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Canva

Senior Legal Counsel, Business Operations

Canva

. Be the first point of contact for the Canva People team for all things relating to Product & Privacy and AI governance .

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRemote • Melbourne • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Be the first point of contact for the Canva People team for all things relating to Product & Privacy and AI governance
  • Be the first point of contact for the Infrastructure and Platform teams
  • Monitor the regulatory landscape for applicable laws and standards to the areas you support, such as employee monitoring, high risk and prohibited AI in recruitment and employment decisions, data sovereignty advice
  • Help business stakeholders, product lawyers, product managers, and engineers evaluate the impact of privacy laws and strategically respond to changes
  • Advise on Privacy Impact Assessments and other privacy related queries from People, Infrastructure and Platform teams
  • Support with Canva-wide privacy and legal training and awareness initiatives
  • Together with the broader legal team, ensure the terms of use and internal policies and standards remain current
  • Help us redefine the role of in-house counsel - build tools and processes for continued growth and success

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Legally qualified (AUS practising certificate)
  • 8+ years practicing law with some experience in-house
  • Demonstrated experience advising on complex privacy issues relating to data residency, sensitive personal data, and managing obligations to privacy regulators
  • Significant demonstrated experience at or for a rapidly growing business, preferably in the SaaS industry, where you have directly advised the business on global privacy compliance
  • Experience advising on personal data incidents
  • Experience with building and delivering privacy training
  • Prior experience working with AI and using it to drive efficiency in your work
  • CIPP/E

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 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
  • Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge, study, and support you personally

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Hard Skills & Tools
privacy lawprivacy impact assessmentsdata residencysensitive personal dataglobal privacy compliancepersonal data incident managementprivacy training developmentAI governanceregulatory monitoring
Soft Skills
advisory skillsstakeholder engagementstrategic responsecommunicationcollaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
AUS practising certificateCIPP/E