Canva bucks tech employment slowdown with 'intentional' global hiring spree
With more than 300 open roles — about 5% of its workforce — Canva is pushing ahead with expansion even as the broader tech sector retrenches.
While much of the global software-as-a-service (SaaS) sector is pulling back on headcount, Australia’s design juggernaut Canva is pressing ahead with an aggressive global expansion, advertising more than 300 open roles and snapping up senior talent from rivals including Figma and Adobe.
Those 300-plus roles span product, artificial intelligence, enterprise and international teams, with a heavy emphasis on overseas growth across the US, Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific.
“As we look ahead, we’re really deepening our focus on international expansion by building local teams, investing in regional hubs and localising our product to support our community across the globe,” Lorraine Dooley, Canva’s global head of talent acquisition, told Capital Brief.
"We’re very fortunate to receive more than 300,000 applications to join Canva each year, and we hire very intentionally to ensure we’re building the right capabilities at each stage of our journey."
