Organizations today are increasingly seeking strategic ways to align their people objectives with their business goals, work that is especially resonant for Canva Global Head of People Jennie Rogerson.

Rogerson has both operations and people experience under her belt, which she says has given her strategic insight into the way people can be linked to the business strategy at the fast-growing graphic design platform company based in Australia, which went from 800 employees in three countries when she joined the organization in December 2019 to 3,600 employees in eight countries today.

Prior to joining Canva in a leadership operations role to assist the organization's CEO and COO, Rogerson had five years of experience as an operations manager at the national park Fort Denison and then later at the food ordering app Hey You App. In her experiences as an operations manager, Rogerson focused on ensuring employees were supported and empowering them to work as effectively as possible, noting the care given to employees helped prepare her for an HR role.