Matt Colyer

Matt Colyer is a distinguished product executive and organizational leader with deep expertise in developer tools and cross-functional collaboration. He currently serves as the Director of Product at Figma, where he leads the strategic vision for the platform's Developer Experience. In this role, Matt spearheaded the launch and scaling of Dev Mode, a transformative workspace that bridges the historic gap between design and engineering. His leadership is defined by a deep commitment to understanding the technical customer experience, aligning product, design, and engineering organizations to build intuitive tools that solve complex handoff and workflow challenges for millions of users globally.

Previously, Matt held key product leadership roles at GitHub, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the tools that developers rely on to build and ship software at scale. With a strong entrepreneurial background as a former founder, he brings a unique builder’s mindset to enterprise product strategy. Throughout his career, Matt has specialized in transitioning complex developer workflows into durable, market-leading platforms. He is a recognized voice in the SaaS and developer tooling ecosystems, known for his focus on unlocking operational efficiency and driving seamless integration across the entire product development lifecycle.