Staff Technical Program Manager – Developer Experience

About the role

Canva is looking for a senior Technical Program Manager to lead developer experience initiatives from its Sydney campus. You will partner with engineering leads and product managers to drive strategic planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of tooling that empowers thousands of engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of large, cross‑functional programs, managing scope, capacity, and technical dependencies across groups.
• Facilitate technical discussions, close gaps in solutions, and unblock teams to meet timelines.
• Define and run tracking processes, cadences, and reporting standards for program progress.
• Promote delivery excellence by exploring new methodologies, building dashboards, and improving cross‑collaboration.

Required profile

• Minimum 7 years of delivery experience in a SaaS environment, hands‑on with complex, multi‑stakeholder programs.
• Proven ability to manage rapidly evolving scope, especially in AI‑driven technology.
• Deep empathy for developers and strong stakeholder communication skills.

Required skills

• CI/CD pipelines and developer workflow expertise.
• Experience with developer productivity tooling such as code‑review automation, IDE integrations, CLI tools, and cloud‑based dev environments (e.g., Devboxes).
• Familiarity with AI coding tools (Claude, Cursor) and agentic AI patterns.

What we offer

• Equity packages.
• Inclusive parental leave policy.
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing and office setup.
• Flexible leave options.