Account Executive, Higher Education (German Speaking)

• Own the end-to-end university lifecycle across the DACH territory, driving strategy, execution, and results for a portfolio of higher education institutions. • Partner closely with Customer Success to help universities adopt and scale Canva, from onboarding through long-term engagement. • Build relationships with administrators, faculty, and students to deliver impactful, campus-wide implementations. • Combine strategic sales thinking with a deep understanding of user behaviour to expand adoption and drive educational outcomes. • Hybrid role based in London, with the ability to commute to the office one to two times a week.

• Experience with the Higher Education market and the ability to communicate with Instructional Technology Specialists and professors. • Fluent in German, able to confidently engage and build relationships with university stakeholders across the DACH region; English fluency also essential. • Comfortable selling education software solutions combined with real-world teaching and instructional technology design to drive MAU growth. • Deep understanding of how institutions roll out new student technology and how university-wide deployments operate. • Strong business planning skills — able to move from planning through to implementation and deliver high-impact projects. • Excellent collaboration skills, both within a direct team and across cross-functional teams. • Effective communicator who can make complex ideas simple and tell a compelling story to customers and internal teams.

• Experience in community management, including familiarity with social media processes and tactics for educating audiences. • Background working directly with faculty or instructional technology teams on classroom-level adoption.

• Own strategy, planning, execution, and results within identified universities alongside a Higher Education Customer Success Manager to drive MAU growth. • Onboard university staff, professors, and students via Single Sign-On, providing strategic sales support for campus-wide implementations. • Run a healthy, predictable business that delivers a jointly agreed customer transformation strategy focused on educational outcomes. • Build close relationships with educators and learners to understand what they need to succeed with Canva. • Use data analysis to identify trends and usage patterns that inform future product and marketing plans. • Continuously test, learn, and iterate on lifecycle strategy at identified institutions to drive retention and engagement.

• Equity packages so Canva's success is shared with you. • Health and wellbeing benefits to support you and your family. • Pension scheme with company contribution. • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers. • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, social connection, and office setup. • Flexible leave options to recharge and support you personally.

Canva is on a mission to empower the world to design. Its Higher Education team partners with colleges and universities across DACH and beyond, helping faculty, marketing teams, and every department create visuals that support learning and growth.