Job Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Where and how you can work

Collingwood is home to our Melbourne campus - a vibrant, creative hub for connection and impactful work. While Sydney is home to our HQ, Melbourne brings its own unique vibe, with local artwork, lush greenery, and thoughtfully designed spaces to help you collaborate, focus, and feel part of a welcoming community.

This role is based in Melbourne, and we’re looking for someone who calls it home. Our hybrid way of working gives you the flexibility to work remotely, and to come together on campus for meaningful in‑person collaboration and connection when it matters most.

What you’d be doing in this role

As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. This role offers a unique opportunity to join the Product and Privacy function for Canva in Australia and work at the intersection of AI, product counseling, legal strategy and governance. Your colleagues are world‑wide, so comfort with time zones is a must.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

- Identify and advise on legal issues in key areas including online content and product safety (including youth and AI), platform, privacy, intellectual property, AI regulation.
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, advising on product development (including Generative AI products), go‑to‑market strategy, and risk mitigation, with a particular focus on safety issues.
- Contribute to the development and operationalization of company‑wide safety policies, and processes, including regulatory, government and law enforcement inquiry handling, scalable risk assessment frameworks, and regulatory monitoring (with a focus on online and child safety).
- Draft and maintain legal playbooks and internal guidance.




- Collaborate closely with policy, IP, security, product, trust and safety regulatory and engineering teams.
- Help build scalable and effective processes for legal review to enable the launch of new products.
- Participate in the review and coordination of potential safety, privacy or data security incidents (including on‑call), including investigations, notifications, and other resolution efforts.
- Stay up to date with global AI, safety and privacy regulations and relevant industry standards, conduct impact mapping of incoming regulations, and drive compliance projects including annual online safety risk assessments.
- Respond to and triage incidents and escalations.
- Support with Canva‑wide privacy and legal training and awareness initiatives.
- Help us redefine the role of in‑house counsel – build tools and processes for continued growth and success.

You're probably a match if:

- Legally qualified (AU/NZ practising certificate)
- 8+ years practicing law with some experience in‑house
- Familiarity with key online safety laws and regulations, as well as privacy, platform and consumer laws relating to digital product and generative AI (e.g. Digital Services Act, Online Safety Act (UK and AU), GDPR).
- Deep understanding of modern AI technology and products.
- You’re comfortable collaborating with team members in other time zones.
- You are a collaborative, pragmatic, business‑minded lawyer who wants to help the Canva group grow and be a part of its exciting journey.




- You bring clarity to complexity and simplify compliance without compromising standards.
- You love collaborating with engineers and PMs — and thrive in fast‑moving environments.
- You’re creative, curious, and motivated by meaningful work.
- Experience with data incidents and government authority requests.

Bonus if you have:

- AIGP, CIPP/E or similar qualifications highly regarded (and willingness to obtain at least one certification within 6 months of joining is a must)
- Knowledge and understanding of Canva
- High level of comfort with technology and AI experimentation.
- Hands‑on experience advising rapidly growing technology companies on privacy and product‑related regulatory requirements.

What's in it for you?

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 range of benefits to set you up for 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.
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers.
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more.
- Adaptable leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and support you personally.

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

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!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

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📌 Legal Counsel - Content Safety, Product & Privacy (Melbourne)
🏢 Canva
📍 Melbourne