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Canva Senior Technical Program Manager | SmartRecruiters Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox Senior Technical Program Manager Full-time Recruitment type: Permanent Company Description Join
the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, hello, hiya, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point. Where and how you can work This role is based in China (Mainland) with hybrid flexibility. You’ll have choice in where and how you work — from home or a local co‑working space — with occasional travel to collaborate with teams across APAC and globally. About the International Supergroup The International Supergroup helps Canva work seamlessly for everyone, everywhere. Our goal is to make Canva feel like a local product in every market. We empower in-market teams with the autonomy to lead, while enabling them with the tools, systems, and support of our central teams - so we can move faster, build smarter, and grow globally with local impact. You’ll drive cross‑functional programs that unlock Canva’s growth and reliability in China and International markets while keeping teams aligned. About Technical Program Managers At Canva, we’re all constantly striving towards our Crazy Big Goals! Since growing to a worldwide team of over 4,000 we need to work effectively together and improve our delivery ability as we scale, which is where our Technical Program Managers come in. TPMs at Canva build a sustainable culture of positive urgency in delivery. You’ll be equally comfortable setting strategic goals and clarifying priorities with leaders, as you are communicating program status, escalating issues, managing dependencies, and discussing technical trade‑offs with engineers. Job Description What you’d be doing in this role 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 flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve. At the moment, this role is focused on: Monitor and track delivery status across multiple teams and projects. Promote accountability towards sustainable program delivery. Manage open issues; assess and manage program risks. Manage dependencies across teams and groups; highlight trade‑offs; facilitate workshops to resolve them. Facilitate effective, timely, and transparent decision‑making practices. Ensure consistency in planning, documentation, and core practices (including cycle planning) to sustain healthy velocity. Facilitate continual‑improvement rituals that lift the effectiveness of product development and engineering teams. Build a culture of excellence and innovation. Build partnerships with cross‑functional teams to influence decisions, drive alignment and prioritization; actively collaborate with engineering. Partner with Group leadership to deliver Canva’s highest‑priority, complex, multi‑disciplinary initiatives. Understand technical solutions, discuss trade‑offs, and work with engineering to identify and mitigate risks. Drive Agile delivery with deep technical understanding; shape scope, estimates, and trade‑offs with engineering. Use Jira and delivery/reporting tooling to maintain accurate delivery data and provide program visibility. Leverage Feature Control Platform and pilot/experimentation frameworks to un phased rollouts with clear hypotheses and success metrics. Apply AI agents to streamline TPM workflows (status aggregation, risk/issue triage, action synthesis) and drive productivity uplift. China and International ‑market scope you’ll lead Orchestrate programs that require China and International market considerations. Support compliance and data‑residency programs that affect China users and services (e.g., UV data residency and consent changes). Coordinate local payments/platform integrations and partners (e.g., Alipay and WeChat Pay). Collaborate with the International engineering team based in China and regional leadership to deliver cross‑border initiatives. Work closely with International subgroups (Localisation; International Marketing & Growth) to make Canva truly local in China and International markets.