Senior Data Scientist - People, remote across ANZ
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Job Description
Job Description
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
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Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point.
What You’d Be Doing In This Role
As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.
As a Senior Data Scientist for the People Group, you’ll shape how Canva leverages people data to enhance the Canvanaut experience, drive data informed decision-making and achieve our strategic people goals. Our mission is to unlock the power of people data, to drive insights, actions and empower Canvanauts to do the best work of their lives.
You’ll drive impact by leading data governance initiatives and best practices, partnering with teams to enhance data quality, building insightful dashboards that tracks our key metrics and progress and developing a comprehensive view of people, performance and workforce trends to inform strategic decisions. By combining your expertise in data and business acumen, you'll have the opportunity to shape how we measure, analyse and act on people data to deliver meaningful business impact.
At The Moment, This Role Is Focused On
Leading the vision and and roadmap for our People Analytics function, aligning priorities with the broader Canva and People goals, and driving team execution of that roadmap.
Being a strategic thought partner to the People team, identifying opportunities to leverage data for more strategic decisions making
Taking initiative to look ahead, spotting high-impact opportunities, aligning senior stakeholders and keeping things moving at pace
Continuing to build out foundational reporting and analytics capabilities, including dashboards and key metrics, to empower data driven decisions
Managing project intake, prioritisation and staffing against key initiatives
Providing leadership and guidance on our people data governance framework, ensuring the integrity, security, and compliant use of people data, and educating and uplifting our people teams on these standards
You're Probably a Match If
You have extensive experience in defining team strategy, and data roadmaps, ideally in the people analytics domain
You have expertise in data governance, enhancing data quality, and promoting ethical data practices, collaborating with teams to implement and bring these principles to life
You're strong in SQL and have experience with data warehouses such as Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery
You have experience working with internal-facing data tooling, including BI tools, glossaries and other tools
You have people skills and know how to coordinate a team, align with stakeholders, and organise a data strategy.
You're a solid communicator, with an ability to break down complex topics into simple solutions and ideas. Stakeholder management skills are vital in this role.
You have a proven track record of building out a data-driven culture where data drives the strategy forward.
You're able to drive alignment with disparate stakeholders and rally them around a goal or vision.
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 stack of benefits to set you up for every 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
Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports 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.
Seniority level
Seniority level Not Applicable
Employment type
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Job function Accounting/Auditing
Industries Software Development
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