About the Position

We are seeking a Head of LATAM to lead Canva's growth strategy across Latin America, driving sustainable step-change growth and market expansion.

About the Role

As the executive owner of Canva’s growth strategy across LATAM, this is a high-impact leadership role accountable for delivering sustainable step-change growth across LATAM, by building a portfolio of winning markets, making every Country Manager successful, and driving execution at speed.

You are the regional GM: setting the growth vision, owning the P&L, making capital-allocation calls and serving as the two-way translator between country teams and Canva's central functions.

Responsibilities

Set and own the multi-year LATAM growth strategy across users, revenue, and market expansion. Own the regional P&L along with regional forecasting, budget allocation, and investment trade-offs with strong commercial discipline.
Lead, develop, and hold accountable Country Leads across Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and the wider region (frontiers). Own internal comms and be the executive escalation point for complex challenges; resolve blockers within 48 hours.
Be the two-way translator between LATAM country teams and global functions (Product, Marketing, Content, Localisation, Finance). Champion local needs with data; turn central resources into competitive advantages for your markets.
Champion localisation across product, pricing, packaging, partnerships, and messaging. Own content and marketing accountability for the region.
Represent Canva externally across LATAM: press, enterprise, government, ecosystem partnerships, and events.

Requirements

Leadership
Strategy
Market Expansion
P&L Management
Budget Allocation
Commercial Discipline

Nice to Have

Influence
Data-Driven
Product Knowledge
Localisation
External Representation

We Offer

Competitive salary
Permanent position
Opportunity to work in key LATAM markets: Brazil, Mexico, Argentina

About the Company

About the team

The International Supergroup Group within the Growth Org exists to empower Canva to win locally at global scale. We combine global product excellence with deep local market insight to unlock growth across regions.

We operate like founders in every market, obsessing over users, acting with urgency, and partnering across Product, Marketing, Content, Education and B2B to build locally relevant strategies. We move fast, think long-term, and bring together diverse global teams to deliver measurable impact.

As we scale, regional leadership becomes critical - ensuring alignment, focus, and ambitious execution across multiple markets simultaneously.

Head of LATAM

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