Lead end-to-end delivery of cross-functional People Group projects, spanning technology-enabled outcomes, process redesign and organisational initiatives
Develop and maintain clear project plans, ensuring scope, dependencies, risks and priorities are well understood and communicated to stakeholders
Coordinate and collaborate with the people and teams needed to deliver — across IT, People and other functions — without relying on direct authority
Ensure projects land well, with attention to change management, adoption and sustainable outcomes for Canvanauts, leaders and People teams
Contribute to a consistent approach to project delivery within the People Group, sharing learnings and helping to build team capability over time
Act as a trusted partner to People teams and key stakeholders, keeping them informed, aligned and engaged throughout project delivery
Requirements
Demonstrated experience leading large, complex cross-functional projects — ideally within a People/HR context
Experience with HR technology implementations and a comfort working across a broad technology stack
A strong understanding of the People/HR functional domain and how people processes and delivery work in practice
Outstanding stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate complex details effectively at all levels of an organisation
Well-developed and demonstrated project/program management experience, including the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
Leading change management as part of project delivery
Experience rallying and collaborating with people who are not direct reports
Excellent problem-solving ability — able to see through complexity, identify the right issues to address and implement meaningful improvements
Bias for action, constantly targeting positive impact and being a force for good
Integrity and trustworthiness, with the humility and self-awareness to question one's own assumptions.
Benefits
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 every success in and outside of work.