Corporate Legal Counsel, Canva
$184-283k
+ Equity packages
Publishing and design platform
Job no longer available
Publishing and design platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$184-283k
+ Equity packages
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower the world to design.
Role
Who you are
- You have 4+ years of experience practicing corporate law, preferably at a SaaS/technology company or in private practice working primarily with private technology companies
- You have a Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- You are risk aware, not risk averse
- You are highly collaborative with a positive attitude, humor, humility and the desire to build, lead and make an impact
- You are fearless, love a new challenge and are not afraid to get your hands dirty - no task is too big or too small
- You are resourceful and self-motivated and have exceptional time management and organizational skills
- You have exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact confidently with investors, employees, executives and cross-functional partners
- You are a self-starter and quick learner with the ability to operate independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment, appropriately prioritizing and managing numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure
- You have excellent technology skills with proficiency in G Suite, Slack, Microsoft Word and Excel; experience with external data sites, board portals and subsidiary management databases
What the job involves
- As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavor of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but will likely evolve
- As Legal Counsel, Corporate, you will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive legal support and guidance across various aspects of our business
- Corporate securities matters, including secondary sales and tender offers
- Global expansion efforts, including working with our Corporate Paralegal and local counsel to incorporate and manage subsidiaries worldwide
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate governance matters, including board and stockholder actions and communications
- Company capitalization matters, including helping to negotiate private placement transactions and execute share transfers
- Management of employee equity and executive compensation programs
- Matters relating to the operation and governance of the Canva Foundation
- Creation and improvement of processes, agreements, and document templates for transactional and governance matters
- Management of external counsel
- With big goals, come big ideas. And our Legal team is there every step of the way - ideating, providing strategic legal advice and collaborating with Canvanauts across the globe to bring our ideas to life
- The Corporate Legal Team specifically works closely with Canva's leadership, Finance, Tax, People and Total Rewards teams (and many more!) across a broad range of projects, helping to empower Canva to meet its crazy big goals
- From supporting our financings, acquisitions and global expansion, to advising our board of directors and managing employee equity, we strive to be collaborative, creative and strategic partners for the business and its stakeholders
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.
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
- 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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