Canva

1 month ago

Language Manager, Arabic speaking (12-month contract)

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Job Summary

Arabic language lead responsible for Canva’s localisation quality across product, marketing and education surfaces. Build dialect-aware standards, manage external translators, and partner with product teams to embed Arabic localisation early. Own linguistic guidelines, style guide, and glossary while prioritising gaps for UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and other markets, shaping Canva’s hyperlocalised Arabic experience.

Location: Dubai

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Contract · 12 months

Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Own Canva's Arabic language quality end-to-end — defining standards and reviewing/approving localized content across product, marketing, and educational surfaces
•Build and maintain Canva's Arabic Style Guide and terminology glossary (MSA norms, dialect preferences, tone)
•Brief, manage, and quality-review work from external Arabic translators and language vendors with clear feedback
•Collaborate with product managers, designers, and content teams to ensure Arabic localisation is considered during design and build
•Identify and prioritise localization gaps across Arabic-speaking markets (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc.) and advocate for resources to close them

Key Requirements

•Native Arabic speaker with command of Modern Standard Arabic and regional dialects (Gulf, Egyptian, Levantine)
•Experience in localisation, language, or content roles within a tech or product context
•Ability to build frameworks and style guides from scratch
•Structured, proactive, and able to push back when translation misses the mark
•Experience leading language programs or translation vendors is a plus (CAT tools/Smartling)

Experience:LocalisationArabicSaaSLanguage

Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingAttention to detailLearning agility

Languages:ArabicEnglish

Tech Stack:CAT toolsSmartlingWordpressSEO

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

Glassdoor: 3.9

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Canva

1 month ago

Language Manager, Arabic speaking (12-month contract)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 2 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Dubai

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Contract · 12 months

Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Own Canva's Arabic language quality end-to-end — defining standards and reviewing/approving localized content across product, marketing, and educational surfaces
•Build and maintain Canva's Arabic Style Guide and terminology glossary (MSA norms, dialect preferences, tone)
•Brief, manage, and quality-review work from external Arabic translators and language vendors with clear feedback
•Collaborate with product managers, designers, and content teams to ensure Arabic localisation is considered during design and build
•Identify and prioritise localization gaps across Arabic-speaking markets (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc.) and advocate for resources to close them

Key Requirements

•Native Arabic speaker with command of Modern Standard Arabic and regional dialects (Gulf, Egyptian, Levantine)
•Experience in localisation, language, or content roles within a tech or product context
•Ability to build frameworks and style guides from scratch
•Structured, proactive, and able to push back when translation misses the mark
•Experience leading language programs or translation vendors is a plus (CAT tools/Smartling)

Experience:LocalisationArabicSaaSLanguage

Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingAttention to detailLearning agility

Languages:ArabicEnglish

Tech Stack:CAT toolsSmartlingWordpressSEO

Company Brief

Canva

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

Glassdoor: 3.9

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor