Dear Figma Hiring Team,
I'm applying for the EA to CEO position at Figma. For the last three years I've been EA to the CEO of a 1,200-person Series D SaaS, coordinating 45 meetings per week across four time zones, managing $180k in annual expense spend in Ramp, and booking ~12 international trips per quarter through Navan — a workload profile I expect is close to what the Figma role needs.
Beyond the day-to-day, I own quarterly board-meeting prep for a 9-director board: deck coordination across five functions, pre-read distribution on a 10-day cadence, meeting-day logistics, and action-item tracking in Asana. I've planned three off-sites per year (40-60 people, 3-day format, $280k combined budget) that have landed on time and 4-8% under budget each. I trained and onboarded two new EAs during our 2024 department expansion, both of whom promoted to Senior EA within 12 months.
Figma's culture of designer-led product leadership and the CEO's public communication style make this a company I'd be proud to support — and the recent public remarks about investing in operational leverage suggest this hire is about more than calendar-keeping. I'd bring strong opinions on executive time allocation and a willingness to push back when the calendar fills with meetings that aren't the best use of a founder's hour.
Could we schedule a 30-minute conversation about what the first 90 days look like and where you'd want the new EA to take ownership first?
Respectfully, Morgan Davis
