Our Talent Science team has a mission to ensure that we follow objective, scientifically rigorous and efficient processes to select the very best new colleagues regardless of location, culture or background. We work closely with our key stakeholders to ensure that decisions are being made in the right way and that our hiring model supports the selection of world class talent. We lead an effective hiring ecosystem to deliver talent acquisition excellence. We leverage data to enable evidence-based decisions, weaving behavioural science throughout our selection process, working closely with our Hiring Leadership team who drive hiring at Canonical.

We are hiring for a new senior leadership role in the Talent Science team to lead on delivery excellence. You will work directly with the Global Head of Talent Science and the people managers in the team. With overall accountability for project delivery relating to hiring outcomes you will deliver against strategic objectives, driving efficiencies and creating new processes whilst coaching and developing team members to grow their careers.

You will bring an analytical and objective approach to work and be seasoned in making data driven decisions relating to talent outcomes. Your experience will include being able to drive complete project roadmaps, experience interacting with senior leadership on talent related topics leveraging your thought leadership experience and the ability to influence and steer talent agendas internally. You will be capable of stepping up to lead the function when required. Experience of working with career frameworks and hiring outcomes is an essential requirement of this role.

Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

The role entails

Leading and delivering the strategic Talent Science project roadmap using exceptional project management capability and influencing skills to manage multiple projects at any given time
Leveraging expertise from your career to date to design and implement solutions to complex problems that ultimately ensure we hire exceptional talent
Ensuring all talent selection initiatives map to high performance outcomes and career frameworks
Designing professional processes and frameworks while working closely with our management, 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 psychology or people based subject
A track record of team leadership within the technology or consulting industry, with exceptional project management, to lead roadmap delivery and product development
Proven ability to coach and mentor a team to deliver exceptional results
Deep understanding of selection, career frameworks and building internal products to ensure that talent selection criteria matches desired outcomes
Advanced analytical ability to dissect and analyse data using SQL, Python and statistical analysis
Exceptional written and spoken English with strong presentation skills for a senior audience
Ability to travel internationally 4 times a year for company events

Nice-to-have skills

Advanced psychometric assessments with an excellent understanding of the marketplace and vendors
A deep understanding of human behaviour and what drives intrinsic motivation
Experience of using Superset and advanced dashboarding

Director, Talent Science

EMEA

Remote

Senior ++

Canonical