Talent Scientist - Graduate Lead - Remote

Overview

As a pioneer remote-first tech company with a product that inspires people globally, we attract a huge number of applicants to our organisation. We have created a hiring process that is totally unique empowering our business based Hiring Leadership team to lead talent selection. Our Talent Science team ensures that our processes are effective and that the business is able to make the best decisions to select exceptional talent. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a team that is changing the way an organisation hires.

In Short

• 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 our business with real-time insight, partnering with the business to help them move through their hiring processes efficiently.
• Conduct in-depth behavioural talent interviews providing considerable insights into motivations and behaviours.
• Build key relationships with global stakeholders to ensure we deliver against our hiring agenda.
• Drive data driven insights to inform our decision making process.
• 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 to maximise our return on investment.
• Bring a passion for diversity and inclusion in our hiring process.

Requirements

• An exceptional academic background with a degree in Psychology or People based subject.
• Experience of hiring talent in the technology industry.
• A highly data driven mindset with strong maths and analytics experience.
• Strong analytical problem solving ability using SQL.
• Passionate about scientific approaches to talent selection.
• Exposure to psychometric assessments preferable.
• Experience of conducting behavioural interviews.
• Experience with tools like Greenhouse, LinkedIn, Superset, and DISC assessments.
• A high level of personal organisation and self-drive to work remotely.
• Willingness to travel for company events.

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with team sprints in person.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass for company travel.