Operations Business Partner, Tech

<p><strong>Where and how you can work</strong></p><p>Our flagship campus is in&#xa0;Sydney&#xa0;and have a <strong>strong preference for the role to be in Sydney</strong>.&#xa0;We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.&#xa0;</p><p><strong>About the Technology Specialty</strong></p><p>The Technology Specialty is Canva’s largest and most diverse specialty, with <strong>approximately 2,500 engineers</strong> representing nearly half of Canva’s workforce. It brings together all of our technical disciplines, from Tech Support to Machine Learning, Platform Infrastructure to Backend Engineering. It is the craft home base for our technologists and engineers.</p><p>The Specialty plays a central role in Canva’s technical evolution, helping shape long-term technical direction, engineering standards, and a strong, inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation. As the Specialty continues to scale, thoughtful operational leadership is essential to ensure clarity, momentum, and sustainable ways of working.</p><p><strong>About the role</strong></p><p>This role is for an experienced operational executer in Canva’s Technology Specialty during a <strong>12-month parental leave cover.</strong></p><p>In this role, you will act as a trusted operational partner to Technology Specialty leadership and business partners, helping run the business of the Specialty. You will bring structure to ambiguity, drive momentum on complex initiatives, and strengthen operating systems that enable the Specialty to function effectively at scale. You will translate strategic intent into clear execution, design systems that reduce friction, and create the conditions for technologists to stay focused on building Canva’s future.</p><p>This role goes beyond coordination. You will execute on high-impact initiatives and help shape how the Specialty operates at scale. This is a hands-on, high-impact opportunity for someone looking to operate with a high degree of autonomy, deepen their craft, and gain exposure to complex, Specialty-wide challenges.</p><p><strong>What you’d be doing in this role</strong></p><p>As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that’s all part of the fun. This will give you a flavour of the type of work you’ll focus on when you start, though it will naturally evolve over time.</p><p>At the moment, this role is focused on:</p><p><strong>Specialty-Level Program Delivery</strong></p><ul><li><p>Partner with the Ops BP Lead and Technology leaders to deliver complex, high-visibility initiatives that span the Technology Specialty, particularly where ownership is shared or still emerging.</p></li><li><p>Help define problem spaces, shape operating approaches, align senior stakeholders, and drive execution from concept through to sustained outcomes.</p></li><li><p>Bring clarity to ambiguous or undefined challenges — turning complex problems into simple, structured, actionable plans.</p></li><li><p>Support initiatives that require sound judgment, discretion, and thoughtful narrative management.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Technology Specialty Operating Excellence</strong></p><ul><li><p>Identify where processes, tools, or ways of working create friction for leaders and individual contributors, and redesign them to be simpler, clearer, and more scalable.</p></li><li><p>Ensure the right people across the Specialty have the right information, at the right time, in the right format to enable effective decision-making.</p></li><li><p>Build and refine dashboards, reporting, and mechanisms that improve visibility, alignment, and execution.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Strategic Foresight &amp; Continuous Improvement</strong></p><ul><li><p>Anticipate emerging operational needs and risks within the Technology Specialty, proactively designing solutions before they become blockers.</p></li><li><p>Use data, feedback, and lived experience to continuously refine how the Specialty operates.</p></li><l ... (truncated, view full listing at source)