Operations Business Partner

**Canva’s Commitment and Mission
- At Canva, we celebrate diversity. We deeply believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expression is key to building the best product, team and company. We look for many different skills and abilities, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. So, even if you don’t think you quite meet all of the skills listed or tick all the boxes, we’d still love to hear from you- Our mission at Canva is to empower the world to design and since launching in 2013, we have grown exponentially, amassing over 100+ million monthly active users across 190 different countries and a team of over 3,000 peopleand the best bit is that we’ve only achieved 1% of what we know we’re capable of.- Join us and design your future.**About the group/team
- At Canva, we’re all constantly striving towards our Crazy Big Goals Since growing to a worldwide team of over 2,500 we need to ensure we’re working as effectively and efficiently as possible, which is where our Operational Business Partners come in. This role will be aligned to the Data Supergroup and you will be working to build solid operational excellence and embed this in everything we do - steering Canva towards growth and success for years to come- The Data Supergroup is foundational to how Canva teams delight our users and grow our business in order to maintain our market-leading position. The high-performance team behind Data Supergroup are passionate about building data products and platform services that all Canva teams use to effortlessly make smart decisions to improve the user experience. We have an ambitious vision to help all Canva teams and specialties to deliver value to their users faster and grow more confidently by taking our platforms to the next level.**About the role/specialty
- The mission of the Operational Business Partner is to support Supergroup leadership, coordinate special projects and drive them to unilateral success by coordinating and communicating between key project owners. Working with leadership, you will be the organizer and look after all things operations for the group.- Using your experience with program/project management, administration, and relationship-building you will work with cross-functional teams and working groups to help Canva to achieve the level of operational efficiency, cooperation & collaboration that our front-line teams need to hit our goals.**What you'll do**:

- **You’ll own all team operations end-to-end**: You take charge and ensure we have built cadences and administrative infrastructure that are essential to building operational excellence and hitting goals. You’ll drive tracking initiatives, run seasonal planning processes, assist with company-wide product development adherences and constantly iterate on this as Canva grows. You will also coordinate and facilitate meetings, defining objectives, purpose and agendas, and constantly look for ways to improve the operational cadence of the Supergroup.
- ** You’ll communicate optimally to support teams**: You are proactive in wrangling the Supergroup, facilitating relationships to ensure all relevant teams and partners are up to date and working efficiently. Ensuring the Supergroup adheres to best practices for communication, documentation & wider context sharing. Ensuring concerns are anticipated and raised early to appropriate owners in order to resolve issues that prevent progress.
- ** You’ll proactively drive initiatives forward**: You will keep seasonal programs on track by coordinating and tracking timelines, milestones, and statuses, calling out issues as needed. Able to work across big picture initiatives with the ability to break assignments down into manageable efforts and ensure they are able to be tracked and delivered.
- ** You’ll be the Glue of the Team**:Coordinating events across the group, as well wrangling representatives and content from the group for company-wide events, coordinating and arranging celebrations & events for the team. You help us recognize the hard work of the Supergroup, and pull together amazing celebrations when we hit those Crazy Big Goals.
- ** Forecast and predict emerging opportunities**: In time, and working with the Supergroup Leadership you will forecast and anticipate emerging opportunities across the Supergroup, and preemptively work on solutions, constantly looking for areas to improve.

**What we’re looking for**:

- Proven experience in a Events, Program or Project Management role, or similar within the start/ scale up tech environment.
- Experience in Organisational Change Management & Communications
- Experience in Data, Cyber Security or Risk & Governance programs is highly desired
- Experience prioritising, managing and tracking multiple projects simultaneously with the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- A keen eye for detail and a strong desire to uphold high standards of excellence
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