Head of Growth - Philippines
Canva
Job Description
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
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Where and how you can work
This role is based in the Philippines. You’ll work closely with local and regional leaders, with flexibility in how and where you work day to day. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the setup that helps them do their best work.
What you’d be doing in this role
Canva has been part of the Philippines for over a decade, with a passionate and fast-growing community of users. As we enter our next phase of growth, we’re shifting focus from pure user growth to meaningful monetisation and revenue expansion.
As Head of Growth for the Philippines, you’ll own Canva’s user and monetisation strategy in one of our most important Southeast Asian markets. This is a senior leadership role focused on scaling adoption, driving monetisation, and unlocking new growth opportunities across consumer, creator, education, SMB, enterprise, and public sector segments.
At the moment, this role is focused on:
Owning the Philippines growth strategy across user acquisition, engagement, and monetisation, aligned with regional and global priorities
Driving the shift from MAU-led success to sustainable revenue growth and commercial impact
Developing and executing growth plays across key segments, including creators, educators, SMBs, enterprises, and government
Partnering closely with Marketing, Sales, Product, Content, and Partnerships to optimise pricing, packaging, localisation, and go-to-market strategies
Acting as a senior growth leader in-market, representing Canva in growth-driven partnerships, ecosystem conversations, and commercial opportunities
Using deep local market insight to influence global product, growth, and commercial strategy
Leading and developing senior growth leaders and teams, fostering high performance, clarity, and momentum through change
You're probably a match if
You have 10+ years of leadership experience in growth, commercial, or general management roles within consumer tech, SaaS, or digital platforms
You’ve successfully launched, scaled, and monetised products in the Philippines, ideally through a period of market or business model transition
You bring strong commercial and P&L acumen, with a track record of driving revenue growth at scale
You deeply understand Filipino users and customers, across consumer, education, and business segments
You’re comfortable operating in ambiguity and enjoy building clarity, direction, and momentum
You’re a collaborative, low-ego leader who influences effectively across a global organisation
You’re genuinely excited by Canva’s mission and values
About the team
You’ll sit within Canva’s International group, working cross-functionally with Growth, Marketing, Sales, Product, Content, Finance, and Strategy. Together, we’re focused on building locally resonant, globally scalable growth across Canva’s most important markets.
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 personally
Check 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.