Lead Product Designer

4 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia Canva Full time

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte

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:

  • Conducting research with our Creator Communities to understand their wants, needs, and behaviours in a fast-changing environment.
  • Championing ML . You’ll always be seeking innovative and creative ways that ML can assist with Canva’s goal to be a world leader in AI-powered Design.
  • Designing tooling to help Canva and our Creator Communities get the best content into Canva effortlessly, while still maintaining quality standards across a global library of content.
  • Strategy & Vision . Working closely with the Design Lead and Product Manager to define and articulate the product strategy and vision for the Content Platform group.
  • Designing intuitive tooling to enable Canva’s content creators to localise their content for LOTE markets, and empower them to expand their audiences
  • Collaborating . You'll work closely with our Content Review Group, Teams collaborating towards AI Training and the wider Product Design Specialty to ensure that we deliver a holistic experience for Creators, Partners, and our internal design team
  • Iterating . You'll gather learnings through your research and internal data, fostering close relationships with our valued sources of insights - Creators, In-house Designers, Reviewers, Content Ops and Community Managers.

You're probably a match if you have

  • A highly Collaborative Approach . You're happiest when working closely with other Designers, Engineers and Product Managers. You value feedback and brainstorming ideas.
  • A problem-first mindset . You're obsessed with identifying gaps/opportunities and enjoy deeply investigating ambiguous problems.
  • Effective Communication skills . You create clarity through your communication by making complex things simple. You can confidently present your ideas and tell a compelling story to the broader team.
  • A love for data . You love using data to evaluate user problems, inform your design solutions and measure success.
  • Stakeholder Management skills . You build trust with your teams and know when to bring the right people together to achieve common goals.
  • Experience conducting user research and usability testing . You're skilled in turning the outcomes into data to drive your design solutions.
  • Growth Mindset . You're eager to learn and develop your skills whilst having fun along the way

About the team

As Product Designer in the Content Platform group, you’ll help to ensure a steady flow of beautiful content from around the world into the Canva library. The majority of the work will come through the Content Design Quality Team, the product team that sits within this larger group.

The Content Platform group is on a mission to drive the creation of high-quality Creator content in our key strategic markets, supporting our ‘Truly local’ strategy.

This group is also playing a key role in an exciting, cross-group initiative - building tooling to allow Canva to be at the forefront of advancements in Machine Learning for AI design generation.

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:

  • Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
  • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
  • An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
  • 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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