Head of People Analytics & Product Insights (Remote)

Canonical Ltd.; Oslo fylke; Remote; NOK 1,338,000 - 2,103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus/commission

Learning budget (USD 2,000 per year)

Bi-annual compensation review

40 days annual leave + All Company hol

Wellness program

Job summary

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a senior leader for Workplace Engineering to transform workforce data into strategic assets.

You will guide a cross-disciplinary squad of data scientists, software engineers, and UX designers, shaping the People Data Stack and AI agents that surface actionable insights across global teams. You will translate business questions into research objectives, drive experiments, and ensure data governance and privacy.

Qualifications

• Background in data science, mathematics, or engineering with advanced statistics and data wrangling.
• Strong coding skills in Python, R, JavaScript and experience in visualization tools.
• Ability to translate business questions into research objectives and select appropriate methodologies.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor teams toward well-planned roadmaps.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and drive open-source AI/Data stack initiatives.
• Business‑level written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel internationally 2-4 times a year.

Responsibilities

• Lead a squad consisting of People Data Scientists, Software Engineers, and UX Designers.
• Bridge HR concepts with Dev terms to align engineering work with human behavior.
• Develop predictive and prescriptive insights to support decision making and outcomes.
• Act as Translator-in-Chief to turn complex data models into compelling narratives.
• Lead development of AI Agents for real-time insights to managers and ensure GDPR/privacy compliance.

Skills

Data science

Statistics

Engineering background

Python

R

JavaScript

SQL

Visualization

Education

Strong academic record in high school and university

Tools

dbt

Airbyte

Ranger

Superset

Temporal

Trino

Job description

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a senior leader for Workplace Engineering to transform workforce data into strategic assets.

You will guide a cross-disciplinary squad of data scientists, software engineers, and UX designers, shaping the People Data Stack and AI agents that surface actionable insights across global teams. You will translate business questions into research objectives, drive experiments, and ensure data governance and privacy.