Director, Talent Science

July 2

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Canonical

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Open Source • Cloud • AI

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, the world's most popular open-source operating system, which provides fast, modern, and secure Linux solutions for desktops, servers, and cloud environments. They offer a comprehensive set of products and services, including Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, cloud solutions such as OpenStack, and tools for managing containerized applications with Kubernetes. Canonical focuses on making open-source technology reliable and accessible across various industries, from IoT and AI to enterprise infrastructure.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2004

📋 Description

• 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 while working closely with our management, 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.

🎯 Requirements

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university, with an undergraduate degree in a psychology or people based subject • Significant experience working with talent outcomes in the corporate space, ideally in the technology or consulting industry • Deep understanding of career frameworks and how to ensure that talent selection criteria matches desired outcomes • Advanced analytical ability to dissect and analyse data using SQL, R and/or Python • Results driven with the ability to work at pace, with strong project management skills to roadmap, plan and deliver objectives working with the team • A track record of leadership and commitment to delivering strategic objectives and developing team members, delivering outstanding results • Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills • Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

🏖️ Benefits

• 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