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 75 million monthly active users across 190 different countries and a team of over 2,800 people… and the best bit is that we’ve only achieved 1% of what we know we’re capable of.

Join us and design your future.

At Canva, our mission is to democratise design and empower creativity for anyone and everyone, on every platform. Inspired by a team of talented thinkers, an amazing culture and a remarkable growth trajectory – we’re out to change the world, one design at a time.

Since launch in August 2013, we have grown exponentially, amassing over 60 million monthly active users across 190 different countries who have created more than 6 Billion designs. We are one of the world’s fastest-growing technology companies and we have only achieved about 1% of what we want to do.

About the SEO Team

The SEO team’s mission is to empower every user in the world to discover Canva and inspire them to create their next design (whether it is a social media post, a presentation, a video or hundreds of other options). Spreading our efforts globally, SEO drives an average of 40 million new logged out sessions and 7 million new MAUs every quarter. The SEO team gathers a variety of talents – 60+ members including SEO specialists, Engineers, Data analysts, Creative producers and Designers, etc. We have ambitious goals for the coming years and we need the help of Operations experts to support our team growth and execute our plans, while developing processes and ways-of-working for the team.

About Operations Management

As an Operations Manager for the English SEO team, you will be responsible for coordinating a set of related projects over time which are linked in an effort to grow our user base globally.

You will be an integral part of the team, working alongside leadership and stakeholders to ensure we have the infrastructure that is crucial for operational excellence.A core focus of your role will be to help grow and support the SEO team as we expand into more ambitious projects (Tech SEO, Content & Research, Programmatic SEO, etc.). Working alongside a range of other functions - from localisation to engineering, product or QA - you will build relationships and guide the team to deliver extraordinary work.

Working with our world-class SEO team is a unique opportunity – you'll be exposed to the newest Canva products, the most innovative SEO systems and exciting creative challenges!

Goals you'll achieve in your first 6 months...

Goal #1 - Audit, optimise and document the English SEO team processes. Working hand in hand with the rest of the team, you’ll be able to analyse and help improve our overall delivery. In parallel, you will create and maintain playbooks for the team (processes, ways-of-working, tooling, etc.).

Goal #2 - Oversee the delivery of all English SEO projects. You will break team goals down into manageable efforts (Jira tickets). You will run weekly meetings and sprint planning sessions. You will keep the program on track by managing timelines and tracking statuses, escalating issues as needed. You will liaise with various dependencies and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery on time, on budget and on scope.

Goal #3 - Assist leadership for team growth. You will be working with leadership on defining resources and roles that are needed to reach our team vision and ambitious goals, responsibilities, hiring and onboarding.

You'll coordinate day to day operations

Work across group wide initiatives with the ability to break assignments down into manageable efforts (identify requirements and resource gaps).

Assigns clear owners of roles/streams with deliverables outlined.

Runs and holds weekly meetings to keep deliverables on track.

Coordinates projects, deadlines and track deliverables.

Ensure project is closed and findings, lessons and success is documented.

You'll contribute to streamlining our operations

Observe and analyse team processes, tooling, work-flows and collaboration, in order to create and optimise processes that lead to team efficiencies and growth.

Partner with leadership to ensure all team structures and processes are efficient and supporting in ongoing operational improvements.

Develop a comprehensive understanding of the vision, goals and priorities of the team and work with data to drive short- and long-term planning.

You'll support team growth

Work with leadership to grow the team including forecasting team capacity, defining roles and responsibilities, hiring and onboarding.

Manage new contracts, contract negotiations and invoicing for the SEO team.

Work closely with SEO leads to assess contractor performance and areas for improvement.

What we're looking for...

5+ years of Program / Project management experience, with proven success in prioritising, managing and tracking multiple projects and teams, preferably in a tech company.

Strong interest for data – uses numbers to prioritise pieces of work and improve reports and dashboards for each project.

Broad understanding of SEO, digital marketing, and the engineering environment.

Excellent communicator who is able to translate scope and requirements for different stakeholders.

Excellent organisational skills with experience managing a pool of external vendors, or a remote team including the onboarding.

Able to talk to project management tools and resource planning with experience optimising team processes.

Thrives in a process-driven environment and enjoys clear, structured and repetitive tasks.

A natural leader who can rally teams and cultures of all kinds, and influence peers across the organisation. You love building relationships that lead to team success and business growth.

A bias for action, constantly striving to get things done. You have a strong sense of urgency when it comes to unblocking teams.

Ability to think strategically (beyond just the here and now), and synthesise lots of complex information to come up with solutions with tangible impact.

Working at Canva

Our culture is unlike anywhere else and we design your #CanvaLife experience to empower you to do the best work of your life.

Whether you’re in the office, working from home or choosing your own adventure, our benefits for full-time Canvanauts include:

Equity packages for you to truly be a part of the Canva journey. Hybrid work model (in-office & from home) coming together for 8 days a year.

Flexible leave so you can recharge, give back, support others or focus on your own professional development.

Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey.

An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance. This is for you to spend on whatever will support your wellbeing and development.. because you know what you need to Vibe and Thrive, better than anyone.

Virtual and in-office wellness benefits including Canva University, Employee Assistant Programs and Fitness & Meditation Classes.

Canva For Good program matching your not-for-profit donations, Force for Good leave (3 paid volunteering days) and a range of sustainability and ethical initiatives to get involved in.

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion. Please note that interviews are conducted virtually. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

Operations Manager, SEO

Goals you'll achieve in your first 6 months...

You'll coordinate day to day operations

You'll contribute to streamlining our operations

You'll support team growth

What we're looking for...