Commercial Legal Counsel, Canva
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Publishing and design platform
Job no longer available
Publishing and design platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
+ Equity packages
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower businesses to design anything, and publish it anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Canva is seeking a business-minded attorney with a solid understanding of technology contracts and experience in managing and negotiating a high volume of commercial transactions
- You have a strong technical background within commercial legal, with hands-on experience contracting at a technology company, with admission to one bar
- You are excited to roll up your sleeves, learn the business and proactively identify and analyze opportunities and risks
- You have excellent communication skills and can make complex communications simple
- You are comfortable participating in cross-functional and internationally distributed teams
- You are risk aware, not risk averse
- You are a collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills and a collegial attitude
- You have experience using tools such as our very own Canva, Ironclad and Docusign
- You are comfortable getting on the phone with customers, and are able to prioritize and effectively set and balance expectations
What the job involves
- You will help Canva continue its growth and success by supporting contracting for Sales, Procurement, Canva for Education, and strategic partnerships
- You will join a dynamic global legal team working on a variety of innovative legal issues across the entire company
- You will be required to leverage your expertise, good judgment, and strong business sense to assess and mitigate legal risk while finalizing contracts at a fast pace
- Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements with vendors, customers, and partners
- Respond promptly to legal requests from stakeholders across the business, partnering particularly closely with our Sales, Procurement and Education teams
- Keep current on relevant industry standards, laws, and regulations, including data privacy laws, international complexities, as well as AI!
- Advise on contract process improvements
Application process
- Please note that interviews are conducted virtually
Our take
Launched in 2013, Canva is a free online visual communications and collaboration platform. It features a vast range of templates including presentations, websites, and social media graphics, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips.
With the aim to empower 100% of the world to communicate in ways that were once limited to the 1%, Canva was founded on the belief that people shouldn’t need to understand complex software to unlock their creativity. Simplicity is central to Canva’s offering, its straightforward drag-and-drop user interface avoiding complex tools that require training. This approach has been hugely popular and has been key in setting the company apart in the market, with 85% of the Fortune 500 now using the site.
More recently, Canva has broadened its offerings through a number of acquisitions and now offers a full visual communications platform, featuring stock content, innovative editing features, and data visualization. Zeetings, Pexels & Pixabay, Kaleido, Smartmockups and Flourish have all joined Canva, and the business is well set to continue leading and innovating in the space.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
56% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 12 rounds)
May 2024
$400m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2021
$200m
LATE VC
Total funding: $968.6m
Company benefits
- Flexible hours and a hybrid working model which values work-life balance and gives you the option to choose how you best work
- Equity options to be truly a part of the Canva journey Unique and flexible leave so you can recharge, give back, support others or focus on your own professional development
- Our very own Canva University, internal coaching and Employee Assistance Programs to help you be your best self
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for you to spend as you choose on personal education, wellbeing, home office and social connection. You know better than anyone how to Vibe & Thrive!
- Virtual and in-office clubs, events and celebrations for you to connect with your teammates
- Canva For Good program matching your not-for-profit donations, Force for Good leave (3 paid volunteering days) and a range of sustainability and ethical initiatives to get involved in
- Support for family and carers including a parental leave policy that prioritises inclusivity recognises the diverse representations of modern families
Company HQ
Surry Hills, NSW
Leadership
Cameron Adams
(CPO)Cameron studied at the University of Melbourne before working as a Developer and Designer for Eclipse and Google for a combined 5 years. They then founded Fluent.io in 2011, and Canva in July 2012.
Melanie Perkins
(CEO)Having studied at the University of Western Australia, Melanie first founded Fusion Books in 2007 and and co-founded Canva in 2012. Melanie is now CEO of Canva.
Cliff Obrecht
(COO)Having studied at the University of Western Australia, Cliff spent 5 years as Managing Director of Fusion Books. They left this role in 2013, having co-founded Canva with Melanie and Cameron the previous year.
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