Product Manager EMEA
Job Summary
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
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Where and how you can work
The buzzing Canva London campus features several buildings around beautiful leafy Hoxton Square in Shoreditch. While our global headquarters is in Sydney Australia London is our HQ for Europe with all kinds of teams based here plus event spaces to gather our team and communities. Youll experience a warm welcome from our Vibe team at front of house amazing home cooked food from our Head Chef and a variety of workspaces to hang out with your team mates or get solo work done. That said we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals and so you have choice in where and how you work.
About the role
As the Product Manager for EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa) youll be the first dedicated product manager for this region. Youll define and drive a multi-year strategy while serving as the key point of contact for all things product across the region. Whether its tailoring onboarding for new users collaborating with Payments on preferred methods building localised experiences for different user segments or driving strategic content partnerships - your work will help unlock Canvas full potential across the region.
What youll be doing
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:
Lead the regional product strategy - Youll own and drive the EMEA product roadmap setting a compelling multi-year vision that ensures Canva feels truly local - across language onboarding flows payment experiences and relevant content.
Unearth and action regional opportunities - Youll identify high-impact market-specific product initiatives by working closely with in-region teams leveraging both qualitative insights and quantitative data. Youll translate complex user needs into prioritised scalable product bets.
Collaborate to scale impact - Partnering with cross-functional stakeholders in Growth Marketing and Content youll ensure EMEAs product priorities are aligned with global initiatives and that wins from the region are amplified across Canva.
Bridge global and local - As the key connector between EMEAs market needs and global product teams youll embed regional priorities into company-wide roadmaps - and help shape global products with regional insights.
Champion localised user experiences - Youll advocate for user-first localisation by sharing regional insights and narratives that inspire truly empathetic product design across Canva. Youll influence teams to think and build with a truly local mindset.
Shape new market strategies - Youll drive entry plans into emerging EMEA markets aligning product readiness and localisation with go-to-market efforts and operational execution to ensure launch excellence.
Youre probably a match if:
You have proven product management experience including owning product strategy and working in cross-functional teams
Youve shipped products in European markets (ideally Africa MENAP Türkiye Germany Poland and/or Czechia) and understand the nuanced cultural commercial and user dynamics
Youre a strong communicator and cross-functional leader who builds deep relationships and alignment across global teams. You combine big-picture thinking with hands-on execution - and are happy to jump into the weeds when needed.
You thrive in ambiguity love solving hard problems and approach product decisions from first principles lense.
Youre user-obsessed - deeply curious about behaviours friction and delight across diverse audiences.
You have experience in both B2C and B2B environments and a proven ability to drive user engagement and growth.
Whats in it for you
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hardbut youll experience lots of moments of magic connection and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We also offer a range of benefits to support your success inside and outside work:
Equity packages we want our success to be yours too
Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support wellbeing social connection office setup & more
Flexible leave options that let you recharge or take time to give back
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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
About Company
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