Canva

Computer Software

HeadofBusinessTechnologyPlatforms

$306–443k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Head of Business Technology Platforms at Canva. Skills: Platform strategy, Engineering leadership, Business systems. Lead strategy, architecture, engineering capability. Set technical vision, architecture, strategy”

What You'll Achieve.

Support global growth; Operate at public-company scale

Industry & Context.

Computer Software
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Led enterprise platform organizations, Experience with public company environments, Deep expertise across enterprise systems, Led major platform implementations, Built and scaled platform teams, Senior stakeholder partner experience, Vendor and partner leadership experience

Nice to Have

Experience preparing organizations for public company environments

What You'll Do.

engineering capability

Establish governance and control frameworks

public-company readiness

Build and scale engineering capability

Evolve systems toward platform ownership

Define strategy for automation and AI adoption

Enable smart and efficient operations

Lead strategic vendor relationships

Ensure platform partners deliver to standards

Act as senior partner to leadership

Translate platform risk into narratives

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

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

Communication Scope

Strategic narratives

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Free ATS check

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