SEO Lead (Malaysia)

Canva
Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: RemoteContractFunction: Marketing & GrowthSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Cross-functional collaboration","Data-driven","Strategic thinking"]

Lead Canva’s Malaysia SEO growth, owning end-to-end strategy across technical, content, and authority pillars. Build a country-specific roadmap, collaborate with regional/global teams, monitor performance, and drive measurable sessions, signups, and engagement. Shape local initiatives into Canva’s international growth priorities, and create scalable processes to run autonomously beyond your involvement.

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SEO Lead (Malaysia)

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Job Summary

Lead Canva’s Malaysia SEO growth, owning end-to-end strategy across technical, content, and authority pillars. Build a country-specific roadmap, collaborate with regional/global teams, monitor performance, and drive measurable sessions, signups, and engagement. Shape local initiatives into Canva’s international growth priorities, and create scalable processes to run autonomously beyond your involvement.
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Contract · 12 months
Job Function: Marketing & Growth
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and lead the end-to-end SEO strategy for Malaysia across technical, content, and link-building pillars, influencing stakeholders from day one.
  • •Translate market insights into a focused, high-impact roadmap aligned with Canva’s international growth goals, communicating in terms of Canva’s broader priorities.
  • •Continuously evaluate market performance, adapt to shifts in user behavior, and prioritize the highest-ROI initiatives.
  • •Represent SEO as a strategic function in country planning discussions and share learnings to scale globally.
  • •Build systems, playbooks, and autonomous processes so the market runs effectively even when you’re not directly involved.

Key Requirements

  • •Native Malay speaker with business-level English
  • •Proven SEO leadership with a track record leading large websites (500+ pages)
  • •Deep understanding of Malaysia search behavior, cultural nuances, and internet user dynamics
  • •Ability to bridge local market insights with global business objectives
  • •Experience leading cross-functional teams and embedding with non-SEO colleagues
Experience:MalaysiaSEODigital marketingSaaSTech
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipCross-functional collaborationData-drivenStrategic thinking
Languages:MalayEnglish
Tech Stack:Google AnalyticsGoogle Search ConsoleSEMrushAhrefsScreaming FrogDeepcrawlModeLookerDragon Metrics

Company Brief

Canva
Canva is an online visual communications platform that provides drag-and-drop design tools, templates, and media assets for creating presentations, social media graphics, videos, documents and more, serving individuals and large enterprises globally.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Founded: 2012
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