Talent Scientist - Graduate Lead

About the role

The Talent Science team at Canonical ensures that hiring processes are effective, objective, and scientifically rigorous. This role focuses on advancing the graduate hiring strategy by building partnerships with top-ranked universities globally and using data-driven insights to optimize talent selection. You will work to improve hiring outcomes, streamline processes, and provide expert viewpoints on assessing talent within a remote-first environment.

Responsibilities

• Build effective partnerships with leading academic institutions to raise awareness of graduate opportunities.
• Drive talent analytics to provide real-time insights and support efficient hiring processes.
• Conduct in-depth behavioural talent interviews to provide insights into motivations and behaviours.
• Build key relationships with global stakeholders to ensure consistency in operational processes.
• Drive data-driven insights to inform robust decision-making.
• Review and streamline hiring processes and tools to drive continuous improvement.
• Work with external third parties and platforms to maximize return on investment.

Required skills

• Graduate hiring
• Talent analytics
• SQL
• Behavioural interviewing
• Competency-based interviewing

Nice to have

• Psychometric assessments
• Greenhouse
• LinkedIn
• Superset
• Thomas International
• DISC assessments

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Psychology or a people-based subject
• Exceptional academic background

Benefits

• Performance-driven annual bonus
• Personal learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Priority Pass

About the Company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source and the publisher of Ubuntu. As a remote-first company since 2004, they focus on AI, IoT, and cloud platforms.