Senior Manager, Sales Compensation

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Where and how you can work

Canva has its roots in Australia with our flagship campus in Sydney. We also have a growing presence in the US, with offices in San Francisco, CA and Austin, TX.

Our preference is for the role to be based near the San Francisco offices. However, we will consider remote applicants within the US with a preference for California and Washington. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance of in-person and remote work that empowers them and their team to do their best work.

About the Group / Team

As Canva continues to scale, our Sales Compensation function plays a critical role in turning go-to-market strategy into performance outcomes. Incentives are one of our most powerful levers to drive the right sales behaviors, reward performance, and support sustainable revenue growth.

We design and govern scalable compensation programs that are simple, transparent, and trusted. As deal volume and complexity grow, we are focused on building strong foundations through clear plan design, robust controls, and smart automation to ensure our compensation programs scale seamlessly with the business.

About the Role

At Canva, change and growth are part of our DNA - and we like to think that’s all part of the fun. This means the role will evolve over time, but here’s a flavor of what you can expect when you start.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Manager to join our Sales Compensation team and help evolve our end-to-end commission operations. You will support the strategy, governance, and execution of incentive programs across Sales, playing a key role in ensuring payouts are accurate, timely, and compliant.

This is a hands-on and highly collaborative role where you will strengthen automation, reinforce controls, simplify plan administration, and improve transparency as we continue to scale.

What You’ll Do

• Support the end-to-end commission cycle, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payouts while building trust across the sales organization
• Partner with Sales to operationalize compensation plans and SPIFF programs aligned to commercial priorities
• Enhance and optimize compensation systems, tooling, and processes to improve scalability, automation, and simplicity
• Strengthen governance through clear documentation and controls aligned with audit and compliance requirements
• Analyze compensation and performance data to generate insights and continuously improve incentive effectiveness

What We’re Looking For

• Expertise in Sales Compensation or Incentive Operations within high-growth SaaS or enterprise environments
• Hands-on experience with compensation systems such as Xactly, CaptivateIQ, Spiff, or similar, along with strong analytical capability in Excel or Google Sheets
• A solid understanding of sales plan design principles and how incentives influence behavior and performance
• A track record of building or improving scalable compensation processes with strong governance and controls in a global environment
• A clear communicator and collaborative partner who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-moving organization

What's in it for you?

At Canva we value fairness, and we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation whilst ensuring internal equity within the team in each region. We make hiring decisions based on your skills, experience and our overall assessment of what we observed and learnt in the hiring process. The target salary range for this position is $180,000-$265,000. When calculating offers, we make salary decisions based on market data and candidates' skills and experience.

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a stack of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Here's a taste of what's on offer:

• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
• Health benefits plans to support you and your wellbeing
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

 

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, merit and business needs, in compliance with applicable local laws.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!

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.

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.