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Canva

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2013

☁️ SaaS

📱 Media

📚 Education

💰 $200M Venture Round on 2021-09

SaaS • Media • Education

Canva is a versatile online design platform that empowers users to create a wide range of professional designs with ease. From social media posts and presentations to business cards and posters, Canva provides thousands of templates and design tools to help users bring their creative ideas to life. The platform also offers a suite of AI-powered features to enhance creativity and productivity, including tools like Magic Write for copy generation and Magic Edit for photo transformations. Canva caters to individuals, teams, and enterprises, making it an ideal solution for collaborative design and workflow management. It is also committed to sustainability and social impact, offering free educational and nonprofit access to its premium features.

📋 Description

• Owning end-to-end sourcing activity across categories including influencer and marketing agency services, professional and consulting services, employee events, staffing and labour, and employee benefits • Leading RFx processes, direct negotiations, and contract execution across your category portfolio • Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Marketing, People, and Finance to drive proactive pipeline management • Conducting category deep dives to identify spend under management, consolidation opportunities, and value levers • Identifying opportunities for cost optimisation, pricing improvements, and value expansion • Supporting the development of category strategies that balance commercial outcomes with stakeholder needs • Contributing to scalable sourcing processes and tools as the Marketing & Business Services function continues to mature • Partnering with Legal and Finance to ensure procurement compliance across your categories, balancing speed, value, and risk

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of sourcing or procurement experience, ideally within a fast-paced technology or multinational environment • You're a confident negotiator who can hold your own in commercial conversations while maintaining strong supplier and stakeholder relationships • You're analytical and comfortable using data to build a case, prioritise your portfolio, and demonstrate impact • You bring structure to ambiguity, you can build a category plan from a blank page and execute it without constant direction • You communicate clearly and adapt your style to different audiences, from a finance business partner to a marketing director • You're energised by variety, you don't need to specialise in one category to thrive; you enjoy picking things up quickly and moving between contexts • You have hands-on experience within Marketing Services categories + also General Services and bring genuine enthusiasm for the space

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity packages • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parent carers • An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup, and more • Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge, and support you personally • Virtual, hybrid, and in-person work options to suit you and your team