Canva
Technology
SeniorProductManager-ContentSafety
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“Senior Product Manager - Content Safety at Canva. Skills: Content safety, Product management, User protection. Translate needs into products. Collaborate with engineers on solutions”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver impact; Ensure timely delivery; Drive impact through roadmap
Industry & Context.
First-principles reasoning; Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven product management experience, Deep understanding of customer safety, Track record of delivering large-scale projects, Cross-functional fluency, Excellent stakeholder management skills, Ability to balance long-term vision, Data driven mentality, Willing to dive into complex challenges
Nice to Have
Experience in policy, Experience in machine learning, Experience in operations tooling, Experience in education, Experience in compliance
What You'll Do.
Translate needs into products
Collaborate with engineers on solutions
Collaborate with cross-functional teams
Define measurable safety outcomes
Articulate impact for initiatives
Ensure alignment on user needs
Prioritize incoming requests
Support backlog prioritization
Support development sprints
Build understanding of user protection mechanisms
Identify existing issues
Identify escalation points
Drive innovation in safety capabilities
Plan adoption timelines
Balance immediate needs
Ensure long-term sustainability
Unblock teams in advance
Operationalize strategy
Show how future state drives impact
Communicate product vision
Communicate roadmap progress
Communicate upcoming changes
Highlight team achievements
Build understanding of risks
Serve as escalation point
Iterate on escalation channels
Iterate on escalation processes
Assess product safety risks
Work with product teams on creation
Work with product teams on implementation
Ensure Trust & Safety mitigations are aligned
Ensure procedures are aligned
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Engineering leadership; Data science teams; Investigations teams; Operations teams; Legal teams; Policy teams; GenAI teams; Education teams; Enterprise teams
Communication Scope
Translate technical concepts; Communicate vision; Communicate progress; Communicate changes
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning, Backlog prioritization, Sprint 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. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. About the team The Content Safety team provides tools and support to internal teams to ensure content created with Canva is safe. Our primary customers are our own Trust & Safety Operations team of moderators, who use our own bespoke review tool, as well as feature teams building everything from Canva sites to Generative AI experiences, who send us content to review with automated classifiers and manually by moderators. Abusive content and behaviour is not only directly against our values, it hurts our business as well. About the role As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve. At the moment, this role is focused on: * Translate complex multi-stakeholder needs into intuitive products and services, collaborating with engineers on solutions that turn safety into usability, and with cross-functional teams including data science, investigations, operations, legal, policy, GenAI, education, and enterprise * Define and articulate measurable safety outcomes and impact for key initiatives, linking work to value and ensure clear alignment on user needs and problems to solve by writing user stories and use cases supported with data * Prioritise incoming requests for the team, and support the Team Eng Lead (TEL) in prioritising the
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