Nordics Lead

At Canva, we create tools that empower the world to design. Our mission is to democratise design and empower creativity for anyone and everyone, on every platform! Inspired by a team of talented thinkers, an amazing culture, and a remarkable growth trajectory – we’re out to change the world, one design at a time.

Since Canva’s launch in August 2013, we have grown exponentially, amassing 220 million active users across 190 different countries who have created more than 15 Billion designs. We are one of the world’s fastest-growing technology companies and we have only achieved about 1% of what we are capable of!

About the team

Canva’s International Team is a diverse & distributed team of content specialists, marketers and growth teams who drive user growth, brand awareness, and affinity in our key international markets. You’ll partner closely with leads across the International Supergroup to build and implement a comprehensive multi-year strategy for user and revenue growth goals for your market. You will work with local, regional and central teams including Marketing, Growth, Product, Partnerships, Content, SEO, Education, Community, Sales, NFP, PR, Finance & Strategy.

What you’ll work on...

• Strategy. Act as the main POC and be responsible for overall user and revenue growth in your country. You'll bring together local and global teams across marketing, sales, product, content and finance to create and execute a cohesive multi-year growth strategy, and own the KPIs including MAUs and ARR.

• Localisation. Work closely with the regional team to optimise our product, content, pricing and packaging to meet the needs of local users, informed by a deep understanding of local market dynamics and cultural nuances across a range of audiences, including knowledge workers, SMBs, students, startup ecosystems, NGOs, and other emerging sectors.

• Leadership. Inspire, drive and in some cases coach the in-market team, ensuring a high quality bar for impact and working closely with local speciality leads on performance management.

• Budget. Partner closely with the regional team and marketing lead to shape the marketing strategy and deployment of budget.

• Public face. Represent Canva as a local figurehead across press, PR, events and community, as required.

• Sponsorship. Build and support high value relationships by acting as a local sponsor for enterprise sales, education, government, partnerships, etc.

You’re probably a match if you are...

• Fluent in Swedish and English (written and spoken)

• Strongly entrepreneurial, with founder-style appetite for growing something big from a small start and working across everything from education to press.

• Experienced building a market, for example as the regional GM or brand lead for a global SaaS company, or as a proven founder or growth lead in a startup.

• Keenly analytical. Deeply focused on KPIs and obsessive about driving actionable insights from disparate datasets.

• Product oriented, with passion for improving the experience of users and the ability to translate these insights into product requirements.

• Publicity savvy, with experience doing public speaking and acting as a public face to the press and other stakeholders.

• Well networked, ideally with routes into some combination of government departments, corporates, influencers, journalists and local talent.

• A proven leader, able to grow, inspire, and coach high-performing teams. You have high emotional intelligence and empathy, and are a deeply collaborative teammate.

• A strong communicator, fully proficient in spoken and written English, and with the interpersonal skills to influence global and local stakeholders.

• Values aligned. Genuinely excited by Canva’s mission and deeply aligned with our values, and with exceptional references to prove it.

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 tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.