Senior Legal Counsel, Canva
Product & Privacy, AI
$218-334k
+ Equity
Publishing and design platform
Posted today
Publishing and design platform
1001+ employees
Posted today
$218-334k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower businesses to design anything, and publish it anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Hands on experience at or for a rapidly growing global technology company, advising AI and product launches
- Deep expertise in the EU AI Act, privacy and intellectual property risks of AI and hands on experience advising businesses on foundational AI models
- Understanding of common industry practices and a pragmatic approach to risk based on likelihood, consequences and balancing non-legal risks
- You are comfortable working for a global company and managing timezones. While we encourage async communication, zoom calls out of business hours will be required to connect with the teams you support and collaborate with. You’ll also play a critical role being available to advise on security incidents during US business hours and be on our pager
- Certified Information Privacy Professional and AI Governance Professional preferred or commitment to obtain certifications within 3 months of joining
What the job involves
- Being a Senior Legal Counsel with the Product and Privacy team, you will take the lead on product counselling for our GenAI Supergroup and AI projects in our Design Experience group
- The engineering and product managers in these groups are based mainly across Australia and Vienna
- You’ll also help support our AI governance initiatives, working closely with an AI governance focussed lawyer on the team on training and resources to empower our AI teams to deliver great products safely and efficiently
- You will help deliver impactful goals, remove blockers for the business and facilitate escalations to leadership of key risks
- Support Canva’s mission to become the most trusted platform by keeping the team accountable for their goals that reduce risk
- Balancing this against Canva’s ambitious growth goals, industry practices and our risk appetite and ensuring leadership is “risk aware, not risk averse”
- Provide regular training, FAQS, cheat sheets, process documents and guardrails for AI product and engineering teams and where required, US based sales teams so they can operate with low friction in their day to day work
- Monitor and report on the AI landscape - both regulatory and industry practices
- Regularly contribute to the product, AI and privacy risk registers
- Based in San Francisco, you’ll also be the eyes and ears for the Product and Privacy team in San Francisco, where many of our most senior leaders and Canvanauts in sales and marketing are based
- This will allow you to spot a broad range of legal risks and support them or bring in other team members or legal specialities to support
- For this reason, knowledge of the US privacy, consumer protection and marketing laws will be highly regarded (e.g. CCPA, CAN-SPAM, COPPA)
- The Product and Privacy Legal team at Canva plays a crucial role in ensuring that our products comply with legal standards and privacy regulations
- They number close to twenty, and are based all over the world, from Australia, through the UK and onto the US. This role will be based in the San Francisco, California and will be advising on Canva’s AI products, as well as supporting Canvanauts based in the US (largely in sales, marketing, AI and ecosystem)
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.
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56% employee growth in 12 months
Company
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Flexible working
"There is plenty of flexibility when it comes to the exact time I can start and finish work on any given day as long as I deliver on my..."
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 values
- Make complex things simple - You aim for the most simple, intuitive and effective solution to any problem.
- Set crazy big goals and make them happen - If you like to dream big, and take on challenges that both scare and excite you, you’ll love uniting with a team to achieve a common goal.
- Be a force for good - You want to make Canva and the world a better place through positive actions.
- Empower others - Learning to share your lego is key to the Canva experience. Change is constant, so we all need to be able to adapt, pass on our knowledge, and learn new skills.
- Pursue excellence - Leading by example and maintaining a high bar is how you can pursue excellence at Canva.
- Be a good human - Respect, kindness and open minds drive this value. We appreciate and accept everyone for who they are, as they are. This counts for you too!
Company HQ
Surry Hills, NSW
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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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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Canva
Jennie Rogerson (Head of People)
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