Senior Legal Counsel – Product, Privacy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Australia.

📋 Description

• Identify and provide guidance on legal matters in critical domains such as privacy, data protection, intellectual property, marketing, online safety, AI regulation, platform competition, and consumer laws.

• Establish strong connections with key stakeholders, offering advice on product development (including agentic and generative AI products), go-to-market strategies, partnership agreements, consumer-facing terms, and risk management.

• Contribute to the formulation and implementation of organization-wide AI policies, processes, and legal frameworks.

• Draft and uphold legal playbooks and internal guidelines pertaining to AI tools and technologies.

• Collaborate closely with teams in privacy, intellectual property, security, product development, and engineering.

• Assist in creating scalable and efficient processes for legal review to facilitate the launch of new products.

• Engage in reviewing and coordinating potential privacy or data security incidents (including being on call), which involves investigations, notifications, and other resolution activities.

• Keep abreast of global AI and privacy regulations, as well as pertinent industry standards.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Over 10 years of legal practice experience, with some in-house experience preferred, ideally within a technology company.

• Knowledge of essential global digital, AI, privacy, consumer, and online safety laws and regulations (e.g., EU AI Act, GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, Digital Services Act, Online Safety Act(s)).

• Profound understanding of contemporary AI technology and products.

• You have strong viewpoints on topics such as generative and agentic AI, alongside the privacy, IP, safety, and regulatory issues associated with them.

• Comfortable working collaboratively with team members across different time zones.

• A collaborative, practical, and business-oriented lawyer eager to contribute to the growth of the Canva group and be part of its exciting journey.

• You simplify complex issues and facilitate compliance without compromising on standards.

• You enjoy working with engineers, project managers, and marketers — and excel in dynamic environments.

• You are risk-aware, not risk-averse.

• You are creative, inquisitive, and driven by meaningful work.

• Bonus: AI Governance Professional and Certified Information Privacy Professional qualifications are highly valued (and a commitment to obtaining CIPP certification within six months of joining is essential).

• Familiarity with and understanding of Canva.

• High comfort level with technology and AI experimentation.

• Practical experience advising rapidly growing technology firms on privacy and product-related regulatory requirements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity packages - we aim for your success to align with ours.

• An inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and caregivers.

• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to enhance your wellbeing, social connections, office setup, and more.

• Flexible leave options that enable you to contribute positively, take time to recharge, study, and support your personal needs.