Sr. People Partner

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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About the People Team
Canva’s People Group has a big mission to build the most effective and engaged company in the world! Our global People team, comprising over 400 Canvanauts, including a global People Partnering team of 26, is dedicated to achieve Canva’s crazy big goals. We’re moving at lightning speed and we need YOU in order to propel Canva forward and become a world-class People Team.

About the Role

As the Senior HR Business Partner to our Philippine Design and Marketing Specialty, you’ll build a true partnership with the group and specialty leads driving strategy, direction, coaching and leadership development aligned to Canva’s company goals and priorities.

You’ll be a champion of Canva’s values, working closely with the leadership team and their leads to provide hands-on strategic input and advice on key priorities such as team effectiveness, growth and impact, leadership development, talent management, organisation design, workforce planning and cultivating culture.

You’ll thrive in a fast-moving, fluid environment, and be passionate about supporting teams to scale effectively. You’ll be an experienced HR enabler who thinks strategically, but is also prepared to roll up your sleeves and get things done. You know that meeting the business where it's at, building exceptional foundations and positive relationships is the key to ensuring those high impact, highly strategic pieces of work land with positive impact at scale.

If you’re ready to take on a pivotal role in a rapidly growing company, there’s no better time to join!

What you’ll do

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. We move fast here at Canva, and this role will certainly keep you on your toes, but we like to think that’s all part of the fun. You’ll add value through:

• Partnering closely with PH Design and Marketing leads to develop and execute strategic People initiatives.
• Positioning yourself as a strategic member of your client group leadership teams and a trusted advisor to their leads; guiding and coaching leaders on the full gamut of People challenges and opportunities.
• Developing a deep understanding of the business opportunities and challenges we’re working to solve for and delivering tailored people strategies and solutions.
• Providing thought leadership and coaching Leads through rapid organisational change and growth.
• Partnering with HR COEs to deliver cyclical HR programs, such as talent, performance, growth, development, compensation and lead strategic HR initiatives and projects with global impact.
• Collaborating with the broader People Partnering and People team to drive operational excellence.

You’re probably a match if you

• Have extensive experience as a strategic HR Business Partner in fast-paced, hypergrowth tech companies, ideally within large global companies.
• Thrive on both developing high-level strategies and rolling up your sleeves to implement them.
• Posses a strategic mindset (beyond just the here and now) with the ability to synthesise a lot of information to come up with solutions with tangible impact.
• Bring valuable experience in coaching and nurturing leadership teams amidst rapid organizational evolution and expansion.
• Display innate coaching abilities, underscored by high emotional resilience and empathy, enabling adept navigation of complex situations.
• Exhibit incredible organisation skills, demonstrate high degree of judgement and ability to juggle a diverse range of priorities.
• Are skilled at collaborating and influencing a wide range of partners, including senior leaders, team leads & coaches, as well as other HR teams.
• Showcase comprehensive knowledge of HR programs, encompassing performance management, leadership development, organizational design, talent management, and employee relations.
• Excel in change management, driving forward strategic initiatives with finesse and agility.
• Embody progressive, innovation and are passionate about developing extraordinary people and organisations

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.

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.