Head of Content

About the role

Canva is seeking a strategic leader to oversee the vision and production standards for a library containing over 165 million templates and elements. You will define how the company creates, curates, and scales content over the next five years, specifically navigating the impact of AI on creative workflows.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Direct the entire content production department, including in-house teams, strategy, insights, partnerships, and the Pixabay and Pexels brands.
• Develop a long-term content roadmap that addresses how AI influences creation and curation while maintaining the value of human creativity.
• Build a localized content strategy that ensures relevance across all major global markets.
• Establish an operating model that aligns International and Marketing teams for unified planning and execution.
• Advocate for content initiatives and investment cases within executive leadership forums.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading multi-team functions through other senior managers in high-growth environments.
• Deep background in content strategy and execution at scale, with specific knowledge of social and short-form media.
• Ability to demonstrate how content strategy drives user engagement, retention, and revenue.
• Strong communication skills required to influence partner teams and present to senior stakeholders.
• Forward-thinking perspective on AI integration with the ability to execute tangible projects.

Nice to have

• Experience with P&L or function-level budget ownership.

Skills & tools

• Content strategy and production management
• AI-driven content scaling
• Global market localization
• Commercial analysis and ROI modeling
• Executive stakeholder management

Practical notes

• Benefits include equity packages, inclusive parental leave, and an annual Vibe and Thrive allowance for wellbeing and office setup.
• The company offers flexible work arrangements across its Australian locations.
• Interviews for this position are conducted virtually.
• Applicants are encouraged to share their pronouns and request any necessary adjustments for the interview process.