Head of Data Finance

What youd be doing in this role

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think thats all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things youll be working on when you start but this will likely evolve.

Data sits centrally within Canvas Engineering org and we place senior data leaders inside the business groups that need us most. This role reports to the Global Head of Data Science and places you inside Finance partnering with FP&A Accounting Tax and Investor Relations to lead the data science and analytics capability that Finance leadership including our CFO rely on to run the business.

At the moment this role is focused on:

• Leading a team of data scientists and analytics engineers embedded in Finance setting the technical bar and the priorities

• Owning the metric governance framework and single source of truth for Canvas top-line performance metrics for both operational finance and investor reporting

• Owning the data models pipelines and metric definitions that power FP&As forecasting and planning including the feeds into Anaplan and board-level reporting

• Partnering with Accounting Tax and Investor Relations to improve data quality (accuracy / completeness) with these teams and to make financial reporting faster more automated and less manual

• Leading the evolution of Finances data architecture modelling standards layer design and orchestration patterns in DBT and Snowflake

• Bringing AI and automation into Finances processes in ways that are genuinely useful and strategically partnering with Finance on the right Data architecture / foundations to be AI/AI-agent ready

• Acting as the technical and analytical partner to Finance leadership with regular exposure to the CFO and her leadership team

Youre probably a match if

• Youve led distributed teams across timezones inside a Finance function before somewhere thats been through the kind of scrutiny that comes with SOX compliance or public-company reporting

• You think in systems: how data flows from source through pipelines and semantic layers to model and report and you treat governance and controls as core engineering work not overhead

• Youre equally comfortable writing code or building a model yourself and presenting the story behind the numbers to a CFO

• You set a high technical bar while staying genuinely curious about the business problem underneath the data

• Financial modelling experience is a bonus but not required what matters is understanding what forecasting and planning processes need from data and making those inputs reliable and audit-ready

• Youre a strong communicator equally comfortable balancing technical detail with engineering teams and also presenting to senior leadership

About the team

Data sits centrally within Canvas Engineering org embedded in the business groups that need us most Marketing International and now Finance. Our Finance Data & Analytics team owns the Finance Data Platform self-serve reporting for the business and the metric integrity that underpins everything from quarterly close to investor reporting.

Whats in it for you

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but youll experience lots of moments of magic connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Heres a taste of whats on offer:

• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too

• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers

• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing social connection office setup & more

• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good take time to recharge and supports you personally

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Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills and passion as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you dont feel like your skills quite match whats listed above - we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time