Data Science Manager - EMEA Expansion in London

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

Where and how you can work:

Our flagship campus is in Sydney, Australia but we have a swanky new office in London that has all the bells and whistles. Even though you'll find us in Shoreditch, you have choice in where and how you work; we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.

What you’d be doing in this role:

• Lead & Grow the Europe Data Science Team: Coach, and develop a high-performing team of Data Scientists and Analytics Engineers across International Supergroup. Create clarity of scope, strong prioritisation, and a culture of high standards, ownership, and impact. Ensure individuals are growing while delivering meaningful business outcomes.
• Define the Europe Data Strategy: Partner with regional leadership to define how we measure and grow Europe. Set the long-term analytics roadmap - identifying structural growth levers, investment priorities, and capability gaps across markets.
• Drive Strategic Decision-Making: Act as the senior data partner to International Marketing, Country Managers, and regional leadership. Ensure decisions are grounded in robust analysis, clear trade-offs, and a strong understanding of local market nuance.
• Connect International to Global Product & Data: Represent International market needs within global product and data forums. Ensure local insights meaningfully influence roadmap prioritisation while maintaining alignment with global standards.
• Build Scalable Operating Models: Establish clear ways of working between Data Science, Marketing, Product, and regional teams. Define how experimentation, reporting, forecasting, and strategic analytics operate at scale across Europe.
• Raise the Craft & Talent Bar: Set expectations for analytical quality, experimentation rigor, and storytelling. Review work, mentor senior ICs, and create an environment where best practices are shared and scaled.
• Own Outcomes, Not Just Output: Be accountable for regional impact - growth, retention, monetisation, marketing efficiency - through strong prioritisation and focus on the highest-leverage work.

You're probably a match if:

• You have several years of experience in data, product, or growth analytics, including experience leading or managing high-performing teams.
• You’ve successfully built and developed Data Scientists, providing clear feedback, career guidance, and performance management.
• You think at a systems level - connecting product, marketing, lifecycle, and market strategy into coherent growth narratives.
• You’ve partnered with senior stakeholders and influenced strategic decisions at leadership level.
• You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and aligning competing regional priorities.
• You balance strategic thinking with pragmatic execution.
• You know when to go deep technically - and when to coach others to do so.
• You set high standards for experimentation design, measurement frameworks, and data storytelling.
• You’re highly proficient in modern data stacks (e.g., Snowflake, Mode, experimentation platforms) and strong in SQL/Python, with enough technical depth to guide and challenge your team - and you stay at the forefront of AI, proactively applying emerging tools and techniques to elevate both your own work and your team’s capabilities.
• You care deeply about building inclusive, high-trust team environments.

Nice to have:

• Experience working across European markets with varying levels of maturity.
• Experience supporting localisation or regional product expansion.
• Multilingual skills relevant to European markets.
• Experience scaling a regional analytics function in a high-growth environment.

About the team:

This role is part of the International Data Team. We’re a distributed team of Data Scientists based across Europe and around the world who exist to deliver a high-quality understanding of our markets, products, and users. We turn data into clarity so Canva can make the right decisions at the right time. The team is smart, fun, and excited to solve the most complex questions our International team throws at us. We thrive in ambiguity and love nothing more than a problem - and the autonomy - to solve it.

At Canva, we’ve unlocked a huge opportunity across EMEA. We’re building a dedicated regional capability to understand, grow, and serve the diverse needs of our users across EMEA. As a Data Scientist in EMEA, you’ll be a dedicated analytics voice for the region - shaping how we understand our users, measure what matters, and build a data-informed growth strategy that connects our local markets with our global product teams. If you’re excited about building from scratch, partnering closely with teams across marketing, product, and community, and helping one of the world’s fastest-growing platforms localise with care - this is your chance.

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 support you personally