Senior Technical Lead
India
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Job Description
Senior Technical Lead
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Job Summary

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Figma Application & Data Migration Lead to lead enterprise-scale migration initiatives involving Figma design assets, design systems, component libraries, wireframes, and associated integrations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, executing, validating, and governing end-to-end migration activities while ensuring data integrity, design consistency, minimal business disruption, and successful stakeholder adoption.

The role requires strong expertise in Figma administration, design system management, migration strategy, data validation, governance, and cross-functional collaboration with UX teams, developers, product owners, and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Migration Strategy & Planning

  • Lead end-to-end Figma migration projects from assessment through production cutover.
  • Analyze source and target Figma environments and define migration approach.
  • Conduct migration readiness assessments, including inventory, dependencies, permissions, and integrations.
  • Define migration plans, timelines, risks, rollback procedures, and success criteria.

Figma Platform & Design System Migration

  • Migrate Figma files, projects, teams, components, design libraries, tokens, and assets.
  • Ensure preservation of:
    • Component hierarchy
    • Design system relationships
    • Style libraries
    • Navigation flows
    • Design annotations
  • Re-establish library links, component dependencies, and shared assets post-migration.
  • Support design system consolidation and rationalization activities.

Data Validation & Quality Assurance

  • Define and execute migration validation and reconciliation processes.
  • Verify accuracy of:
    • Components
    • Design assets
    • Libraries
    • Wireframes
    • User roles and permissions
  • Perform functional, integration, system, and UAT validation activities.
  • Ensure migration quality through audit reports and validation sign-offs.

Security & Governance

  • Establish governance standards for migrated design assets.
  • Validate user access controls, roles, permissions, and SSO integration.
  • Ensure compliance with organizational security, privacy, and design governance policies.

Stakeholder Management

  • Collaborate with UX Designers, Product Owners, Engineering Teams, Architects, and Business Stakeholders.
  • Conduct migration workshops, design reviews, UAT sessions, and executive status reporting.
  • Manage communication, issue resolution, and risk mitigation throughout the migration lifecycle.

Cutover & Hypercare Support

  • Lead production migration and cutover activities.
  • Develop contingency and rollback plans.
  • Support post-migration stabilization and hypercare activities.
  • Drive closure of migration defects and validation findings.

Skill Requirements

Technical Skills

Figma

  • Figma Organization Administration
  • Design Systems
  • Component Libraries
  • Variables & Design Tokens
  • Team Structures
  • Asset Management
  • Dev Mode
  • Library Governance

Migration & Data Management

  • Data Migration Strategy
  • Data Mapping & Reconciliation
  • Validation Frameworks
  • Migration Automation
  • Cutover Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Rollback Planning

Tools & Technologies

  • Figma APIs
  • REST APIs
  • SSO/SAML Integration
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitHub/GitLab
  • Miro (preferred)

Cloud & Enterprise Platforms (Preferred)

  • Microsoft Azure
  • AWS
  • SaaS Platform Migration Experience

Other Requirements

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Design, Engineering, or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in application migration, platform transformation, or digital engineering projects.
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience with Figma platform administration and design system management.
  • Experience leading enterprise migration programs involving design platforms and collaboration tools.
  • Strong understanding of UX/UI design workflows and design operations (DesignOps).
  • Experience with migration planning, execution, reconciliation, and cutover management.
  • Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
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Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 227,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending March 2026 totaled $14.7 billion.