Global Agency Partnerships Lead

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Where and how you can work

Our flagship office is in Sydney Australia but weve made our way from down under to a hub in San Francisco which is now home to our US operations. We offer flexibility in how and where you work. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.

About the Team

The Global Agency Partnerships team sits within the GTM organization at Canva with a remit to scale Canva to Enterprises globally by partnering with a network of world-class agencies. These agencies drive awareness refer new and growth opportunities and unlock fast and meaningful adoption maximum by delivering Canva-led services.

We are at an exciting inflection point. Weve built a solid foundation - a growing network of trained certified agency partners early wins across onboarding co-selling and adoption and pipeline generation. Now we are developing and operationalizing to deliver growth and dependable outcomes.
 

About the Role

The Global Agency Partnership Lead contributes to the overall strategy execution and success of the program aligning to Canvas top-line goals.

You will act as the connective tissue between Canva the Customer and the Agency Partner - regionally and globally.

You will set direction and get things done.
 

What youll do

• Contribute to the strategy design and evolution of Canvas global agency program - including engagement models partner tiers playbooks and performance frameworks - aligned to Canvas broader go-to-market strategy.
• Youll take ownership of key agency programs moving them from concept to active pilots with clear timelines ownership and measurable outcomes.
• Evaluate partners for strategic fit service maturity regional relevance and ability to deliver Enterprise customer outcomes.
• Build recruit and develop a portfolio of agency partners aligned to Canva Enterprise priorities across training design services onboarding implementation adoption and expansion that balances geographic reach specialization and commercial impact.
• Build and activate agency relationships that support enterprise revenue: partner-sourced awareness qualified pipeline deal support and adoption services.
• Partner closely with North America Sales and Success teams and leaders to embed agency partners into key deal cycles for validation credibility and access to decision-makers.
• Collaborate with Customer Success to operationalize a clear partner matching motion for implementation and post-sale services - ensuring strong alignment and quality of engagements.
• Align with Partner Marketing to optimize partner activity to drive awareness of Canva Enterprise.
• Maintain strong discipline across partner engagement referrals account mapping opportunity tracking and reporting.
   

What were looking for

• Background in SaaS enterprise software digital platforms or agency ecosystems.
• Experience working with agencies consultancies or service partners in a commercial or strategic capacity.
• Strong understanding of Enterprise GTM: pipeline generation sales cycles onboarding adoption renewals and expansion.
• Expertise working with service partners that support onboarding implementation or adoption programs.
• Commercial instincts paired with operational rigor comfortable with CRM reporting account mapping and metrics.
• Experience working across multiple regions or in global teams with regional execution models.
• Exceptional communication reporting and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have:

• Experience in design content martech collaboration or creative workflow ecosystems.
• Experience supporting Enterprise customers through agency- or partner-led service delivery models.
   

Whats in it for you

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but youll also experience lots of moments of magic connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva. We also offer a range of benefits designed to set you up for success both 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 and carers
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing social connection office setup and more
• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good take time to recharge and support you personally

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills merit and business needs in compliance with applicable local laws.

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!

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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 $233000 to $305000. When calculating offers we make salary decisions based on market data and candidates skills and experience.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time