Senior Product Manager, AI Research, Relocate to Australia

The mission of Product Managers at Canva is to create the most accessible design tool for every person in the world. We believe that we can improve the world by empowering everyone to design and communicate visually. As a Product Manager at Canva you help set this vision, define what that future looks like, and build the products that get us there.

Main Responsibilities

• We're at the forefront of making AI research tangible and impactful for millions of users worldwide. As a Product Manager in CORE AI Research (Canva Original Research & Exploration), you'll be the critical bridge between cutting-edge AI research and real-world product applications that empower creativity. We transform breakthrough research in generative AI into features that democratize design for everyone. Your role is essential to Canva's mission - you'll ensure our research investments directly translate into user value, guiding our world-class research team toward innovations that solve genuine design challenges while building the foundation for tomorrow's creative tools.
• You'll bring product empathy and user understanding to research projects, clarifying use cases, guiding toward meaningful outputs, and ensuring research solves real design challenges.
• You'll translate complex research work into tangible product opportunities through prototypes, workshops, and strategic communication that bridges technical depth with business impact.
• You'll collaborate with researchers to prioritize capabilities within projects, making strategic trade-offs between quality, speed, functionality, and user experience.
• You'll design evaluation methodologies and facilitate expert input to ensure research outputs meet both technical excellence and product viability standards.
• You'll support research teams in launching AI models thoughtfully, considering their strengths, limitations, and optimal integration points within Canva's ecosystem.
• You'll ensure research ideas and requests from across Canva reach CORE teams, maintaining clear communication channels between research and broader product organization.
• Canva Original Research & Exploration (CORE) is here to develop AI technology that empowers everyone to design. We aim to bridge innovative AI research with real-world challenges, developing technologies that solve today’s needs while building tomorrow’s possibilities. This includes AI models for graphic design, images, video, 3D and other modalities.
• Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Skills & Experience

• Direct experience taking research-based AI features from concept to production, understanding both the technical challenges of scaling innovations and the product complexities of user adoption.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML technology - you should understand architectures of language and image models, and trade-offs between different approaches while actively reading research papers and forming informed technical opinions.
• We’re looking for an individual who thrives at the intersection of deep technical understanding and user-centered product thinking. You should be excited by the challenge of making cutting-edge AI research accessible and impactful, with the technical depth to engage meaningfully with researchers and the product intuition to guide toward user value. This role requires someone who can navigate ambiguity, form independent technical judgments, and drive complex projects from ideation through product handover while maintaining both research rigor and product excellence.

The Ideal Candidate?

We're at the forefront of making AI research tangible and impactful for millions of users worldwide. As a Product Manager in CORE AI Research (Canva Original Research & Exploration), you'll be the critical bridge between cutting-edge AI research and real-world product applications that empower creativity. We transform breakthrough research in generative AI into features that democratize design for everyone. Your role is essential to Canva's mission - you'll ensure our research investments directly translate into user value, guiding our world-class research team toward innovations that solve genuine design challenges while building the foundation for tomorrow's creative tools. You'll translate complex.

Why Join Us?

• 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.
• 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.
• If you relocate to Australia for this role, we’ll be there to support you every step of the move.
• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally.

Salary

Negotiable.