Canva

Computer Software

SeniorTechnicalProgramManager-Releases

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior Technical Program Manager - Releases at Canva. Skills: Release Management, Technical Program Management, CI/CD, Cross-functional Coordination. Orchestrate the smooth execution of our major releases. Oversee the entire release lifecycle, from deployment through to go-live day and post-release activities”

What You'll Achieve.

ensuring that Canva Create and Droptober are delivered seamlessly, with high-quality features reaching our users without disruption.; ensure alignment with Canva’s key strategies.; achieve our Crazy Big Goals

Industry & Context.

Computer Software
Problems you'll solve

A love for navigating complexity and tackling ambiguous problems; Ability to think strategically but also able to make crazy big goals happen.

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

A minimum of 5 years TPM or release management experience at an established and complex organization, Domain experience working with release engineering, deployment pipelines, or platform infrastructure, Deep understanding of release management processes, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment strategies, Experience coordinating large-scale, cross-functional releases involving product, engineering, and marketing teams, Comfortable with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities, A natural communicator who leads through influence, not authority — able to coordinate across diverse, senior stakeholders without direct authority, A love for navigating complexity and tackling ambiguous problems, Process-oriented but flexible in approach, Experience building scalable and repeatable processes from the ground up, Dedicated to personal growth and improving in your craft as a TPM, Leadership capability to ensure clarity, alignment and accountability to achieve our Crazy Big Goals, Ability to think strategically but also able to make crazy big goals happen. This role will be very hands-on!

Nice to Have

Clear growth path for this role to become a B4 — Staff Technical Program Manager

What You'll Do.

Orchestrate the smooth execution of our major releases

Oversee the entire release lifecycle

from deployment through to go-live day and post-release activities

Governance of the end-to-end release process

Develop and maintain a comprehensive release calendar

Spearhead the evolution of release practices

Create and refine documentation to guide teams through the release process

Coordinate and synchronize feature launches across multiple teams

Monitor the performance of each release

Drive continuous improvement of release processes and tooling

Manage the dynamic nature of coordinating major releases

Ensure a unified release process across teams

Coordinate with engineering teams to ensure adherence to release timelines and instructions

Align with the marketing team on release schedules and go-live activities

Navigate and manage scope changes to align with shifting business strategies

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate and synchronize feature launches across multiple teams (product, engineering, marketing, and user feedback); Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between departments; Coordinate with engineering teams; Align with the marketing team; partners closely with teams across Platform, Product, and Marketing supergroups; work closely with engineering, product, and marketing teams; managing diverse, senior-level stakeholders

Communication Scope

A natural communicator who leads through influence, not authority; Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between departments; interpersonal skills; lead with context

Process & Methodology

TPM, release management, coordinating large-scale, cross-functional releases, coordinating release timelines, managing dependencies

Full Job Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, hello, hiya, 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, Auckland and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work. That means if you want to do your thing in the office (if you're near one), at home or a bit of both, it's up to you. What you’d be doing in this 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. As a Release Manager TPM, you will orchestrate the smooth execution of our major releases — ensuring that Canva Create and Droptober are delivered seamlessly, with high-quality features reaching our users without disruption. You will oversee the entire release lifecycle, from deployment through to go-live day and post-release activities. At the moment, this role is focused on * Governance of the end-to-end release process, including the activities, steps, and procedures involved in preparing, executing, and finalizing major releases such as Canva Create and Droptober. * Develop and maintain a comprehensive release calendar, outlining key milestones, activities and procedures. * Spearhead the evolution of release practices — designing and implementing scalable release processes and tooling that support Canva’s growth and increasing feature complexity. * Create and refine documentation to guide teams through the release process, ensuring clarity and consistency. * Coordinate and synchronize feature launches across multiple teams (product, engineering, marketing, and user feedback) to ensure smooth and successful

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