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Ivan Makarov
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How AI Is Turning Figma’s Finance Team Into Builders
Praveer MelwaniSeema AmbleIvan Makarov
Figma’s finance team is building beyond analysis, using AI for collections and product replicas that test technical difficulty and moat depth during diligence.Melwani says headcount could fall a year from now if complexity stayed flat, but new products and acquisitions keep adding work as efficiency improves.Scaling local tools into shared infrastructure and producing audit-ready outputs remain key tests.