Operations Business Partner

Summary

Join Canva's team and redefine how the world experiences design. This remote role, based in LatAm, focuses on shaping regional operating rhythms, leading regional reporting and goal tracking, driving regional cross-functional alignment, enabling business continuity, supporting strategic hiring, and scaling systems and infrastructure. You will adapt global practices to local realities, track progress across functions and countries, facilitate coordination across local and global teams, and streamline contracting and invoicing. The role involves working with various teams, including Legal, Procurement, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and Country Leads. This position requires senior experience in Strategy, Program Management, or Regional Operations in a global, high-growth environment and fluency in Spanish or Portuguese. The role will evolve as Canva's LatAm presence scales.

Requirements

• You bring senior experience in Strategy, Program Management, or Regional Operations in a global, high-growth environment
• You are fluent in either Spanish or Portuguese (or both!)
• You know how to lead through ambiguity—building clarity, trust, and momentum even when formal processes are limited
• You have a strong systems mindset and can balance structure with flexibility in fast-changing environments
• You navigate central teams and processes confidently, while advocating for regional needs and context
• You communicate clearly—visually and verbally—to align teams and move work forward
• You demonstrate high judgment, strong collaboration skills, and a bias toward action
• You thrive in dynamic environments where no two days look the same

Responsibilities

• Shaping regional operating rhythms: Design and lead operating cadences across LatAm—such as planning cycles, strategic reviews, and reporting check-ins. You’ll adapt global practices to local realities, bringing structure and clarity to a diverse and growing set of markets
• Leading regional reporting and goal tracking: Own the frameworks that track progress across functions and countries. You’ll ensure goals are aligned across SEO, Content, Marketing, and Growth, and that regional reporting connects clearly to International Supergroup objectives
• Driving regional cross-functional alignment: Facilitate coordination across local and global teams—ensuring regional priorities are integrated with global initiatives. You’ll play a central role in connecting the dots between Country Leads, product-aligned teams like Search & Discovery, and global functions like Marketing and Content
• Enabling business continuity across operational constraints: Partner closely with Legal, Procurement, and Finance to streamline contracting and invoicing in markets without legal entities. You’ll help design and evolve lightweight processes that enable the region to operate smoothly and compliantly. You’ll also act as a proactive liaison between LatAm and central functions like Payments, Legal, and People, helping regional teams navigate internal processes while advocating for regional needs in global forums
• Supporting strategic hiring and team growth: Work with Talent Acquisition and Country Leads to drive hiring operations in the region. From role scoping to onboarding, you’ll build repeatable systems that make hiring efficient and scalable
• Scaling systems and infrastructure: Identify opportunities to streamline and standardize how work gets done across LatAm. You’ll lead cross-functional efforts to reduce friction, drive operational maturity, and lay the foundations for long-term growth in the region

Benefits

• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
• Inclusive parental leave policy
• An annual Vibe & Thrive package 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