Senior Data Scientist

Jakarta - Indonesia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

Kamusta hey gday mabuhay kia ora 你好 hallo vítejte!

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.

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. This will give you a flavour of the types of things youll be working on when you start though it will likely evolve over time.

At the moment this role is focused on:

Tell the Story Behind the Numbers: Craft clear actionable narratives using data. Turn complex insights into simple stories that inspire action whether with product teams regional leadership or the whole company.
Identify Problems Before Theyre Obvious: Proactively surface growth opportunities user behaviour shifts or product mismatches across SEA so were always one step ahead.
Build the Data Foundation for SEA: Design and build data products from scratch that bring visibility to our most important SEA metrics across user growth retention monetisation campaign performance and more.
Create the SEA Data Strategy: Define how we track success across the region by setting clear relevant targets. Build frameworks and KPIs that help us measure impact and make better decisions tailored to local market nuances.
Partner with Local Regional and Central Teams: Act as the bridge between our SEA teams (marketing country managers community) and global product and data functions. Ensure local insights are reflected in global priorities and drive a two-way flow of insights.
Support Product & Experimentation Initiatives: Work closely with product teams to help design and measure new feature performance local experiments and A/B tests across EMEA markets.

Youre probably a match if:

You have communication as your superpower you create alignment ask the right questions to deeply understand problems and rally stakeholders around actionable solutions.
You bring 5 years of experience in data growth or product analytics driving impact beyond your immediate team and influencing adjacent teams through strong judgment and prioritisation.
You own problems end-to-end from defining goals and success metrics to building robust datasets and models shipping dashboards and alerts and driving stakeholder adoption.
You influence and align cross-functional partners (product marketing country leads community) securing buy-in and ensuring insights translate into real decisions not just presentations.
You design and analyse A/B tests and pilots (including power analysis guardrails and counter-metrics) write clear experiment documentation and guide teams toward evidence-based decisions.
You proactively monitor key metrics uncover the why behind changes and uplift data literacy so partners can make faster smarter decisions.
You communicate with clarity and storytelling simplifying complex analysis into actionable insights tailored to diverse audiences across EMEA.
You uplift the craft by sharing reusable code and documentation reviewing queries and PRs mentoring other data scientists and leveraging AI in your day-to-day work to accelerate insights and improve quality.
You thrive in ambiguity set the pace and consistently drive work through to measurable outcomes.
Youre hands-on with modern data stacks (e.g. Snowflake Mode NetSpring Omni) experimentation tools (e.g. Pilot or similar) and are highly proficient in SQL and R or Python.

Nice-to-haves:

You have experience working in or analysing SEA markets.
You understand mobile analytics and behavioural funnels.
Youve supported product teams or market localisation initiatives.
You bring multilingual skills relevant to SEA markets.
Youre passionate about Canvas mission and curious about how people use technology across cultures.

About the team

This role is part of the International Data Team. Were a distributed team of Data Scientists based across Europe and around the world who exist to deliver a high-quality understanding of our markets products and users. We turn data into clarity so Canva can make the right decisions at the right time.

The team is smart fun and excited to solve the most complex questions our International team throws at us. We thrive in ambiguity and love nothing more than a problem and the autonomy to solve it.

At Canva weve unlocked a huge opportunity across SEA. Were building a dedicated regional capability to understand grow and serve the diverse needs of our users across SEA.

As a Data Scientist in SEA youll be a dedicated analytics voice for the region shaping how we understand our users measure what matters and build a data-informed growth strategy that connects our local markets with our global product teams.

If youre excited about building from scratch partnering closely with teams across marketing product and community and helping one of the worlds fastest-growing platforms localise with care this is your chance.

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 :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time

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