Job Overview & Organization Mission

Canva is looking for a Staff Product Designer to craft seamless, delightful creative workflows and design systems used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide.

As a Staff Product Designer at Canva’s Sydney global headquarters, you will partner with product managers, engineers, and researchers to invent simple solutions for complex creative problems. You will define design strategy, expand our unified design system, and champion user empathy from early wireframing through to pixel-perfect delivery.

As a key member of the team at Canva in Sydney, NSW, you will play a central role in driving excellence, upholding top-tier Australian industry standards, and contributing directly to the strategic milestones of one of the nation’s premier employers.

Key Duties & Core Responsibilities

In this critical role, your operational duties and key performance responsibilities will encompass:

• Lead end-to-end: Lead end-to-end design initiatives for flagship Canva creative and editing capabilities.
• Define design: Define design system components, typography, layout tokens, and accessibility standards.
• Conduct usability: Conduct usability testing, ethnographic user research, and data-informed design validation.
• Collaborate closely: Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to ensure design precision in production code.
• Elevate design: Elevate design culture and mentor product designers across multidisciplinary product squads.

Required Qualifications, Licenses & Experience

To be successful in this position at Canva, candidates are expected to satisfy the following essential selection criteria:

• Mandatory Qualification: Degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Visual Arts, or equivalent portfolio.
• Relevant Experience: Minimum 7+ Years of verified industry experience in Australia or recognized overseas equivalence.
• 7+ years of experience designing complex consumer or enterprise software applications.
• Exceptional portfolio showcasing strategic design thinking, system design, and polished UI execution.
• Mastery of Figma, advanced prototyping tools, and modern web accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2.1).
• Proven track record of influencing product direction and collaborating across product and engineering leadership.

Core Competencies & Key Technical Proficiencies

The successful applicant will possess demonstrated capabilities across the following domain skill sets:

Salary, Compensation & Employee Benefits

At Canva, we understand that our people drive our achievements. An outstanding remuneration and wellbeing package is provided in line with Australian benchmarks:

• Competitive Remuneration: AU$175,000 – AU$210,000 per year + standard Australian Superannuation (11.5%).
• Generous compensation package ($175,000 – $210,000) + equity participation in Canva.
• In-house chef-prepared breakfast and lunch daily at Canva Sydney HQ.
• Generous wellness budget, education stipend, and inclusive family support benefits.
• Leave Entitlements: 4 weeks annual leave (with 17.5% annual leave loading where applicable) plus 10 days paid personal/carer’s leave.
• Flexible Work: Progressive work-life balance options with supportive corporate culture and leadership development pathways.

About the Employer: Canva

Canva is Australia’s flagship visual communications and graphic design platform on a mission to empower everyone in the world to design anything.

Canva is deeply committed to building diverse, equitable, and culturally inclusive work environments. We proudly celebrate diversity and welcome applications from all qualified individuals including First Nations Australians, people with disabilities, and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Application Process & Next Steps

Applications for this position are currently open and being reviewed on a rolling basis. Suitable candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible before the published closing date.

Please prepare an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a tailored Cover Letter highlighting your relevant experience against the key selection criteria outlined above.

To proceed with your application, click the Apply on Employer Site button to access the official Canva careers gateway.