US Workplace Experience Manager

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

Hello gday mabuhay kia ora hallo vtejte!

Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and youre probably keen to find out whats on offer so well get straight to the point.

Where and how you can work

Our flagship office is in Sydney Australia but weve made our way from down under to a Campus in San Francisco which is now home to our US operations. At Canva we believe in flexibility and trust our team to find the balance that works best for them and their goals. That said as this role is all about creating in-person energy and connection youll be spending most of your time on site at the Campus.

About the role

As the US Workplace Experience Manager youll lead the US Vibe team part of the global Vibe Leadership team. Youll enhance the experience for our Canvanauts at our Austin and San Francisco campuses as well as our remote working Canvanauts. Vibe handles office setup maintenance events and community engagement.

Your role brings Canvas culture to life creating inspiring spaces and engaging programs across our US Campuses and Hubs. Youll work with US leadership to set cultural direction and implement programs that reflect our values. Youll elevate Vibe services shape cultural strategies drive engagement and strengthen our campus utilisation. This role spans Workplace Experience Facilities and Construction Food and Beverage Health and Wellbeing programming Events and Engagement helping to build environments that foster connection and empower our team to do their best work.

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.

At the moment this role is focused on:

• Building and evolving the strategy for cultural engagement across the US in collaboration with local and global leadersensuring programs are locally relevant globally aligned and values-led.
• Leading and coaching a high-impact team across our San Francisco and Austin campuses supporting their development guiding priorities and enabling them to thrive.
• Partnering and building relationships with key stakeholders to deeply understand their business needs and translating those insights into meaningful employee experiences.
• Representing the US Vibe team across the business providing regular updates championing the teams work and sharing insights on the US experience with global stakeholders.
• Creating and scaling cultural programs and moments that truly matterfrom hospitality and guest experiences to rituals events and celebrations that bring people together.
• Planning and delivering end-to-end event experiences across our Austin San Francisco campuses and for our remote team membersincluding social calendars communications logistics and execution.
• Collaborating with the Global Vibe Team to design inclusive hybrid and remote-friendly moments that foster connection across locations.
• Managing the US Vibe budget across programs events and real estate making considered decisions that drive value and impact.
• Assessing and maintaining workplace readiness by partnering with Facilities to ensure our spaces are safe welcoming and reflective of Canvas unique culture.
• Overseeing workplace health and safety standards ensuring WHS protocols are in place compliant and aligned with emergency readiness across our campuses.

Youre probably a match if

• You bring 10 years of experience in workplace experience hospitality operations or similar roles ideally in a tech or fast-growing environment where youve led and scaled programs that make a real impact.
• Youre a culture champion helping bring the magic of Canva to life across our spaces and sharing the vibe in a way that helps others feel connected and inspired.
• Youre adaptable and calm in the chaos and able to pivot quickly and confidently in a fast-paced ever-evolving environment.
• Youre confident engaging senior leaders with the communication skills and emotional intelligence to build trust influence decisions and advocate for your team.
• You lead with heart balancing initiative and drive with empathy and groundedness in everything you do.
• Youre highly organised and solutions-focused always looking for smarter simpler and more effective ways to get things done.
• You bring a strategic mindset and commercial lens able to connect the dots and show the value of long-term investment in workplace experience and culture.
• Your communication is clear thoughtful and timely. whether youre sharing updates influencing decisions or coordinating across teams.
• Youve got a sound financial head on your shoulders able to digest information weigh up options and make decisions that balance experience with impact.

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
• Health benefits plans to support you and your wellbeing
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
• 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

Check out for more info.

At Canva we value fairness and we strive to provide competitive market-informed compensation whilst ensuring internal equity within the team in each region. We make hiring decisions based on your skills experience and our overall assessment of what we observed and learnt in the hiring process. The target salary range for this position is $143000 to $200000. When calculating offers we make salary decisions based on market data and candidates skills and experience.

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!

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time