Description
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
Canva is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel for our Product and Privacy team, supporting product and engineering teams to evolve Canva AI and its ecosystem of tools while ensuring compliance with applicable privacy, IP, AI, online safety, marketing, accessibility, platform, and consumer laws.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and advise on legal issues in key areas including privacy, data protection, intellectual property, marketing, online safety, AI regulation, platform, competition, and consumer laws.
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, advising on product development, go-to-market strategy, partnership terms, consumer-facing terms, 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, product, 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 investigations, notifications, and other resolution efforts.
- Stay up to date with global AI and privacy regulations and relevant industry standards.
Requirements:
- Legally qualified (AUS/NZ, UK, EU, or US practising certificate)
- 10+ years practicing law with some experience in-house, preferably in a technology company
- Familiarity with key global digital, AI, privacy, consumer, and online safety laws and regulations
- Deep understanding of modern AI technology and products
- Comfortable collaborating with team members in other time zones
- Collaborative, pragmatic, business-minded lawyer
- Risk-aware, not risk-adverse
- Creative, curious, and motivated by meaningful work
Benefits:
- Equity packages
- Inclusive parental leave policy
- Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance
- Flexible leave options