Where and how you can work

Our flagship office is in Sydney, Australia, but we've made our way from down under, to a hub San Francisco, which is now home to our US operations. We offer flexibility in how and where 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 continues to scale, partnerships play a critical role in driving cultural relevance, growth, and brand impact. As Head of Partnerships, North America, you’ll lead Canva’s regional partnerships strategy during a key coverage period, ensuring momentum across our 2026 priorities.

Reporting into Canva’s Global Head of Consumer Marketing, this role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution. You’ll guide a portfolio of high-impact regional partnerships, working cross-functionally to deliver integrated programs that drive measurable outcomes in North America.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Leading the North American Partnerships function during the fixed-term coverage period, acting as the primary regional point of contact internally and externally
• Driving strategy and execution across existing partnerships, using data and performance metrics to inform decisions and outcomes
• Developing and delivering regional executions for globally led partnerships where relevant
• Partnering closely with internal teams across marketing, campaigns, experiential, content, legal, and finance to deliver integrated programs
• Managing partner relationships end-to-end, ensuring clear communication, strong governance, and on-time delivery
• Providing visibility into progress, risks, and recommendations, and ensuring a smooth handover at the end of the contract

You’re probably a match if:

• You bring 12+ years of experience across partnerships, business development, or client services
• You’ve successfully scoped and delivered high-impact, strategic partnerships in fast-moving environments
• You have a strong understanding of the entertainment and media marketing landscape; experience with B2B marketing or programming is a bonus
• You’re a confident relationship builder who can influence, align, and create clarity across senior stakeholders
• You thrive in ambiguity, stay highly organised, and can juggle multiple partners and priorities at once
• You’re excited by Canva’s mission and passionate about partnerships that drive both cultural relevance and business impact

About the team

You’ll be part of Canva’s Marketing Supergroup, working closely with regional and global partners to bring meaningful, creative partnerships to life. The team values collaboration, ownership, and clarity, and plays a key role in shaping how Canva shows up in the world.

Other stuff to know

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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!

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At Canva we value fairness, and we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation whilst ensuring internal equity within the team in each region. We make hiring decisions based on your skills, experience and our overall assessment of what we observed and learnt in the hiring process. The target salary range for this position is $199,000 to $246,000 USD (pro-rata). When calculating offers, we make salary decisions based on market data and candidates' skills and experience.