Curriculum Lead, Learn Grid Studio

Location: Team Content

Team: Country San Francisco / United States

About the Role

Hey, g'day from Canva! We're thrilled you're exploring the Curriculum Lead role in our Learn Grid Studio, part of the Content team in sunny San Francisco. At Canva, we're not just building design tools—we're transforming education by powering the Learn Grid, a world-class library of 122,000+ curriculum-aligned resources that millions of teachers worldwide rely on to save time and spark learning. As a hybrid role in our US hub, you'll collaborate with brilliant Canvanauts who blend creativity, strategy, and tech to democratize high-quality educational content, ensuring every teacher from rural US classrooms to Brazilian schools has access to pedagogically sound, culturally relevant materials. In this pivotal role, you'll architect the curriculum infrastructure that elevates Learn Grid from a content library to a trusted global platform. You'll design mapping systems, alignment frameworks, and taxonomies spanning Common Core, NGSS, Australian Curriculum, UK National, IB, and more—across subjects, grades, and 8 locales. By leading gap analyses, production prioritization, and quality evaluations (for both AI-generated and human-created resources), you'll partner with Design, Product, Data Science, and Sales teams to create verifiable, classroom-ready content that drives real outcomes and reduces teacher workload. Your strategic insights will shape roadmaps, inform leadership decisions, and power sales to districts and Ministries of Education. You'll thrive here if you're a curriculum architect who fuses knowledge graphs with proven pedagogy, champions equity for underserved educators, and excels in Canva's collaborative, innovative culture. With 5-7+ years scaling global curriculum strategies, a portfolio of alignment work, and a passion for edtech's future, you'll gain exposure to AI innovations, international expansion, and high-stakes strategy—while growing through our professional development programs alongside kind, world-class teammates. Join us to make design-powered education accessible to all!

Key Responsibilities

• Architect curriculum infrastructure transforming Canva's Learn Grid into a strategically organized educational platform trusted by districts worldwide
• Build curriculum mapping systems, standards alignment frameworks, and content taxonomies for 122,000+ resources across 8 locales
• Conduct systematic curriculum analysis to identify content gaps and prioritize production roadmaps for maximum educational impact
• Develop quality standards and evaluation frameworks ensuring AI-generated and human-created resources meet pedagogical rigor
• Act as curriculum expert and strategic partner to Learn Grid Studio leadership, informing content strategy across subjects and grade levels
• Lead curriculum research and competitive analysis across global markets (US, UK, Australia, Brazil) to guide priorities
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with Design, Product, and Sales teams on content strategies and alignment artifacts
• Maintain quality metrics in partnership with Data Scientists using teacher demand data and market insights
• Champion educational equity by ensuring culturally relevant, high-quality resources for teachers worldwide
• Contribute to MoE/district sales documentation through verifiable curriculum alignment evidence

Required Qualifications

• 5-7+ years experience conceiving and executing multi-year curriculum strategies impacting global education markets
• Experience building consensus across product, design, and content teams for major curriculum initiatives
• Designed and implemented methodologies for curriculum mapping and alignment across multiple frameworks
• Portfolio demonstrating curriculum alignment work across frameworks like Common Core, NGSS, Australian Curriculum, UK National Curriculum, and IB
• Demonstrated success harnessing technology (e.g., knowledge graphs, AI tools) for multi-locale curriculum alignment projects
• Proven ability to conduct curriculum gap analysis using teacher demand data and market insights
• Experience in fast-paced, rapidly evolving environments with cross-functional collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Education, Curriculum Design, or related field
• Experience working with Ministries of Education or school districts on curriculum-aligned content
• Familiarity with AI-powered content generation and evaluation frameworks
• Knowledge of emerging edtech trends and competitive landscape across US, UK, Australia, Brazil, and other markets
• Background in designing content taxonomies and standards alignment for scalable educational platforms

Required Skills

• Deep expertise in major curriculum frameworks (Common Core, NGSS, Australian, UK National, IB)
• Curriculum mapping and gap analysis methodologies
• Strategic planning and roadmap development
• Cross-functional collaboration and consensus-building
• Data-driven decision making with teacher demand and market insights
• Knowledge graph and taxonomy design for content organization
• Pedagogical standards evaluation for AI and human content
• Global education market research and competitive analysis
• Content prioritization based on educational impact and equity
• Problem-solving in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
• Cultural relevance assessment for multi-locale resources
• Quality metrics development with data science integration
• Sales enablement through curriculum alignment artifacts
• Emerging edtech trends and AI content generation familiarity
• Systems thinking for scalable curriculum infrastructure

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work model from our San Francisco hub with trust in Canvanauts to balance office and remote
• Unlimited PTO and wellness days to recharge and maintain work-life harmony
• Canva+ subscription for you and your household, plus exclusive access to Learn Grid resources
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage with family planning support
• Generous parental leave and fertility assistance programs
• Professional development through Strategy subspecialty growth infrastructure and leadership programs
• Stock options and performance bonuses in a high-growth tech company
• Collaborative culture with brilliant, kind Canvanauts tackling ambitious problems
• Global team events and learning opportunities across our Sydney and SF offices

Canva is an equal opportunity employer.