Ai Product Localization Specialist

Summary

Join Canva's localisation team and leverage AI to revolutionize the efficiency of Canva's localisation program. This fully remote role focuses on a large-scale media localisation project, involving dubbing and subtitling educational and user onboarding content. You will lead the localisation MVP for Canva's Design School, manage timelines and KPIs, collaborate with agency partners and stakeholders, and apply your generative AI expertise to improve quality and speed. You will also collaborate with language experts, support training data pipelines, and contribute to localisation tech strategy. The ideal candidate possesses deep knowledge of localisation and AI frameworks, experience with post-edited machine translation, and a proven ability to deliver complex programs. Canva offers flexibility and celebrates diverse skills and backgrounds.

Requirements

• Have deep knowledge of localisation and AI frameworks like RAG, BLEU, COMET, and MQM
• Be familiar with post-edited machine translation and know how to deploy localisation tools at scale
• Have delivered complex programs involving multiple stakeholders and evolving priorities
• Thrive in ambiguity and bring clarity through structured thinking, excellent documentation and communication
• Understand the unique needs of LOTE (languages other than English) users, especially in a SaaS context
• Be comfortable with tech (Atlassian tools, basic web development) and write a mean doc

Responsibilities

• Lead the localisation MVP for Canva’s Design School, managing timelines, KPIs, agency partners and stakeholders
• Apply your expertise in generative AI to improve the quality and speed of dubbing and subtitling, from tool selection through to deployment
• Collaborate with language experts to safely roll out AI translation capabilities across multimedia formats
• Support training data pipelines, evaluating AI outputs, and contributing to localisation tech strategy
• Drive best practices and knowledge sharing across Canva’s global teams through workshops and documentation

Preferred Qualifications

Speak multiple languages or have worked vendor-side in localisation!

Benefits

Fully remote work