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Canva · 1 day ago

Global Internal Event Lead (Relocate to Australia)

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

Canva is a company focused on creating inspiring workspaces and experiences. They are seeking a seasoned Events Lead to shape and execute their internal global events strategy, leading a team to deliver impactful events that align with Canva's values and culture.

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Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a global events team, ensuring clear priorities, strong collaboration, and a culture of growth and accountability

Lead the end-to-end delivery of global internal events, ensuring strong alignment to Canva’s culture, values, and business goals

Develop and manage the annual cadence and strategic plan for company-wide events

Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define event goals, timelines, budgets, and success metrics

Oversee the implementation and optimisation of events management systems, templates, and processes

Partner with Vibe teams across regions to deliver consistent experiences that reflect local needs

Build tools, templates, and playbooks that enable self-service for internal teams

Coach and develop a team of Events & Activations Specialists, managing capacity and resourcing

Provide guidance and oversight on vendor management, budget ownership, and operational best practices

Qualification

Event strategy developmentEvent operations managementTeam leadershipBudget managementData-driven decision makingCross-functional collaborationCommunicationCreative mindset

Required

Extensive experience in workplace experience including delivering large-scale, complex internal events for employees across regions or time zones (100–5000+ attendees)

Proven ability to lead strategy and execution across multiple events concurrently, including at times rolling up your sleeves into the doing

Deep knowledge of end-to-end events operations including logistics, comms, production, and hybrid/virtual delivery

Experience managing budgets, vendors, and internal stakeholder relationships

Skilled at leading high-performing teams and mentoring event specialists

Creative and culture-minded, with a strong point of view on how to bring values to life through experience

Data-driven mindset with ability to track impact, engagement, and ROI

Experience implementing and optimising events management platforms

Excellent communicator with strong executive presence and cross-functional collaboration skills