Business Development Representative
Austin, TXFull-timePosted 4 days agoStill listed today
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Austin, TX, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Job overview
The Business Development Representative supports Canva’s Sales and Success teams by identifying, developing, and nurturing strategic partnerships and new business opportunities. The role builds pipeline through outreach, aligns Canva solutions with customer needs, and works across teams to support business development initiatives. It is based in Austin with three days per week onsite.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Job Description
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 office is in Sydney, Australia, but we've made our way from down under, to a campus in Austin, Texas which is now home to our US operations. This hybrid role requires 3 days per week onsite.
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. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.
At the moment, this role is focused on:
- Collaborate closely with the Sales and Success team to identify and pursue strategic pipeline opportunities, create demand generation activities, and desired results
- Build sales pipeline using cold outreach strategies like cold calling, emailing and social selling
- Gain in-depth knowledge of Canva technologies, territories, accounts, competitors, industry trends, and more.
- Work cross-functionally with marketing, product, and customer success teams to ensure alignment and effective execution of business development initiatives.
- Learning and implementing strategies that align Canva’s solutions with customer pains, use cases, and organization imperatives
- Utilize tools like Salesforce, Pocus, Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, Gong, and other resources to maintain pipeline generation and hygiene strategies.
- Deliver on weekly, monthly, and quarterly key performance metrics
You're probably a match if
- Proven track record of successfully identifying and executing partnerships that drive revenue growth.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Organized, possesses great time management skills
- Goal Oriented; able to complete individual goals as well as work in a team environment
- Experience with cold outreach, experience including account planning, pre-call preparation, opportunity qualification, and objection handling preferred.
- Experience with Salesforce, Outreach Tools, and cold calling.
About the Role
As a Business Development Representative at Canva focusing on Sales and Success support, you will be responsible for identifying, developing, and nurturing strategic partnerships that drive revenue growth and strengthen customer relationships. You advocate the innovative power of Canva’s products to make organizations more collaborative, creative, and efficient. You’ll collaborate with the Sales and Success team to identify new business opportunities, optimize existing partnerships, and ensure the successful implementation and utilization of Canva’s products and services.
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 stack 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
-
Health benefits plans to support you and your wellbeing
-
401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
-
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 supports you personally
Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.
Other stuff to know We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, merit and business needs, in compliance with applicable local laws. 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! When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process. Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.
How this job compares
Set against the 20,947 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$130–200K/yr808 salary ranges
- Texas median$25–35/hr40 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,507 open Business Development jobs in Texas and 20,947 across the US. 12% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Accenture96 open
- Amazon67 open
- Black & Veatch54 open
- Experience
- Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (16,407 postings).
- Education
- 6,763 of the 20,947 open Business Development jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
Prepare for this role
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.
