Staff Technical Program Manager

Job Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point.

Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.

What you’d be doing in this role

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

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Driving large scale delivery: Lead planning and programs across B2B, aligning teams and stakeholders, ensuring clarity of scope, timelines, roadmaps, and quality expectations then see these plans through to launch.

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Triaging sales-led B2B requests: Act as the first line of triage for inbound B2B customer asks, partnering with Operations, Sales, TAMs, and Product to assess urgency, then determine feasibility with existing delivery roadmaps and strategic priorities.

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Supporting AI delivery: Help teams contributing to B2B plan, coordinate, and launch AI-powered features. Ensure delivery practices evolve to meet the speed, safety, and cross-functional complexity that AI introduces.

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Building alignment and trust: Facilitate delivery conversations between Product, Sales, Engineering, Ops, and PMM.

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Establishing clarity: Introduce program governance, delivery confidence reporting, and standardised ways of working across cross-group initiatives.

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Mentoring others: Support and upskill TPMs in planning, execution, and cross-group collaboration.

You're probably a match if

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You have a minimum of 10 years experience leading technical programs at a tech company

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You are knowledgeable in technical concepts, systems and practices

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You have experience working with Product Managers, Designers and Engineers to deliver key company initiatives

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Proven ability to drive complex programs end-to-end across multiple teams and stakeholders.

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Strong strategic thinking, able to balance customer immediacy with long-term goals.

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Experienced in working with product, engineering, and go to market teams.

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Confident navigating ambiguity, aligning conflicting priorities, and establishing delivery confidence.

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Excels in proactive communication and managing up, across, and outward to leadership and stakeholders.

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Demonstrated capability in uplifting TPM craft, mentoring others, and building scalable practices.

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Comfortable working in AI-enhanced environments, with curiosity and initiative to leverage AI tools in program delivery and team effectiveness.

About the team

The Teams and Education Supergroup at Canva is dedicated to empowering creativity and collaboration across various learning environments, from kindergarten to the workplace. Our dream is to Empower Every Team to Design and achieve our mission to power up design to enable learning, creativity, collaboration and productivity. We focus on critical initiatives that align with Canva's broader strategy to increase monthly active users and drive revenue, making Canva an essential tool for education and team collaboration globally.

About Technical Program Managers

As a Technical Program Manager, it is your mission to work closely with senior managers and product development teams to build a sustainable culture of positive urgency in delivery. You will lead complex, multi-disciplinary programs and be equally comfortable working with leadership to set strategic goals and clarify priorities, as you are with teams to communicate program status, elevate issues and manage dependencies as you are navigating technical trade-offs with an engineer.

You’ll work across both the B2B program an area central to Canva's strategic priorities and increasingly shaped by AI innovation. In B2B, you’ll partner with leadership to operationalise enterprise delivery, align customer commitments with product delivery, and streamline internal and external facing delivery reporting.

You’ll be a delivery expert, a strategic partner, an essential coordinator, and a craft leader for other TPMs.

What's in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Here’s a taste of what's on offer:

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Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too

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Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers

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An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more

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Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

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