Senior Legal Counsel, Canva
Product & Privacy, Children's Online Privacy
$184-283k
+ Equity
Publishing and design platform
Job no longer available
Publishing and design platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$184-283k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower the world to design.
Role
Who you are
- A deep understanding and proven experience in key children’s privacy regulations globally (e.g. COPPA; GDPR; UK Children’s Code)
- Demonstrated experience at or for a rapidly growing business, technology or SaaS industry experience would also be helpful, where you have advised on privacy and product matters
- Experience working in a global company with stakeholders based in different jurisdictions
- Good understanding of AI
- Familiar with the DSA
- Certified Information Privacy Professional or commitment to obtain certification upon joining our organisation
What the job involves
- Canva is seeking a Senior Privacy and Product Legal Counsel who will be responsible primarily for advising on Children’s Privacy and our Canva for Education product
- The role will support product managers, engineers and other team members across the business
- You will play a key role in delivering our strategy to empower everyone to design with Canva for Education and the next generation of exciting Canva Products
- You will be challenged to look at the big picture to find innovative ways and product solutions to drive product compliance in a fast-paced, growth focussed environment
- With the ability to understand not just what the law says, but also industry and enforcement trends. You’ll help Canva see around corners to prepare for upcoming regulatory changes and influence how the business responds to those changes
- You’ll work to ensure Canva’s products continue to delight our community and meet our goals, whilst also keeping users safe and meeting community and regulator expectations
- Support and advice on the compliance strategies of Canva with global children’s privacy laws
- Provide product advice to the team working on Canva for Education, our free product available for all K-12 teachers, students, schools, ministries and school systems around the world
- Advise the business on various global issues surrounding Children’s privacy issues in relation to Canva products and ensure our continued compliance
- Work closely with other Canva business functions to develop internal policies and programs to drive Children’s privacy awareness and compliance
- Assist with the assessment and resolution of data incidents
- Advise on privacy, including through the completion of Privacy Impact Assessments, Jira tickets and queries to our privacy channel
- Counsel on data processing agreements with vendors, due diligence and high risk Transfer Impact Assessments
Application process
- Please note that interviews are conducted virtually
Our take
Launched in 2013, Canva is a free online visual communications and design 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 over 90% 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.
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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
- Equity packages — we want our success to be yours too
- Inclusive parental leave policies supporting all parents & carers
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance supporting wellbeing, social connection, and office setup
- Flexible leave options empowering you to recharge and thrive
Company HQ
Surry Hills, NSW
Leadership
Cameron Adams
(Co-Founder & 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
(Co-Founder & 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
(Co-Founder & 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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