Designer Advocate, Federal

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Key Responsibilities

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  Empower users at scale: Collaborate closely with Sales and Customer Experience teams to enable federal, state, and local government customers to unlock the full potential of Figma in regulated environments
• 2
  Create compelling content: Develop engaging written and video resources tailored to governmental needs, including guidance on design systems, collaboration, and modern delivery practices
• 3
  Inspire community connections: Build meaningful relationships across the Figma community with a focus on public sector, govtech, and civic design practitioners, identifying opportunities for collaboration and shared learning
• 4
  Speak and engage at events: Represent Figma at relevant industry events, conferences, briefings, and Figma community programs, sharing practical, real-world insights
• 5
  Champion user voices: Surface feedback, constraints, and emerging needs from government and regulated customers, advocating internally to inform product direction, prioritization, and improvements

Requirements

• Deep, hands-on expertise with Figma, including integrating it into diverse, large-scale, and regulated design and development environments
• Strong understanding of modern product development workflows, with experience building, managing, or operating design systems at scale
• Technical fluency and sharp design judgment, with a clear point of view on how design translates into production-ready systems
• Passion for engaging with the design community—especially in govtech or civic spaces—and confidence presenting to audiences ranging from small stakeholders to large industry groups
• Empathy for public sector designers and developers, paired with an entrepreneurial mindset to navigate ambiguity, experiment, travel extensively (25%+), and turn ideas into impact

Perks & Benefits