Staff Data Scientist

Summary

Join Canva's Analytics Prototyping and Development (APD) team as a Staff Data Scientist and drive innovation by tackling complex projects with significant business impact. You will develop solutions, support MarTech and Marketing Data initiatives, and solve challenges requiring technical expertise and creative problem-solving. Work location is flexible, offering options to work from the office, home, or a hybrid approach. The role involves leading Blue Ocean projects, providing MarTech thought leadership, driving signals and measurement initiatives, ensuring legal and compliance expertise, and collaborating on problem-solving across teams. Canva offers a supportive and collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth and a range of benefits.

Requirements

• Have a proven record of solving ambiguous problems and proactively uncovering hidden opportunities that drive business impact
• Bring a strong technical background, with expertise in SQL and at least Python or R
• Quickly learn and apply new technical concepts to solve new problems, demonstrating adaptability and broad expertise
• Be familiar with MarTech systems, data engineering and data product principles, and can communicate technical tradeoffs effectively to non-technical audiences
• Be familiar with legal and privacy assessments, and privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
• Excel at delivering high impact business and technical communications, even under tight deadlines
• Have experience leading senior team members, driving their growth through advocacy, feedback, and empowering them to do their best work

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of analytics and data science tooling, collaborating with data scientists and teams like the MarTech Product Group to deliver new capabilities for creative execution
• Solve scope, technical and business challenges that arise in experimental, first-of-its-kind projects
• Provide expertise in MarTech vendor management and technical system design
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate and present tradeoffs in system designs, ensuring alignment with non-technical stakeholders
• Quickly create and present technical documents and proposals to groups ranging from 30 to 60 attendees
• Drive overarching signals work with marketing partners to improve advertising effectiveness
• Advocate for ownership of signals by the right data teams, ensuring these critical assets are managed effectively and aligned with business needs
• Support vendor security and legal assessments
• Apply knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, Australian Privacy Principles, and other privacy regulations to ensure compliance
• Collaborate with internal legal teams to align on data governance and privacy standards
• Partner with engineering, marketing, and external vendors to address challenges and drive solutions that align with Canva’s business goals

Benefits

• Equity packages
• 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