Higher Education Community & Partnerships Manager

📋 Description

• Build and grow an educator community: identify, engage, and cultivate a network of educators at top university and bootcamp programs who are bringing Figma into their classrooms and giving them the resources and recognition to go deeper
• Drive curriculum integration: identify high-impact courses and partner with educators on teaching resources, assignments, and course packs that make Figma the easiest tool to teach with
• Partner with university technology centers: work with campus tech centers to make sure every incoming student knows about Figma's free education program from day one
• Cultivate institutional relationships: build close ties with program deans, department chairs, and leadership at the world's leading design schools programs
• Lay the foundation for institutional growth: do early work that positions Figma to partner with universities at an institutional level and help define what that path looks like
• Create compelling professor programming: design and launch events, resources, and community activations that give professors genuine reasons to champion Figma in their courses

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in academic partnerships, faculty engagement, higher ed programs, or institutional relationship management
• Proven success engaging and influencing university leadership — deans, chairs, and technology center directors
• Experience building programs or communities from scratch with limited resources
• Exceptional written and verbal communication for academic audiences
• Scrappy, entrepreneurial approach in ambiguous, resource-constrained environments
• Experience as an educator or working directly within a university setting

🎁 Benefits

• Equity and competitive benefits including health, dental, vision, retirement
• Parental leave and family planning support
• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Generous PTO and recharge days
• Learning and development stipend and work-from-home stipend
• Cell phone reimbursement