Talent Scientist

Talent Scientist – Canonical

Join Canonical as a Talent Scientist to drive the science of how we hire and to partner with leaders across the business to build a world class talent pool.

Location: Remote – EMEA region
Employment type: Full‑time
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

What your day will look like

• Drive talent analytics to provide our business with real‑time insight and help them move through hiring processes efficiently.
• Conduct in‑depth behavioural talent interviews, providing considerable insight into motivations and behaviours.
• Build key relationships with global stakeholders to ensure we deliver against our hiring agenda, closely monitor hiring activities, drive results and maintain consistency in our operational processes.
• Drive data‑driven insights to ensure our decision‑making process is robust and supportive of hiring outcomes.
• Consider our employer brand and how our interactions with a candidate impact their experience.
• Review and streamline hiring processes and tools to drive continuous improvement.
• Work with external third parties and platforms to maximise our return on investment.
• Bring a passion for diversity and inclusion, ensuring we remove unconscious bias from our hiring process and that our sourcing strategy supports this.

Responsibilities

• Embed scientific approaches that deliver impact on how an organisation selects talent.
• Lead and collaborate with hiring leads to drive initiatives, automation and best practices.
• Provide expert viewpoint on talent assessments and raise awareness and insights across the business.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to ensure consistent, data‑driven hiring decisions.
• Share insights and improve process for a seamless candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Psychology or a closely related subject.
• Strong background in behavioural interviewing, competency‑based and psychometric assessments.
• Excellent analytical problem‑solving skills; ability to identify trends and patterns using SQL, Python, statistical analysis or BI tooling.
• Experience of hiring talent in the technology or consulting industry.
• High level of personal organisation, self‑drive and ability to work remotely.
• Willingness to travel to company events 2–4 times a year for up to two weeks each.
• Passionate about how an organisation selects talent through scientific approaches and the ability to predict and measure hiring outcomes.

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review and performance‑driven annual bonus.
• Recognition rewards and annual holiday leave.
• Maternity, paternity and employee assistance programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.