Legal Counsel, Product & Privacy

Canva; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Canva is seeking a Legal Counsel for their Product and Privacy team. This role involves supporting product development and ensuring compliance with global laws related to privacy, AI, and online safety. Ideal candidates will bring 3-6 years of legal experience, familiarity with tech regulations, and a collaborative mindset. Canva offers an inclusive culture and a range of benefits including equity packages and flexible leave options.

Benefits

Equity packages

Inclusive parental leave policy

Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance

Flexible leave options

Qualifications

• 3-6 years practicing law with in-house experience, preferably in a tech company.
• Familiarity with digital, privacy, and consumer protection regulations.
• Ability to collaborate across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Identify and advise on legal issues in privacy, data protection, and competition laws.
• Collaborate with product development teams and mitigate risks.
• Draft legal playbooks related to AI tools.

Skills

Collaboration

Business-minded approach

Risk awareness

Creativity

Curiosity

Education

Legally qualified (AUS/NZ, UK, EU or US practicing certificate)

Job description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

Hello, hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte!

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 will likely evolve.

Canva is looking for a Legal Counsel for our- Product and Privacy team that supports our product and engineering teams to launch exciting products and ensures we comply with applicable privacy, AI, online safety, marketing, accessibility and consumer laws. You will need to have a solid foundation in global laws in these areas and an enthusiasm for generative AI technologies.

This role is a unique opportunity to join the exciting Product and Privacy function for Canva in Australia and work at the intersection of AI, product counseling, and legal strategy and governance. Your colleagues will be all over the world meaning comfort with time zones is a must!

Whay you'll be doing:

• Identify and advise on legal issues in key areas including privacy, data protection, intellectual property, marketing, online safety, AI regulation, competition and consumer laws.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, advising on product development (including Generative AI products), go-to-market strategy, and risk mitigation
• Contribute to the development and operationalization of company-wide AI policies, processes and legal frameworks.
• Draft and maintain legal playbooks and internal guidance related to AI tools and technologies.
• Collaborate closely with privacy, IP, security, regulatory and engineering teams.
• Help build scalable and effective processes for legal review to enable the launch of new products.
• Participate in the review and coordination of potential privacy or data security incidents (including on call), including investigations, notifications, and other resolution efforts.
• Stay up to date with global AI and privacy regulations and relevant industry standards.
  

What we’re looking for:

• Legally qualified (AUS/NZ, UK, EU or US practising certificate)
• 3-6 years practicing law with some experience in-house, preferably in a technology company.
• Familiarity with key digital, privacy and consumer protection regulations (e.g. EU AI Act, GDPR, Online Safety Act (AU, UK), Digital Services Act, ePrivacy Directive) and a desire to learn about new regulations.
• You’re comfortable collaborating with team members in other time zones
• You are a collaborative, pragmatic, business-minded lawyer who wants to help the Canva group grow and be a part of its exciting journey
• You bring clarity to complexity and simplify compliance without compromising standards
• You love collaborating with engineers, PMs, and marketers — and thrive in fast-moving environments
• You’re risk aware, not risk adverse
• You’re creative, curious, and motivated by meaningful work

Bonus if you have:

• AI Governance Professional, Certified Information Privacy Professional qualifications highly regarded (and willingness to obtain certification within 12 months of joining at Canva’s cost is a must)
• Knowledge and understanding of Canva
• High level of comfort with technology and AI experimentation
• Hands on experience advising rapidly growing technology companies on privacy and product related regulatory requirements.

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 range 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.