Platform Product Manager - Discovery Platform at Canva

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. 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. About the team With over a quarter of a billion users every month and over 400 designs created each second - the Discovery Group ensures that our users spend more time designing and less time trying to find what they’re looking for. Building powerful, reliable, scalable search capabilities is critical to achieving this mission. The Discovery Platform team sits within the Discovery Group. We build and maintain the core indexing and querying frameworks that all of Canva’s search systems rely on. From internal observability tooling to scalable, modular frameworks, we enable product teams to ship search experiences fast, with confidence. Every search on Canva starts here. In this role you'll be responsible for delivering strategic AI, revenue and MAU product initiatives in the content marketplace, bringing together stakeholders in multiple teams to achieve big goals that make Canva the best place in the world to discover & create content.   What you’d be doing in this role • Define and own the Platform vision, roadmap, and priorities for the Discovery Platform, ensuring alignment with company-wide goals • Develop and maintain continuous alignment with user facing Discovery teams to ensure Discovery Platform capabilities is evolving in line to support the needs and scale required • Proactively engage with other teams in early-stage product discovery discussions to ensure Discovery Platform’s capabilities and constraints are considered before key decisions are made • Identify opportunities to streamline Discovery Platform’s services to maximise impact and efficiency, freeing up engineering capacity • Promote the development of innovative platform solutions that solve recurring challenges across Discovery, making the platform more scalable and extensible • Evolve our search and recommendation systems to meet the advanced needs of enterprise  • Explore how AI is transforming the search and discovery landscape and ensure our discovery platform leveraging the latest technologies You're probably a match if • Strong technical background with a deep understanding of platforms, software development, and current technology trends. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical teams. • Strategic thinker with a track record of executing large-scale projects successfully (ideally in technical platforms, cloud services, or other related areas) • Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth tech environment is preferred • Bonus experience • Experience in building search infrastructure and working with vector databases 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 personallyCheck 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.