Level 3

A rising leader on the team. Owns multiple components or is leading design for medium to large sized projects. Clear, reliable, and dependable. Just starting to own a complex area, and handling it with grace. Still leaning on experts on the team for advice, and guidance, but able to independently execute comfortably. You are consistent and reliable, always following through.

Product Strategy (Before you work)

• You deeply understand the current tooling industry and landscape, rarely missing a beat on how your projects would fit into existing customer workflows

• You know when to focus on the big picture vs zoom into the details

• You’re deepening product and domain expertise, regularly participating in research

Craft + Quality (While you work)

• Your work is crisp and thorough — very few pixel-artifacts, misalignments, or issues with gestalt principles

• You have a keen awareness of existing patterns bias toward leveraging familiarity over novelty

• Your work is a great example of adhering to Figma’s design principles, and others are starting to leverage your work

Communication + Collaboration (Working together)

• You care less about “being right” and more about helping your team move forward

• Can easily explain rationale for design decisions within a larger context

• Regularly shares design iterations — sets an example for “open design”

• You document your thinking in a way that’s accessible and easy for others to digest and provide feedback on.

Action + Impact (Shipping)

• You understand perfect is the enemy of good, and push work through

• You file bugs actively on a regular basis

• Consistently able to “unblock” self so as to never be stalled or idle.

Leveling up the team (Internal Influence)

• Provides clear actionable feedback actively and regularly during critiques

• Seeks opportunities to help others — offers assistance outside of their standard set of projects

• Can start to help facilitate critiques if needed