AI Enablement Partner - HR

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point. Where and how you can work Our flagship Sydney campus is uniquely Canva - an extension of our Surry Hills neighbourhood. It’s a thoughtfully designed space with plenty of room to collaborate, focus, and connect. This role is based in Sydney , and we’re looking for someone who calls it home. Our hybrid way of working gives you the flexibility to work remotely, and to come together on campus for meaningful in-person collaboration and connection when it matters most. 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 As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA — and that’s where the magic happens. This role sits at the intersection of People, Technology, and AI, helping us transform how our People team operates through intelligent AI and automation. The AI Enablement Partner is a specialist role within our HR Tech team , focused on designing, building, and scaling intelligent automation across the People technology ecosystem. This role bridges the gap between what our systems can do today and what they should be doing tomorrow—using low-code automation platforms, AI agents, and smart integrations to eliminate repetitive work and accelerate decision-making. This is not a traditional systems support role. It's a builder's role —where you'll be hands-on with automation tools like Workato, experimenting with AI-powered copilots and agents, and working cross-platform to connect the dots across our entire People tech stack. You'll also partner directly with teams across the People org — understanding how they work, and co-designing AI and automation solutions that actually fit their day-to-day. At the moment, this role is focused on: Designing and building automations that remove repetitive work across our People tech stack Developing AI-powered solutions like copilots, agents, and intelligent workflows to improve self-service and support Working with our IT team to connect systems like Workday, SmartRecruiters, and CultureAmp through scalable integrations Ensuring clean, structured, analytics-ready data through automation and validation workflows Acting as a force multiplier across the PSA team — supporting, troubleshooting, and scaling impact Continuously improving automation performance, reliability, and ROI across the ecosystem Serve as buffer capacity for other HR Systems Analyst roles during peak periods. You’re probably a match if: You've built and shipped production-ready automations using platforms like Workato, N8N, or similar, ideally ones that gave entire teams hours back in their week. You've worked in HR Tech before, though we're equally open to strong builders from adjacent domains who are curious about the People problem set. You're deep in the AI builder space. You've shipped LLM copilots, agents, or intelligent workflows — and understand their real-world applications You've spent time in a consulting or L&D capacity, whether that's internal advisory, change enablement, or building team capability. You know the best automation only lands when people actually use it, so you treat adoption, enablement, and training as part of the build, not an afterthought. You think in systems, not silos, and can design across complex tech ecosystems You have strong data instincts and care about accuracy, structure, and downstream impact You’re a clear communicator who can translate technical concepts into simple, actionable ideas You have a bias for action — spotting inefficiencies and turning them into scalable solutions About the team Canva's People team is on a mission to build the most effective and engaged company in the world. To empower every team member—from engi