Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
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About the Team
Our mission is simple: maximise the value of every dollar spent while enabling teams to move fast and build what's next.
As Canva scales toward its next phase of growth, the Strategic Sourcing team plays a critical role in shaping supplier partnerships, strengthening commercial discipline, and building scalable contracting experiences that reduce friction and increase delight. We operate as a strategic extension of the business, balancing speed, value, and risk, and continuously raising the bar on commercial outcomes across all spend categories.
The Marketing & Business Services Sourcing team sits at the intersection of Marketing, People, and Finance. We cover a wide and genuinely interesting portfolio, from Media and Marketing agency partnerships to professional services, contingent labour, and employee experience. We're a team that takes quality seriously, builds trusted relationships, and genuinely enjoys what we do.
What You'd Be Doing In This Role
As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA, but we like to think that's all part of the fun. This will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, and this will likely evolve.
As a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager in our Marketing & Business Services Sourcing team, you'll take ownership of a complex portfolio spanning from Professional & Consulting Services, Staffing & Labour to Strategy & Advisory and amongst other. You'll operate with significant autonomy, setting category direction, leading high-stakes negotiations, and acting as a trusted commercial partner to senior stakeholders across the business. This role sits at the intersection of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, and requires someone who can drive outcomes independently and bring genuine commercial depth to a portfolio that spans some of the most complex spend categories in the function.
At the Moment, This Role Is Focused On
Owning commercial strategy and sourcing execution across a complex portfolio of indirect spend categories, including professional and consulting services, staffing and labour/BPO, software development and maintenance, and strategy and advisory engagements
Leading sophisticated negotiations with external providers, including management consultancies, outsourcing partners, professional services firms, and contingent workforce suppliers, with clear commercial positions and leverage strategies
Embedding with senior business stakeholders to understand strategic priorities, shape supplier decisions, and provide commercial counsel before commitments are made
Building and maintaining category strategies that connect short-term sourcing activity to longer-term business outcomes
Proactively managing contract pipelines, renewal cycles, and spend visibility across your categories
Identifying opportunities for supplier consolidation, cost optimisation, and improved commercial terms through data-led analysis
Bringing market benchmarks and external insight into internal decisions to sharpen Canva's commercial positioning
Partnering with Legal, Finance, and Risk to balance speed, value, and governance across your portfolio
Contributing to scalable processes, knowledge-sharing, and sourcing practice development across the Marketing & Business Services function
You're Probably a Match If
You have 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or a related commercial discipline, either as an indirect procurement generalist with breadth across professional services, outsourcing, and contingent workforce, or with specific depth in one of those categories
You have strong commercial instincts and a track record of delivering measurable outcomes in complex, high-value negotiations, you know how to build leverage, manage supplier dynamics, and hold a position under pressure
You can operate at both a strategic and executional level: you're capable of setting category direction and building a plan, but you also roll up your sleeves and get things done
You bring intellectual curiosity to category management, you stay close to market developments, benchmark against peers, and contribute insight rather than just process
You're a credible, trusted partner to senior stakeholders, you can influence without authority and navigate complex internal environments with confidence
You're comfortable working independently in ambiguous settings and can create structure and momentum where there isn't a clear playbook
Experience in a high-growth technology company, professional services firm, or consulting environment is a strong advantage
What's in it for You?
Equity packages
Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parent carers
An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup, and more
Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge, and support you personally
Virtual, hybrid, and in-person work options to suit you and your team
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.