International Growth Strategy Lead (Education)

Location: Based in Sydney or Melbourne, Australia, with flexible remote-friendly working options

Company

Canva is a global visual communication and design platform expanding its impact across international education markets.

What you will do

• Own the international education growth strategy, including market selection, sequencing and scaling priorities.
• Unify Country Education Leads under an overarching global education strategy.
• Shift education growth from training and awareness toward activation, retention and everyday usage by teachers and students.
• Prioritise opportunities across APAC, LATAM, EMEA and other regions based on readiness, opportunity and impact.
• Integrate education marketing and content, and design the handoff into Education Sales.
• Align Sales, Marketing, Product, Content and Partnerships around measurable growth outcomes and build a scalable global playbook.

Requirements

• Experience owning growth for a function, vertical or market at scale and building the operating system behind it.
• Experience scaling a vertical, segment or market internationally or across multiple markets.
• Strong understanding of activation, retention and habit formation.
• Ability to connect global strategy and market prioritisation with practical classroom-level execution.
• Credibility across K-12 and higher education contexts, or the ability to develop it quickly.
• Ability to influence cross-functional leaders and work across grassroots education communities, partners, stakeholders and government.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible, remote-friendly working approach for employees based in Sydney or Melbourne.
• Equity packages.
• Inclusive parental leave policy.
• Annual Vibe & Thrive package supporting wellbeing, social connection and office setup.
• Flexible leave options and virtual interviews.