Senior Engineering Manager - Business Solutions Engineering at Canva. Location Information: Australia. Company Description. Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte!. Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be time consuming, so we’ll get straight to the point.. Where and how you can work. Our flagship campus is in Sydney, with additional campuses and co-working spaces across Australia and New Zealand. But you have choice in where and how you work — we trust our Canvanauts to find the balance that empowers them and their team to do their best work.. Job Description. What you’d be doing in this role. At Canva, we’re at an exciting inflection point. Our Technology Experience (TX) group is transforming how teams across Canva operate through AI and automation — and demand is growing fast.. As the . Senior Engineering Manager for Business Solutions Engineering (BSE). , you’ll lead a team that partners directly with business units to design and deliver end-to-end solutions. You’ll help shift IT from a tooling function to a true transformation partner, unlocking scalable impact across the company.. At the moment, this role is focused on:. • Leading Business Solutions Engineering, setting direction, priorities, and delivering high-impact transformation initiatives • Building deep partnerships with leaders across Finance, People, Legal, GTM and more to uncover and solve complex operational challenges • Driving end-to-end solution delivery — from discovery and design through to production-grade implementation • Coaching and growing a multidisciplinary engineering team, uplifting standards and ways of working • Identifying reusable components (APIs, integrations, automation patterns) and partnering with AI & Automation Platform teams to scale them • Pioneering pragmatic AI adoption, helping teams leverage LLMs and automation effectively • Hiring and developing exceptional engineering talent while contributing to Canva-wide hiring efforts. You’re probably a match if. • You have a strong hands-on software engineering background and have built production systems in complex, ambiguous environments • You’ve led and scaled high-performing engineering teams, with a passion for coaching and developing others • You’re experienced in system integration, APIs, and platform thinking across tools like Salesforce, Workday, or similar ecosystems • You bring strong cloud experience (AWS and/or GCP) and understand build vs buy trade-offs • You’ve applied AI/ML or automation technologies in real-world scenarios and understand their practical limitations • You’re an exceptional stakeholder partner — able to translate business needs into technical solutions and influence senior leaders • You thrive in ambiguity, take ownership, and bring an entrepreneurial mindset to solving problems. About the team. The . Technology Experience (TX). group exists to make every Canvanaut more productive and effective. Within TX, the . Transform pillar. is focused on fundamentally changing how Canva operates through technology.. Business Solutions Engineering (BSE) sits at the heart of this — embedding with teams across Canva to deliver transformative solutions. Working closely with the AI & Automation Platform team, BSE creates a powerful feedback loop where every solution contributes to scalable, self-service capabilities across the company.. What’s in it for you?. Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard — and we do — but you’ll experience plenty of moments of magic, connection, and fun along the way.. Here’s a taste of what’s on offer: • Equity packages — we want our success to be yours too • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers • Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, connection, and workspace setup • Flexible leave options to recharge and support what matters most to you. Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.. Other stuff to know. We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please share your pronouns and any adjustments you may need during the interview process.. We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva — even if you don’t feel like you meet every requirement, we’d still love to hear from you.. Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.
Senior Engineering Manager - Business Solutions Engineering at Canva