
501 - 1000 employees
Founded 2004
🤖 Artificial Intelligence
Open Source • Cloud • Artificial Intelligence
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.
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501 - 1000 employees
Founded 2004
🤖 Artificial Intelligence
Open Source • Cloud • Artificial Intelligence
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.
• Lead and scale Canonical’s regional HR team • Deliver precise and compliant HR operations • Collaborate with the broader People team to create processes across regions • Manage talent development, succession planning, performance assessments, onboarding, culture, and engagement initiatives • Advise senior managers on performance management, organizational design, employee engagement, rewards, and workforce planning • Own, coach, and advise people managers on employee relations issues across multiple countries • Support training and development programs • Establish trusted business partnerships in the AMER region • Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives • Design policies and deliver business-critical global HR projects • Present Canonical’s HR practices at company events
• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university • HR experience leading initiatives across regions within a technology business • People management experience • Experience in business partnering with senior stakeholders • Hands-on involvement in daily HR routines • Experience working in a remote-first organization • Ability to leverage data to make informed decisions • Knowledge and practical implementation of HR practices and employment law across the Americas region • Experience handling and overseeing complex employee relations matters across multiple jurisdictions • Fluent in business English, written and spoken • Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events • Experience with immigration policies and mobility processes • Professional HR qualification such as SHRM or equivalent • Facilitation skills
• Performance-driven annual bonus • 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
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