Senior Employment Counsel, Canva
Americas
$218-334k
+ Equity
More information about location
Publishing and design platform
Job no longer available
Publishing and design platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$218-334k
+ Equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower the world to design.
Role
Who you are
- If you are an employment lawyer who thrives in a fast-paced and unstructured environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
- You have 8+ years of relevant experience gained within a respected law firm or in-house, representing or working at rapidly growing international technology companies
- You are a member of a US state bar in good standing
- You have understanding of employment law across various states in the US and have an an ability to apply that knowledge pragmatically in a commercial environment
- You have good judgment and a collaborative, flexible approach to problem-solving
- You have the ability to communicate complex matters effectively and provide pragmatic advice that is risk aware, not risk averse
- You have a sense of ownership and ‘can do’ attitude and have the ability to navigate stakeholders and drive projects forward
What the job involves
- Canva is looking for a senior employment lawyer to join our dynamic team
- Reporting to the Global Head of Employment Legal (based in Australia), this role offers the opportunity to work in a highly motivated, closely-knit, and collaborative team
- Providing advice on a broad spectrum of employment law issues, including performance management, disciplinary outcomes, grievances, employee equity, executive compensation, benefits, contingent workers and global mobility
- Preparing and negotiating various employment-related agreements, including severance agreements
- Providing day to day advice to key stakeholders across various teams including People
- Supporting and managing employee disputes and litigation
- Conducting employment classification reviews, and supporting other compliance initiatives
- Leading complex and time sensitive projects and coordinating internal stakeholders and external advisors
- Contributing to the development, implementation and review of workplace policies, processes, guidance and templates in alignment with local laws and practices
- Liaising with external counsel in the US and other jurisdictions as required
- Supporting Canva-wide learning initiatives including to deliver training on employment-related topics taking account of changes to the law, best practice and Canva’s values and culture
- You will join a dynamic, global legal team working on a variety of innovative technologies with interesting legal considerations
- You will be required to leverage your expertise, good judgment and strong business sense to make complex laws simple and assist swift decision-making in our fast paced environment
- 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
- 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
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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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 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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