HR Business Partner Director, International

• Help build Canva's international organisation as Senior Strategic HR Business Partner to the Head of International and their leadership team. • Own the International People strategy end-to-end, from performance culture and org design to talent outcomes and leadership capability. • Bring calm, clarity, and systems thinking to a fast-moving, hypergrowth environment spanning multiple markets and time zones. • Act as the connective tissue between global International People strategy and local execution, especially in newer pioneer markets. • Based at Canva's London campus with a hybrid working model.

• HR Business Partnering experience within hypergrowth, fast-paced environments. • Deep expertise across core HR disciplines: performance management, org design, leadership development, talent management, and change. • Experience supporting international or geographically distributed businesses. • Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior leaders, including at Head of function level, as a credible strategic thought partner. • Track record of building and embedding performance culture, not just running performance cycles. • Strong commercial acumen, able to connect People strategy directly to business outcomes. • High emotional intelligence and cultural adaptability, able to work effectively across global contexts. • Exceptional judgement on what to prioritise, when to escalate, and how to navigate competing demands across markets.

• Experience operating in newer or "pioneer" international markets during a hypergrowth phase. • Track record of leading or supporting change management through structural reorganisations. • Experience championing innovation in people practices and continuously evolving HR approaches.

• Serve as senior People Partner to the Head of International and leadership team, building deep business understanding and trust quickly. • Provide strategic input across team effectiveness, leadership development, growth frameworks, and high-performance culture across markets. • Partner with Talent Acquisition to drive talent density and stay ahead of hiring needs. • Build shared frameworks with the broader People team to ensure global programs land with real impact across International markets. • Lead the embedding of a strong, consistent performance culture across all International markets. • Drive consistency in how talent is identified, developed, and retained across regions. • Guide the International organisation through ambiguity, leading change management for structural changes across culturally diverse markets. • Spot early signs of culture drift in a market and work with leaders to course-correct.

• Equity packages so Canva's success is shared with you. • 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. • In-house learning library including AI/ML School, Canva Product Skills, and internal coaching.

Canva is on a mission to empower the world to design. As its International business scales rapidly, Canva is building the People foundations — performance culture, leadership capability, and talent strategy — needed to sustain hypergrowth across diverse and emerging markets.