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Talent Acquisition Strategist

Canonical has re-imagined hiring. We have created a Talent Science team that has a mission to ensure that we follow objective, scientifically rigorous and efficient processes to select the very best new colleagues regardless of location, culture or background. We are not recruiters, but our work connects hiring strategy to performance outcomes. We work closely with our key stakeholders to ensure that decisions are being made in the right way and that our hiring model supports the selection of world class talent. We lead an effective hiring ecosystem to deliver talent acquisition excellence. We leverage data to enable evidence-based decisions, weaving behavioural science throughout our selection process, working closely with our Hiring Leadership team who drive hiring at Canonical.

Due to the growth of the business we are seeking a set of new leaders to drive delivery excellence. You will work directly with the Global Head of Talent Science to plan and drive work within the team against our strategic objectives. With overall accountability for project delivery relating to hiring outcomes you will drive efficiencies and create new processes whilst coaching and developing team members to grow their careers.

You will bring an analytical and objective approach to work and be seasoned in making data driven decisions relating to talent outcomes. Your experience will include being able to plan and lead project roadmaps, experience interacting with senior leadership on talent related topics leveraging your thought leadership experience and the ability to influence and steer talent agendas internally. You will be capable of stepping up to lead the function when required.

Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

The role entails

  • Leading and delivering the strategic Talent Science project roadmap using exceptional project management capability and influencing skills to manage multiple projects at any given time.
  • Leveraging expertise from your career to date to design and implement solutions to complex problems that ultimately ensure we hire exceptional talent.
  • Ensuring all talent selection initiatives map to high performance outcomes and career frameworks.
  • Designing professional processes and frameworks, allowing efficient delivery of our agenda.
  • Coaching and mentoring team members to grow and develop skill sets specifically around analytical capabilities and thought leadership, developing training materials and documentation to support team members.
  • Driving and representing the team in the absence of the Head of, acting as a credible and trusted adviser and an inspiring leader.
  • Working closely with company leaders to understand, appreciate and communicate our vision for talent at Canonical.

What we are looking for in you

  • Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university, with an undergraduate degree in a psychology or people based subject.
  • A track record of team leadership in a talent function from the technology or consulting industry, with exceptional project management, to lead roadmap execution and delivery.
  • Deep understanding of talent selection, with a technological mindset to create automation's and products to drive hiring efficiencies.
  • Advanced analytical ability to dissect and analyse data, using either SQL, Python and/or statistical analysis.
  • Exceptional written and spoken English with strong presentation skills for a senior audience.
  • Ability to travel internationally 2-4 times a year for company events.

Nice-to-have skills

  • Advanced psychometric assessments with an excellent understanding of the marketplace and vendors
  • A deep understanding of human behaviour and what drives intrinsic motivation
  • Experience of using Superset and advanced dashboarding

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

  • Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
  • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
  • Annual compensation review
  • Recognition rewards
  • Annual holiday leave
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
  • Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder led, profitable and growing.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV

  • During this application process I agree to use only my own words. I understand that plagiarism, the use of AI or other generated content will disqualify my application. choose one
  • Please explain the size and scope of the most significant project you have led in your current role. written answer
  • Tell us about a relevant project you have lead. Who did you work with and what was the result. written answer
  • What experience do you have working with career frameworks? written answer
  • Please tell us what analytical tools, approaches and data platforms you are proficient in (i.e. R, Python, SQL, statistical analysis, BI tools etc) and to what extent/context you have used them in. written answer
  • Do you have experience with psychometric assessments? If yes please outline the providers. written answer
  • How did you perform in mathematics at high school? choose one
  • How did you perform in your native language at high school? choose one
  • Please share your rationale or evidence for the high school performance selections above. Make reference to provincial, state or nation-wide scoring systems, rankings, or recognition awards, or to competitive or selective college entrance results such as SAT or ACT scores, JAMB, matriculation results, IB results etc. We recognise every system is different but we will ask you to justify your selections above. written answer
  • What was your bachelor's university degree result, or expected result if you have not yet graduated? Please include the grading system to help us understand your result e.g. ‘85 out of 100’, ‘2:1 (Grading system: first class, 2:1, 2:2, third class)’ or ‘GPA score of 3.8/4.0 (predicted)’. We have hired outstanding individuals who did not attend or complete university. If this describes you, please continue with your application and enter ‘no degree’.
  • In the past ten years, looking only at the time since you graduated your first undergraduate degree, how many companies have you worked for? choose one
  • We require all colleagues to meet in person 2-4 times a year, at internal company events lasting between 1-2 weeks. We try to pick new and interesting locations that will likely require international travel and entry requirement visas and vaccinations. Are you willing and able to commit to this? choose one
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  • Please confirm that you have read and agree to Canonical's Recruitment Privacy Notice and Privacy Policy. choose one
  • In which country do you currently work? choose one
  • In which region are you based? choose one
  • Which gender do you identify as? choose one
  • Please indicate your nationality: choose any
  • Please indicate your race or ethnicity: choose one

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