Talent Scientist — Remote Analytics & Assessments

Canonical Ltd.; Kuwait City; Remote; KWD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget

Annual compensation review

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel to company events

Generous holiday leave

Maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

Canonical, a remote-first tech company, seeks a Talent Scientist to advance objective hiring through analytics, psychometrics, and scalable processes. You will partner with Hiring Leads to optimize assessment strategies and ensure global consistency across regions.

This role emphasizes science over recruitment, with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and bias reduction, while collaborating with external platforms and senior leadership to drive measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Psychology or related field.
• Experience in technology or consulting hiring.
• Strong data-driven mindset with ability to measure outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Drive talent analytics to provide real-time insight for hiring.
• Conduct in-depth behavioural talent interviews to reveal motivations and behaviours.
• Build relationships with global stakeholders to ensure alignment with hiring agenda.
• Drive data-driven insights to support robust decision making.
• Consider employer brand and candidate experience throughout processes.
• Review and streamline hiring processes and tools for continuous improvement.

Skills

Behavioural interviewing

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Remote work

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Psychology

Tools

SQL

Python

BI tooling

Greenhouse

DISC profiling

Superset

Job description

Canonical, a remote-first tech company, seeks a Talent Scientist to advance objective hiring through analytics, psychometrics, and scalable processes. You will partner with Hiring Leads to optimize assessment strategies and ensure global consistency across regions.

This role emphasizes science over recruitment, with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and bias reduction, while collaborating with external platforms and senior leadership to drive measurable outcomes.