[Hiring] Real Estate Partnerships Manager @Canva

Role Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Our flagship office is in Sydney, Australia, with a campus in Austin, Texas for our US operations. You have the choice in where and how you work, empowering you and your team to achieve your goals.

Real Estate is Canva's largest vertical by revenue among our top accounts, and our Listings App is the reason enterprise real estate customers choose us. As we scale this vertical, we need someone to own the MLS onboarding experience end-to-end — coordinating across MLSs, brokerages, our data partner Constellation Data Labs, legal, finance, and engineering to get every customer live faster.

• Own MLS onboarding end-to-end:
• Be the single point of accountability from the moment a deal closes — coordinating kickoff calls, tracking every active case, and keeping customers, MLSs, brokerages, and internal teams aligned through to go-live.
• Navigate forms, agreements, and vendor registration:
• Complete MLS vendor questionnaires, prepare data license agreements and secure the necessary approvals, manage fee payments, and act as an authorized signer for Canva across MLS partnerships.
• Build the playbook, then run it:
• Design and own a repeatable, documented onboarding process that scales with Canva's growth in this vertical.
• Own compliance and audit:
• Review all active MLS connections for compliance gaps, manage renewals, and partner with finance and legal to keep every connection on solid ground.
• Be the internal MLS expert:
• Advise Product on data requirements and roadmap decisions, flag compliance considerations, and help the team understand what great looks like for this space.
• Drive automation and efficiency:
• Continuously look for ways to cut onboarding time and reduce manual steps in the process.
• Manage and Grow Canva's PropTech Partner Ecosystem:
• Help identify and stand up new real estate data partnerships that deepen engagement and drive growth across the vertical, including representing Canva at industry conferences and events.

Qualifications

• Deep MLS expertise: 5+ years working directly with or within MLSs, real estate data providers, or real estate technology companies, with strong relationships across the industry.
• Technical fluency: Solid knowledge of US MLS operations — IDX/VOW licensing, RESO standards, brokerage data release agreements, and compliance requirements.
• Legal and commercial comfort: Understanding of legal considerations around MLS partnerships and comfortable representing Canva as an authorized signer in negotiations and onboarding forms.
• Process builder: Experience building or running complex, multi-party workflows, with tools like Airtable.
• Communicator and translator: Ability to turn complex MLS requirements into clear, actionable briefs for legal, product, and engineering audiences.
• Self-directed and detail-oriented: Ability to prioritize a complex, high-stakes workload independently.
• Industry Connections: Deep connections with PropTech companies such as Cloze, Rechat, MoxiWorks, Lofty, Local Logic, and LiveBy.
• API/MCP Fluency: Understanding of REST APIs, AppSDKs, and MCPs.
• AI Power User: Proficient in using AI tools beyond basic applications.

Requirements

• Experience with Constellation Data Labs, Cotality, or similar MLS data aggregators.
• Familiarity with CREA or Canadian MLS systems.
• Background in real estate law or data compliance.

Benefits

• Flexible working options.
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment.

Company Description

As Real Estate Partnerships Manager, you'll be the single owner of MLS onboarding and Real Estate Tech Partners at Canva — connecting Sales, Legal, Product, our data partner Constellation Data Labs, MLSs, and our customers. You'll take full ownership of every active MLS onboarding case, audit existing connections, and build a documented, repeatable process from the ground up.

This role is for someone who thrives in ambiguity, builds trust across a wide range of stakeholders, and takes real ownership of a process that today depends on no one in particular — and soon, will depend on you.