Canva

Technology

HeadofBusinessTechnologyPlatforms

A$350–550k ~AI est. San Francisco, California, United States; Australia FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Head of Business Technology Platforms at Canva. Skills: Business Technology Platforms, Platform Strategy, Engineering Leadership. Lead strategy, architecture, and engineering capability. Ensure platforms are secure, scalable, and ready”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Led large-scale enterprise platform organizations, Experience operating in public company environments, Deep expertise across enterprise systems, Experience building and scaling platform teams, Experienced senior stakeholder partner, Vendor and partner leadership experience

Nice to Have

Preparing organizations for public company environments

What You'll Do.

and engineering capability

Ensure platforms are secure

Partner with leaders across Finance

Shape platform strategy

Set long-term technical vision

Set architecture strategy

Set strategy for Finance platforms

Set strategy for People platforms

Establish governance frameworks

Establish control frameworks

Support public-company readiness

Build engineering capability

Scale engineering capability

Evolve systems toward platform ownership

Evolve systems toward technical depth

Define strategy for automation adoption

Define strategy for AI adoption

Enable smart operations

Enable efficient operations

Lead strategic vendor relationships

Ensure platform partners deliver

Act as senior partner

Translate platform risk

Translate architecture

Develop strategic narratives

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Finance; Partner with People; Partner with Security; Partner with IT; Work with executive leaders; Work with technical teams

Communication Scope

Strategic narratives

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point. Where and how you can work Our flagship campus is in Sydney, with global hubs across the US, Europe and Asia. For this role you can be based in Australia or San Francisco, with flexibility in how you work and collaborate with your team. At Canva, 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, our internal technology platforms must evolve alongside the business. As Head of Business Technology Platforms, you’ll lead the strategy, architecture, and engineering capability behind the systems that power Canva’s core business operations — including our Finance and People platforms. This is a highly strategic leadership role within our IT organisation, responsible for ensuring these platforms are secure, scalable, and ready to support Canva as we continue to grow globally and operate at public-company scale. You’ll partner closely with leaders across Finance, People, and Security, Trust & IT to shape the platform strategy that underpins how Canva runs, reports, and scales. This role is focused on: * Setting the long-term technical vision, architecture, and strategy for Canva’s Finance and People platforms * Establishing strong governance and control frameworks across business systems to support auditability, compliance, and public-company readiness * Building and scaling engineering capability within our business platform teams, evolving from configuration-heavy systems toward platform ownership and technical depth * Defining Canva’s strategy for automation and AI adoption across internal business platforms, enabling smart and efficient operations * Leading strategic vendor relationships

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