Director, Talent Analytics

Canonical Ltd.; Helsinki; Remote; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed work environment with team

Learning budget 2,000 USD per year

Bi-annual compensation review

Company recognition rewards

40 days annual leave incl. holidays

Maternity and paternity leave

Wellness Platform

Opportunity to travel to new locations

Job summary

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a senior Talent Science leader to guide the team in delivering data-driven hiring and talent analytics at scale.

You will drive roadmaps, coach others, and partner with company leaders to translate strategy into rigorous selection methods while traveling internationally as needed.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in Talent analytics and recruitment functions.
• Ability to dissect and analyze data using SQL; Python/R/SPSS is a plus.
• Exposure to BI tools, with Superset as the platform.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver against strategic objectives, focusing on product design and roadmap execution.
• Crack the code on hiring by tying performance outcomes to selection methods to progress talent.
• Design processes and frameworks to enable efficient delivery of the agenda.
• Coach and mentor team members, develop training materials and documentation.
• Represent the team in the absence of the Head of Talent Science and act as a trusted adviser.
• Collaborate with Canonical leaders to align talent vision with company strategy.

Tools

SQL

Python

R

SPSS

Superset

Job description

Our Talent Science team ensures that we follow an objective, scientifically rigorous and efficient process to select the very best new colleagues regardless of location, culture or background. With a data centric approach, we examine hiring data to create talent analytics and business intelligence to fuel our decision making on hiring. We leverage data to enable evidence-based decisions, weaving behavioural science throughout our selection process.

Working closely with our Hiring Leadership team, who ultimately lead on hiring, our team ensures that hiring decisions are being made in the right way and that our hiring model supports the selection of world class talent.

We are looking for a set of leaders to support our team growth and to help drive our strategic objective outcomes. This role will report directly to the Global Head of Talent Science.

To Be Successful You Will Bring

• Analytical tooling to coach and lead the team
• Experience of leading roadmaps and projects
• Experience of leading others to achieve exceptional results

Location:

These are remote based positions that are available across the globe.

The role entails

• Leading a team to deliver against a set of strategic objectives, with focus on product design and implementation of our roadmap.
• Cracking the code on hiring, connecting performance outcomes back to selection methods to ensure we identify and progress exceptional talent.
• 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 people based subject.
• 7+ years experience in a Talent function, with a deep appreciation of recruitment and selection and analytics that drive decision making.
• Proven analytical ability to dissect and analyse data using SQL. Alternatively use Python, R, SPSS, or, possess the ability to run lookups, indexing, matching formulae with an appetite to learn SQL.
• Exposure to BI tools (Superset is our platform).
• Exemplary ability to lead and drive others to deliver, including exceptional project management and coaching to lead roadmap execution and delivery.
• Exceptional written and spoken English with strong presentation skills for a senior audience.
• Sincere personal motivation aligned with our mission.
• International travel 2-4 times a year for company events up to two weeks long.

In addition we expect that you will match our values, by being:

• Precise, taking care to deliver correctness and clarity.
• Reliable, delivering high quality work that builds trust and confidence.
• Accessible, collaborating to build products and systems that are usable.
• Adroit, blending enthusiasm, knowledge, adaptability, style and character.

Nice-to-have skills

• Advanced psychometric skills.
• A deep understanding of human behaviour, in particular intrinsic motivation.
• Experience of using Superset and/or Greenhouse

What we offer colleagues

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per year
• Bi-annual compensation review
• Company recognition rewards
• 40 days annual leave per annum, including public holidays and our All Company holiday periods
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues, with Priority Pass for lounge access

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. 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. We are founder-led, profitable, and growing.

Powered by worldwide distributed collaboration since our inception in 2024, we believe tech and business leadership can emerge anywhere. We have no central headquarters. Most of us work from home, but we are exceptionally disciplined about this. We have very high expectations of all colleagues, and are champions of excellence. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

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.