able to influence stakeholders and senior leaders without formal authority

While not required, it's an added plus if you also have:

• Experience supporting high-growth tech companies or startups
• Overseen real estate portfolios across multiple regions simultaneously
• Have a background in facilities operations or workplace experience
• Enjoy building templates, playbooks, dashboards, and repeatable workflows from scratch
• Experience managing vendors and negotiations in complex or unfamiliar markets

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.