AI Research Lead - Generative AI

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who is passionate about cultivating talent, shaping a research vision, and partnering cross-functionally to embed cutting-edge AI into delightful user experiences. At the moment, this role is focused on coaching and mentoring a high-performing team of research scientists, setting research strategy in alignment with Canva’s AI and product goals, guiding technical direction across foundational model development, experimentation, and evaluation. This role also involves partnering cross-functionally to ensure research translates into product impact, and representing Canva in the global AI community through publications, talks, or open-source contributions.