Talent Scientist - Graduate Lead

Canonical Group Ltd; Emea; Hybrid; IDR 200.000.000 - 300.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global tech company is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to enhance graduate hiring strategies. This remote role requires an exceptional academic background and experience in the technology industry. Candidates should possess a strong analytical mindset and expertise in data-driven decision-making. The company offers competitive compensation, a performance-driven bonus, and a supportive remote work environment.

Benefits

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Priority Pass for company travel

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic background in a relevant field.
• Experience with talent hiring in the technology industry.
• Ability to create measurable outcomes using data.

Responsibilities

• Build partnerships with academic institutions.
• Drive talent analytics for real-time insights.
• Conduct in-depth behavioural talent interviews.

Skills

Data-driven mindset

Analytical problem-solving

Experience in graduate hiring

Strong maths and analytics experience

Experience with psychometric assessments

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Psychology or a people-based subject

Tools

SQL

Greenhouse

LinkedIn

Superset

Thomas International/DISC assessments

Job description

As a pioneer remote-first tech company with a product that inspires people globally, we attract a huge number of applicants to our organisation. Our hiring process is designed to empower our business-based Hiring Leadership team to lead talent selection, with the Talent Science team ensuring effectiveness and informed decision-making. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a team changing how an organisation hires.

Overview

We aim to follow objective, scientifically rigorous and efficient processes to select the very best new colleagues, regardless of location, culture or background. We work closely with a carefully selected hiring cohort to ensure exceptional judgement within a hiring model that supports the selection of world-class talent from a global talent pool. We drive initiatives, build automations and offer an expert viewpoint on assessing talent.

We are advancing our graduate hiring strategy to reach and assess world-class junior talent. The role focuses on building strong partnerships with top-ranked universities globally. The successful candidate will bring experience leading graduate hiring at regional or global scale within the technology industry, possess a strong academic track record, and be able to analyse data, assess performance outcomes and build dashboards to monitor results. This role is about the science of talent and performance—raising awareness and insights so the business can select the best talent available.

Location: This is a remote position based in the EMEA region

What your day will look like

• Build effective partnerships with leading academic institutions to raise awareness of our graduate opportunities.
• Create a highly effective proposition to inspire top talent to apply to Canonical.
• Drive talent analytics to provide real-time insights, partnering with the business to support efficient hiring processes.
• Conduct in-depth behavioural talent interviews to gain insights into motivations and behaviours.
• Build relationships with global stakeholders to deliver against the hiring agenda, monitor activities, drive results and ensure consistency in processes.
• Drive data-driven insights to inform robust decision making.
• Consider employer brand and how candidate interactions impact their experience.
• Review and streamline hiring processes and tools to support continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with external partners to maximise return on investment.
• Bring a passion for diversity and inclusion, reducing unconscious bias and aligning sourcing strategies accordingly.

What we are looking for in you

• An exceptional academic background with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Psychology or a people-based subject.
• Experience hiring talent in the technology industry with a focus on graduate hiring.
• A highly data-driven mindset with the ability to create measurable outcomes (strong maths and analytics experience).
• Strong analytical problem-solving ability to identify trends and patterns using SQL.
• Passion for scientifically-informed talent selection with ability to predict and measure hiring outcomes.
• Exposure or appreciation of psychometric assessments, including interpretation.
• Experience conducting behavioural, competency-based interviews and the ability to train stakeholders.
• Experience with tools such as Greenhouse, LinkedIn, Superset, Thomas International/DISC assessments is advantageous.
• High level of personal organisation and self-motivation to work remotely.
• Willingness to travel to company events 2-4 times a year, up to two weeks each.

What we offer you

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance when shaping compensation worldwide. Compensation is revisited annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with benefits aligned to our values 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 entitlement
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, including lounge access, for company travel

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, we are shaping the future of AI, IoT and the cloud. We recruit on a global basis and maintain high standards for new hires. Canonical has been remote-first since 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

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