Performance & Development Specialist

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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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 and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. This role will be Sydney based. 

About the team

The Impact Experience team exists to make performance feel clear fair and empowering for every Canvanaut. We focus on designing and delivering world-class performance experiences from feedback and growth conversations to performance cycles tools systems and recognition.

Were a small team with big 2026 were reimagining how performance feedback and development work at Canva while also building the internal systems and experiences to support a world-class people program.

About the role

This is both a specialist and operational role that combines Performance Review expertise with delivery and program management. Youll work closely with the Growth and Impact Lead and the Performance & Development SME as well as many cross-functional partners to help design and deliver the end-to-end Growth & Impact (performance review) experience at Canva.

Youll play a key role in ensuring performance processes land well with clarity consistency and with the right level of structure to enable impact at scale. Youll also be responsible for keeping the team timelines on track ensuring stakeholders are engaged at the right moments and helping to create systems that support great execution.

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:

• Partnering with the Lead and team to shape and deliver Performance Review cycles including planning education comms and rollout.

• Owning and running key performance workstreams and initiatives leading day to day delivery coordination and stakeholder alignment.

• Shaping and improving enablement content including feedback guides comms plans toolkits and Hub updates.

• Bringing clarity and structure to complex performance programs by thinking through scale change and interdependencies.

• Establishing ways of working that support visibility planning and smooth delivery across the Growth & Impact team.

• Continuously improving systems tools and processes to support clarity adoption and impact at scale

• Building context quickly by diving into past performance and recognition work to understand whats been done whats evolving and whats changing

Youre probably a match if

• You have experience running performance review processes and programs in mid to large sized global companies along with strong program and project management capability.

• Youre a people person with strong operational instincts bringing clarity and structure to HR programs.

• Youre a systems aware thinker who sees how workflows people tools and outcomes connect. You simplify complexity and spot opportunities to make things work better together.

• Youre a strong and thoughtful operator who knows how to turn an idea into a clear plan. You manage timelines dependencies and blockers with confidence bringing structure without overengineering.

• Youre high agency and outcome oriented quick to get context and quick to move. People trust you to take ownership drive progress and figure things out when the map is incomplete.

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