Canva

Technology

SeniorProductManager-ContentSafety

A$170–245k ~AI est. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“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.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

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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