Leadership Operations - People Group

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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. That means if you want to do your thing in the office (if you're near one), at home or a bit of both, it's up to you.

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.

This opportunity sits within the Leadership Operations team and will be a partner to our Head of People to extend their reach and capacity. The Leadership Operations role will be integral in supporting Canva’s Head of People, their People Leads, the People Group, and our Canva team to perform at their very best, providing focussed strategic direction on projects and creating spaces to proactively solve business challenges.

We move fast here at Canva, and this role will certainly keep you on your toes. We are looking for someone super-efficient, who loves nothing more than to anticipate needs before they arise and loves to get stuff done. You’re who we want to be working with if you’re great at prioritising, juggling projects (and moving them rapidly along), and keeping calm under pressure.

At the moment, this role is focused on

• Strategic partner: You’ll be the strategic partner to the Head of People, this will mean being a trusted sounding board for decisions, consolidating requests and making recommendations or helping communicate to the wider business.
• Prioritisation: You’ll be the triage point and the gateway to the Head of People. You’ll work with the overall group to make sure that requests are in the right shape before getting to the lead and cut through the noise to ensure that they are involved in the right decision at the right time.
• Proactively drive projects forward: You’ll take on driving key projects and initiatives that are critical to the People group. This will include cross-cutting project management with stakeholders that sit in many different parts of Canva.
• Be a Real People Person: You’ll build strong relationships with key stakeholders within the company, this will be critical to ensuring that there is the right two-way visibility between the people team and the business.
• Own the day to day: Making sure that the Head of People’s time is spent in the most impactful areas by triaging meeting requests and running meetings effectively.
• Be in the detail: You have an innate desire to focus on the little things without losing sight of the bigger picture. Using insights and trends to guide and drive initiatives that have a measurable benefit to Canva and the People group.

You're probably a match if

• We’re open to your background, however, we’d love to hear about your experience and/or passion for the People space. Ideally, someone who has exposure working in People Operations, HR, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development or DE&I.
• 6 + years of experience in developing, and continuously improving strategic people plans that facilitate business goals.
• Experience prioritizing, 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.
• Truly self-motivated with a desire to constantly learn, develop and grow in the role.
• You’ll need to be driven to turn the chaos rapidly to clarity and then communicate it clearly. Truly championing the value of Making Complex Things Simple.
• Someone with a bias for action, constantly striving to get things done.
• Keen presentation and great design skills (Canva’s made that bit easy!).
• Integrity and trustworthiness with humility/willingness to question one’s own assumptions.
• A real people person. Someone who can communicate well with stakeholders from all across the business at many different levels, and enjoy it!

About The Team

Our Operations specialty is dispersed throughout Canva, supporting our functions to deliver on their crazy big goals. The team is on a mission to build and optimise ways of working to empower Canvanauts around the world. Our Operations Business Partners support the operational cadences and goal delivery of our groups, while our Admin Business Partners focus on unlocking the capacity of Canva's Leaders by taking all administrative support.

But don't just take our word for it, check out what Operations Business Partner - Andy Gott has to say about working in Operations at Canva -

Our mission is to keep the wheels of the business turning efficiently.

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 stack 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.

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.